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1 ~vel #w,[JCJ'4 ;)..( I,d 00 CG~J.A^-V I e CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: February 14, 2000 TO: Mayor and City Council Joe Lynch, City Administrator ~ FROM: SUBJECT: Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) Review Backl!:round On February 3, 2000, I participated in a teleconference meeting with DOA, MPCA, Army Headquarters, the Army Corps of Engineers, and real estate and legal advisors for the DOA to go over the results of the testing that was done on the proposed City Hall site, and the direction that would need to be taken based on the results of those tests. The MPCA tests determined that the mercury levels are at a level that is acceptable for unrestricted use of the property (0.2 parts per million [ppm]). However, the lead levels (630 ppm) are above the acceptable amount determined for residential/recreational use of the property (400 ppm) of the property. . Mike Fix was unable to connect with the Environmental Protection Agency (EP A) for the teleconference. This was crucial because a determination needed to be made about whether or not removal of the material constituted a remedial action. According to those present, if the City removed the material from the site, it may be considered to be a remedial action, which needed to be noted and proper procedure and protocol followed. However, if the EPA determined that removal of the material during the course of excavation did not constitute remedial action, we would be in a much different situation. If it was determined that remedial action had to be followed, the property would have to be determined to be contaminated and the DOA would place a covenant on the property. This would restrict the City in its use of the property and any potential future owner of the property as well. NOTE: The DOA did say, during the course of the meeting, that a note would be placed on the title transfer of all TCAAP property, indicating that the United States Government had the responsibility to clean up any future environmental problems, if they were found at a later date. This note gave the United States Government full access to the property to do the proper clean up. . The rest of the conversation centered on the position of the City and the direction that we wanted to go. If the procedure was considered to be remedial, we would need to follow a certain protocol and procedure. Those in the teleconference wanted to know ifthe City was going to want to do that, or was it our preference to somehow deal with the situation in a different fashion. I indicated that we would need some time to further discuss and consider the situation, and would need to get back to those in the teleconference.