8D, Resolution of Support for Acquistion and Remediation of TCAAP by Ramsey County

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� EN HILLS CITY OF ARDEN HILLS COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 2012-023 A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE ACQUISITION AND REMEDIATION OF THE TWIN CITIES ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT SITE BY RAMSEY COUNTY 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considered only one valid private development proposal; and WHEREAS, the private development proposal was ultimately withdrawn due to general economic infeasibility; and WHEREAS, in 2009, the Arden Hills City Council approved a resolution in favor of designating the entire TCAAP site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 November 15, 201 l, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners approved an offer to purchase 430 acres of the TCAAP site for $28.5 million; and WHEREAS, on June 19, 2012, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners approved Resolution 2012-189 directing staff to continue negotiations with the General Services Administration to acquire TCAAP for the purchase price of $5,950,875 net of remediation credits, and to make application for State and Federal funds for acquisition and remediation; and WHEREAS, acquisition of the TCAAP site by Ramsey County provides an opportunity for the site to be remediated, returned to productive use, and opened to public access which is the desire of the City of Arden Hills.