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, - e e ~- April 19,2002 r RECE:TVED APR 2 2 2002 i CITY OF AkOEf'i HiLLS City of Arden Hills 1254 W. Highway 96 Arden Hills, Mn. 55112 Via: Hard Copy and Email RE: Ryan Companies Recommendation Mayor Probst, Council Members, and Staff: Mr. Kent Carlson of the Ryan Companies asked ifI could provide a recommendation to you regarding the work the Ryan Companies have done in Roseville, especially in the Centre Pointe and Twin Lakes Business Parks, and the relationship the City has had with Ryan. The City has considered Ryan Companies to be a redevelopment partner, officially designated by the City Council in the early 1990's for the original 110 acres Twin Lakes project area. Ryan (and especially Kent Carlson) is recognized nationally for their creative leadership in the brownfield redevelopment. Ryan's Twin Lakes cleanup work with EPA and MnPCA lead to the creation of the Voluntary Clean Up Program (VIe). Even as more clean up sites were found in Twin Lakes, Ryan Companies stayed with the City and the project, sharing in the time and expense to make Twin Lakes Phase I work. Later Ryan provided valuable support to the City and the Metropolitan Council as they established the Tax Base Revitalization fund to provide grants for brown field cleanups. Today over 350,000 s.f.ofnew building and 1,000 jobs have been created in the Ryan projects within Twin Lakes Business Park. In 1997 Ryan became the developer for the 54-acre Centre Pointe Business Park, and with TIF assistance from the City, was able to complete the construction of nearly 900,000 s.f. of new business and office buildings. When fully developed, it may have more than 2,000 jobs, most of which are typically of a high tech and software nature. Ryan worked with the City to rethink the original master plan for the Business Park, recruited new owners 2660 Civic Center Drive .:. RoseviJle .:+ Minnesota .:+ 55113 651-490-2200':' TDD 651-490-2207 .:. www.ci.roseviJle.mn.us