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__ _________ _______ nn_____ ______ _ _ _______________ I about their community meetings. Kay Welsch, a member of the A~CP _ I and an alternate to the committee, introduced Sacha Peterson, a facilitator for ACCP. Ms. Peterson reported to the committee that I the ACCP has held eight meetings to date, and are planning on five to ten more meetings. The meetings focus on the needs, concerns and dreams that community members have for the arsenal property. Sacha I told the committee that meeting attendees have focused on several themes in the meetings: mUlti-use, open space, diversity (racial & ethnic, income, age), integration, public transportation, .other forms of transportation (bicycle & walking paths), community, and I creativity of design. Sacha discussed the demographics of the community surrounding the I arsenal. One-third of renters in the area pay more than 30% of thEdr income in housing costs. The area is lacking in jobs, and is lagging behind the Southern suburbs in job creation. Sacha told the committee that several recommendations came out of I the committee meetings. These recommendations included: creating diversified housing, utilizing creative land use and urban design, I strengthening community identity, providing better public transportation, preserving open space, increasing the availability of living wage jobs, and encouraging citizen participation. I Frank Blasiak asked what specific types of transportation were being referred to in the recommendations. Sacha said that this . question was still being researched, however, people in the I meetings reported interest in busing, biking, and walking. Dick Wedell informed the committee that the MTCO is letting go 300- I 400 drivers and the Roseville circular is operating with negative cash flow. He suggested that the committee needs to keep in mind the costs associated with the proposals that are before them. Any I proposals should be self-sustaining. ARDEN HILLS PLANNING TASK FORCE: Brian Fritsinger and Joyce Levin (a project manager with the . Camiros consulting firm hired by Arden Hills), gave a presentation on several preliminary re-use possibilities developed by the task force. The task force has created four different "concept" maps, I each of which maximize a specific aspect of possible land re-use. In these concept maps, they have identified a re-use and taken it to its furthest possible extent, in an attempt to quantify the I results of each type of development. Mr. Fritsinger showed the committee a map which laid out the protected areas of the arsenal which would not be considered I developable. These areas are wetlands, Kames, nesting sites for endangered species, and critical habitat areas. These protected sites were not varied from one "concept map" to another, but I remained open space in each. The protected areas cover about 40% of the arsenal. ~ Several assumptions were made in relation to the possible re-use I I ----------