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EN HILLS Approved: CITY OF ARDEN HILLS,MINNESOTA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 28,2011 7:00 P.M. -ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor David Grant called to order the regular City Council meeting at 7:00 p.m. Present: Mayor, David Grant, Councilmembers, Fran Holmes, Brenda Holden, Ed Werner and Nicholas Tamble. Absent: City Administrator Klaers (excused). Also present: Director of Finance and Administrative Services Sue Iverson; City Planner Meagan Beekman; Community Development Director Jill Hutmacher; and Recording Secretary Tina Borg. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember Holmes seconded a motion to Approve the Altenda as presented. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). 2. PUBLIC INQUIRIESANFORMATIONAL Mayor Grant provided background and history regarding the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) property. Currently 585-acres of the original 2,370-acre site are referred to as TCAAP and the remaining portion is referred to as Arden Hills Army Training Center (AHATS.) Of the 585-acres, Ramsey County is obtaining 49-acres for the Wildlife Corridor, 29-acres for the Trailhead and 30-acres for the Trail Corridor. There will be 47-acres, called the Primer/Tracer areas that will be reabsorbed into AHATS. 430-acres will be for sale at the public auction. He stressed that Arden Hills is only a proposed site for the Vikings Stadium and items such as if it will have a roof are outside of the bounds of the City of Arden Hills. Arden Hills will not be funding this project. The Resolution proposed later in the agenda is for Arden Hills to work with Ramsey County on their due diligence in determining if the TCAAP property would be a suitable site for a stadium and if the opportunity should be pursued by the County. He clarified that at this time the TCAAP property is not owned by the City and will be up for public auction.