9A, Resolution of Support for the Proposed Multi-Purpose Stadium

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f • AREN HILLS CITY OF ARDEN HILLS COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 2011-057 A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE RAMSEY COUNTY AND MINNESOTA VIKINGS PROPOSAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-PURPOSE STADIUM AND 170 ACRES OF PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT ON THE TWIN CITIES ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT SITE WHEREAS,the U.S. Army declared the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant(TCAAP) site excess to its needs in 2001, and the General Services Administration completed the federal screening and declared the property surplus to the government's needs in 2002; and WHEREAS, since 2002,the City has considered only one valid private development proposal which placed significant financial burdens on the City for tax increment financing assistance,water and sewer infrastructure, and public safety costs; and WHEREAS,the private development proposal was ultimately withdrawn due to general • economic infeasibility; and WHEREAS, in 2009,the Arden Hills City Council approved a resolution in favor of designating the entire TCAAP site for parks and open space use which was not supported by Ramsey County because it was economically unfeasible and the County favored private development that would increase the County's employment base; and WHEREAS,on February 15, 2011,the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution 2011-075 declaring its interest in pursuing the potential acquisition and remediation of land and making public infrastructure improvements to allow for a stadium project on the TCAAP site; and WHEREAS, on February 28, 2011,the City Council of the City of Arden Hills adopted Resolution 2011-010,which stated its interest in the potential development of a multi-purpose stadium in Arden Hills; and WHEREAS, on May 10, 2011,Ramsey County and the Minnesota Vikings announced their Principles of Agreement for the Development of a New Multi-Purpose Stadium on the TCAAP site in Arden Hills, and WHEREAS,the public has been invited to offer comments on the stadium proposal through a listening session hosted by Representative Kate Knuth on July 13, 2011;the City of • Arden Hills August 4, 2011, stadium open house;Ramsey County Charter Commission public hearings on September 28 and October 11, 2011; and public comment periods at City Council meetings; and the public will have opportunities to offer comments at future legislative hearings; and