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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MINUTES MAY 20, 2002 4 Mr. Kelly said once the property is handed over to GSA, GSA will do screening with civilian agencies, then cities and townships can lay claim to the sites. Council Member Larson asked iflegislation dictated the level of clean-up, Mr. Connor said there was not enough money to clean-up the site to pristine levels, and generally, the government will clean-up to commercial level. Mr. Kelly said the issue the government is dealing with is the government can clean-up this property and make the most advantageous plan in the shortest amount of time, and whether the it is valuable to bring a third party in on the clean-up. Council Member Grant inquired if a well-articulated plan would secure the City's development rights, Mr. Kelly said yes, a well defined plan with an overlay is desirable, but keep it as one parcel, with no disjointed land issues. He noted many agencies are not interested in developing land that is not pristine. Council Member Larson asked ifthere is any residual liability, Mr. Burnes said, yes, the government is always responsible for what it did, but the City would be responsible for contamination subsequent to development. Mr. Connors said the government ultimately responsible, and insurance can be an issue, but the more the variables can be defined, cities can be insured against that. Mr. Kelly stated the Department ofthe Army is determining that this property is no longer of any need with the Next being site characterization, as early as 30 days from now. He said after a staging plan is presented, a 60-day public body screening would occur. Within 120 days, the City could begin serious negotiations with the government. 2.A Indykiewicz Parcel Discussion Broker Rob Davidson said he had been working with Arden Hills for several years, noting this is a very challenging site, coming to the general conclusion that the appraisal is f1awed,