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 WHEREAS,the private development proposal was ultimately withdrawn due to general 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