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in and under the concrete slabs along the production lines have been cleaned in place as much as <br />possible, leaving some of the soil and concrete to be removed and disposed of with special handling. <br />This work will begin in April. Structural demolition is still scheduled for later this spring. <br />Predevelopment Progress <br />A Request for Proposal is being drafted for engineering services for the schematic design of the entire <br />site to conform with the Master Plan. The successful proposer will analyze the topography and geology <br />of the site with specific focus on ground water, storm water retention, and wetlands preservation. That <br />analysis will inform preliminary roadway placement and design including the rough grading of the <br />whole site to enable timely development. The design firm selection process should be complete by late <br />spring to coincide with the adoption of the master plan by the joint powers authority. <br />STEAM Program and Local Youth <br />Chippewa Middle School, a part of the Moundsview School District has been partnering with the TCAAP <br />Redevelopment Team on a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) project. The event <br />held at the school on February 19th and 20th put the entire seventh grade student body in touch with <br />the team. Professionals from Ramsey County Public Works, Property Management, Parks and <br />Recreation and the County Manager's Office; the City of Arden Hills; the environmental engineers; and <br />master planning consultants acted as mentors to the students in a project that let the kids try their hand <br />at designing systems on a redeveloped TCAAP of the future. <br />Groups explored the buildings and roads as well as environmental issues, including recycling, parks, <br />trees and watersheds. Each team of two classes had to design their own part of the project while <br />interacting with other groups. The student’s collective vision for the future was very interesting to <br />witness, and everyone had fun learning and dreaming. <br />Although a virtual tour was used to show off the site this winter, Bolander has donated an onsite trailer <br />as a classroom for the program to continue this fall. The school would like to make this a multi-year <br />effort as it lends its self to the STEAM model and TCAAP is located in the center of the Mounds View <br />School District.