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amsey County TCAAP Redevelopment Project Monthly Report October 2013 Project website: www.tcaap.net Regulatory Update Bolander & Sons and Ramsey County received approval for the Quality Assurance Action Plan (QAPP) in mid- October, and this will allow the sub-grade remediation work to begin on the 30 acres of leased property. The County will lease that property until it is cleaned to residential standards, whereupon the County will close on that property and officially own the land. This work will continue throughout all of 2014 and most of 2015. Bolander anticipates project completion in October 2015. Demolition and Remediation Update Asbestos removal work continues on Building 502. Nearly all of the transite siding has been removed from the building exterior and work has begun on the interior of the building. Crews are now working below grade, removing gas line, sanitary and storm sewer, steam lines, and building foundations. Winter Schedule Bolander plans to work throughout the winter, especially in the remediation of Building 502, and foundation removal on large portions of the site. Some 300,000 tons of concrete remain in building foundations where those buildings were removed by the Army prior to sale. They will also continue sub-grade work until the ground freezes. Wetland Delineation Ramsey County Public Works staff has been on site over the past several months mapping the location of wetlands on the site. Over the winter months, they will begin the process of entering that data into GIS maps for use in determining where we can locate permanent wetlands and water features on site. This work is being done in cooperation with the Rice Creek Watershed District. Osprey Nest Relocation The County received a permit from the DNR this month to relocate the four osprey nesting platforms on the TCAAP site to various locations north and east of the redevelopment site. One nest near the water treatment plant will remain on site. Some of the nesting platforms will go to the Wildlife Corridor area which is being acquired by Ramsey County through a separate transfer from the federal government; others will be located on the Arden Hills Army Training Site (AHATS) property to the east of TCAAP. Four nesting pairs of osprey had a total of 10 chicks who successfully fledged this year, despite a high level of activity on site with building demolition. After they complete their migration south, we look forward to seeing them back in a few months. See the next page for an article on this project by Mike Goodnature, Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Natural Resources Manager.