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Postal Customer Inside Arden Hills, MN . 55112-5734 TCAAP Public Forum November 15 State of the City Recap Red Bulls 34th Infantry Headquarters Holiday Events and Ice Rink Hours From the City Council Fall is here and I am optimistic. Op- timistic, despite the fact that while I write this, I am watching snow fall on the lawn outside. I don’t know about you, but I am not ready for winter. Despite my lack of readiness, time marches on. And while time is marching on, so is the redevelopment of TCAAP/Rice Creek Commons. The City is working with Ramsey County, the current owner of TCAAP/Rice Creek Commons land, and the master developer, Alatus LLC, to complete the Master Development Agreement (MDA). The potential value of TCAAP/Rice Creek Commons is estimated to be $750 million once completed. With a development of this magnitude, the devil is in the details. It has taken us years to get to the point where we are on the verge of finalizing an MDA. The City has always envi- sioned a blend of housing, office, retail, and commercial and manufacturing uses that enhances and is complementary to the existing Arden Hills. Our partners at Ramsey County and Alatus are close to finalizing the details that make up the MDA- the final step before a sale transferring the land from the County to Alatus for vertical development. At the same time, negotiations continue between the City, Ramsey County, and Alatus on the Cooperative Agreement that becomes the financial framework for our partnership with Ramsey County and Alatus. Successful negotiation of a Cooperative Agreement that allows this dynamic $750 million development to become reality is in everyone's interest. No one wins if a workable solution for all three parties isn’t found. That is why I am optimistic. The City, Ramsey County, and Alatus have come too far to not find a way to make TCAAP/Rice Creek Commons happen. In unrelated news, there is a video mak- ing the rounds on the internet put out by the UL Firefighter Safety Research In- stitute. I highly recommend you search the phrase “close before you doze” and watch the video. Research has shown that the synthet- ics that make up the contents of houses today burn faster and hotter than they did in the past. In the past you had 17 minutes to get out of a house safely once a smoke alarm started to sound. With fires burning hotter and faster, that safety window has dropped to less than three minutes. As the video shows, simply sleeping with your bedroom door closed can provide crucial minutes to allow you to escape alive. So remember to keep yourself and your family safe and “close before you doze!” Sincerely, Dave McClung City Councilmember TCAAP/Rice Creek Commons Concept Plan ECR-WSS PRST STD U.S. Postage Paid Twin Cities, MN Permit #1962