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Page 5 of 21 as part of a separate transaction. The County has committed this land to future use as a trail corridor (north to south) and separate wildlife corridor, adjacent to the trail corridor, totaling 108 acres. An additional parcel at the north end of the trail corridor will serve as a trail head near the Rice Creek Corridor. Ryan Plan. A Framework Vision was adopted by the City of Arden Hills in 2005. This plan is more detailed than the Vento Plan, displaying a plan for redevelopment of the site. The Framework Vision was the first step in a master plan for redevelopment of the site. It was created by the City of Arden Hills in conjunction with the Master Developer, RRLD. The purpose of the Framework Vision was to create development goals and principles for the site and identify a purchase price for the property. The preferred reuse plan identified in the document calls for most of the site to be redeveloped for commercial/office/industrial use. The southeastern portion of the site is designated for residential development, and the northeastern portion of the site is designated for a community athletic complex. The most recent master plan for the site, known as the Composite Plan, was created in July 2007. This plan was related to the City of Arden Hills proposal to purchase 585 acres of the site in 2006 and was later withdrawn in 2009. This plan was never formally adopted by the City Council, but served as a guideline for the creation and adoption of the City’s 2030 Comprehensive Plan regarding the TCAAP site. It was created by the City of Arden Hills in conjunction with RRLD. Arden Hills Zoning and Comprehensive Plan. The western half of the site is zoned mixed business. The eastern half of the site is zoned mixed residential. This area was rezoned to its current status on June 28, 2010 to conform to the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. As part of the rezoning the City adopted a regulatory process to review and approve a master development plan in the event that a master developer came forward to purchase the property. The zoning regulations outline the land use parameters against which a master plan would be reviewed. The zoning regulations were based on the composite plan and densities identified in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. The zoning regulations are not specific enough for the City and Ramsey County’s intended development process. D. County Acquisition. In 2010, the Minnesota Vikings approached Ramsey County expressing interest in TCAAP as a development site for a new Vikings stadium. As part of the consideration of a stadium development, Ramsey County negotiated an Offer to Purchase with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and a fixed price remediation and demolition contract with Bolander & Sons. When the state legislature ultimately approved a Minneapolis location for the new stadium, Ramsey County continued to pursue acquisition of TCAAP with the goals of creating jobs and increasing the value of the County’s tax base. On November 27, 2012, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners approved an Amended Offer to Purchase (OTP) the site from the federal government and authorized a notice to proceed with the remediation and demolition contract, contingent on Congressional approval of the OTP.