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I . periodic inspections of the magazines. The Quantity Distances, commonly referred to as safety arcs, are the restricted areas which provide a minimum of acceptable area of protection to people and property. There are different criteria for I determining the length of the safety arcs: nearby houses or public areas and certain high-powered explosives call for increased arcs. In addition, the construction of the buildings which house these products determine the length of the arcs. DoD determines the I. quantity distance standards and revises them on a yearly basis. A.T. "s plans for the fut=e are extremely complicated. Many I options, such as consolidating the operations and moving pa~ of the operations to other facilities are on the table for discussion. A clearer vision will be determined in the next couple of months. I It is also possible the A.T. 's presence on TCAAP could increase. At present, the estimated area utilized by A.T., including safety arcs is one-third of the TCAAP site. I The committee agreed that it should work on two plans, one which , would presume that A.T. would be leaving TCAAP eventually and one which worked around A.T.'s presence. I The next presentation was from Larry Holmberg of Ramsey county Trails. In 1974, Ramsey county implemented a series of parks and .. trails. There are two main corridors in the area, Rice Creek and Highway 96. Abandoned railways and bridges can be useful connections for these systems. TCAAP would be an invaluable addition to the corridors currently in place. I craig Andresen moved that any excess land be held as open space until A.T. moves off the facility and that the committee adjourn I its activities until further information on A.T. 's fut=e plans is made available. I Dennis Probst urged the committee not to agree to-this motion. In his view, the committee needed to continue its work to create a usable plan whiCh would benefit the community. The committee should keep in mind other possibilities for land which might not I necessarily involve open spaces. Terry Nagler added that the committee agreed on an interim vision which should be the focus of the future meetings. I The motion failed on a 2 to 14 vote. PUBLIC CoMMENT: I Several audience members made comments to the committee at this time. I-The buildings which house the explosives should not be moved too closely together because of a conce= over causing a "domino _effect" if an accident were to happen. Also, the meetings should be I advertised to the public. I ~ --