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Resolution <br />Board of <br />Ramsey County Comm.issloners <br />Presented By: Commissioner Carter Date: June 19, 2012 No. 2012-189 <br />Attention: County Attorney's Office <br />Parks and Recreation <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />WHEREAS, The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners wishes to take advantage <br />of this opportunity to acquire and remediate the TCAAP property and return it to the tax rolls; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners is committed to cleaning <br />up the property with the assistance of various partners; and <br />WHEREAS, The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners, in conjunction with moving <br />forward on purchase of the fand, has requested a plan for cleanup, with the first priority being <br />soil remediation; and <br />WHEREAS, There are grant programs for which the TCAAP property is eligible for <br />funding for acquisition and remediation, specifically the application for DEED Local <br />` Government Business Development Capital Projects Grant Program ("the project"); Now, <br />Therefore, Be It <br />RESOLVED, The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners directs the County <br />Manager to make application for DEED, Met Council, State of Minnesota, Federal or other <br />funding sources for the acquisition and remediation of the TCAAP property; and Be It Further <br />RESOLVED, The Board directs the County Manager to return to the County Board for <br />Board acceptance of any grants; and Be It Further <br />RESOLVED, The Board directs the County Manager to continue negotiations with the <br />General Services Administration to acquire the TCAAP land for the net purchase price of <br />$5,950,875, and apply the acquisition cost as a match to secure the grant funds; and Be It <br />Further <br />RESOLVED, The Board directs the County Manager to return to the County Board <br />with a financing plan for the acquisition, and a plan for soil remediation. <br />Ramsey County Board of Commissioners <br />Tony Bennett <br />Toni Carter <br />]im McDonough <br />]an Parker <br />Victoria Reinhardt <br />Janice Rettman <br />Rafael Ortega <br />Rafael E. O , Chair <br />By: <br />Bonnie C. Jackelen <br />Chlef Clerk — Cou B d <br />