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lt <br />,-ARZEN� HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: November 30, 2009 Item LA <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members <br />FROM: Ron Moorse, City Administrator <br />James Lehnhoff, Community Development Director <br />SUBJECT: Ramsey County Rice Creek Trailhead Concept and <br />TCAAP North -South Trail Connection Concept <br />Council Direction Requested <br />Review the two parks and open space concepts in the memo and discuss courses of action. <br />Background <br />At the work session with the Ramsey County Board on October 20, the County Board requested <br />that Greg Mack, the County's Park and Recreation Director, review the TCAAP property to <br />determine if the County would have any interest in portions of the property for park and open <br />space uses. To that end, Greg Mack would like to discuss two concepts with the City Council. <br />The first concept is a trailhead and road access from County Road I for possible seasonal <br />recreational activities at the Arden Hills Army Training Site (AHATS). The second concept is a <br />new north -south regional trail corridor to connect Highway 96 to the Rice Creek North Regional <br />Trail/Wildlife Corridor. <br />These concepts have not yet been discussed with the full County Board. Before meeting with the <br />full County Board, Mr. Mack would like to discuss obtaining a letter of support from the City <br />regarding each of these concepts. A letter of support would be helpful with the County Board <br />and for obtaining a regional designation from the Metropolitan Council. Since there are a <br />number of unanswered questions at this juncture, this is meant to be the first of multiple <br />discussions. <br />City ofArden Hills <br />P: IAdminlCounciMgendas & Packet Information 1200911-30-09 TCAAP WorksessionPacket lnformationl IA 113009 - CC Memo -RC <br />Trailhead and Rice Creek Trail. doc <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />