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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION DECEMBER 16, 20133 Mr. Dresdner discussed the economic development proposed for the site. He noted that the majority of this space would be developed to the west and south of the spine road and in the thumb. He commented that the thumb was proposed to be a single corporate user since over 500,000 square feet of office space would be available for building construction. He noted that the town center area would provide for multi-tenant office buildings. Mr. Dresdner estimated that the TCAAP site would have 1,700 residential units, 2,000,000 square feet of office space and 300,000 square feet of retail space. The housing on TCAAP would encompass 168 acres. He explained that 156 acres would be used for office; 13 acres would be set aside for mixed use; and 18 acres for retail. As layed out, TCAAP could accommodate approximately 4,000 jobs and about 4,000 residents. Mayor Grant asked for comments from the Council on the draft Master Plan. Councilmember Holden recommended that the TCAAP property be connected by trails to the rest of Arden Hills. Mr. Dresdner stated that a trail connection could be made at Highway 96 to the rest of Arden Hills. Discussion ensued regarding the importance of a trail connection from the TCAAP property to Arden Hills. Councilmember Holden asked how many people attended the TCAAP open house on September 17, 2013. Mr. Dresdner stated that approximately 150 people attended the open house. Councilmember Holden questioned who would be removing the wells on the TCAAP site. Heather Worthington , Deputy County Manager for Ramsey County, discussed the agreement language stating that the wells would have to be addressed by the County and the MPCA. She commented that some wells would have to be removed. Councilmember Holden stated that it would have been nice for the Council to have a copy of the handouts from the Cuningham Group prior to the meeting. She questioned what percentage of the acreage was residential, retail and commercial. She was in favor of having more residential than commercial space. Mr. Dresdner reviewed the distribution of space in further detail with the Council. Brian Smalkowski , Kimley-Horn, commented that the location of the spine road nicely divides the development between commercial and residential spaces. Councilmember Holden inquired if the Army or the National Guard would be maintaining the water tower.