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. . . Key Individual Stakeholder Organization RE: Nomination for Membership on the TCCAP Reuse Master Plan Advisory Panel Dear Key Individual: Since the US Army announced its intention to declare the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Property as excess federal property in 1994, the City of Arden Hills has been preparing for the reuse ofthat vitally important area. It now appears that a portion of that land may be transferred to the city within the next 18 months. In preparation for that transfer, the City has been engaged in a dual-tracked process. The first track involves working with the designated developer on the transfer of ownership from the federal government to the City of Arden Hills. The second track involves working with a team of consultants to prepare a master plan to guide the development of this land. On Monday August 12,2002, the City Council approved a scope of services for the master planning services of a team of consultants led by DSU, Inc. To ensure very strong and timely communication and the participation of numerous key stakeholder groups throughout the planning process, the Arden Hills City Council intends to appoint the TCAAP Reuse Master Plan Advisory Panel. This group will serve as the primary working group during the course of this research, planning and design process. All information, work products, findings and recommendations developed by the consultant team will be presented to the Advisory Panel for its review and comment. All of the information provided by the Advisory Panel, including comments, suggestions and concerns, will be assembled and delivered to the Mayor and City Council prior to their review and consideration of the work completed, in each of the five phases ofthe process. The individual members of the Advisory Panel will also serve as liaisons to the group or agency that they represent. The consultant team will provide members with assistance, as needed, in order to bring accurate and timely information back to their respective groups. It is not expected that the Advisory Panel will act as a group to vote on specific recommendations, nor is it intended that this group will usurp the established roles and responsibilities of any of Arden Hills established boards and commissions. Neither will participation on this Advisory Panel in any way affect the established role or authority of any agency, or its established procedures in any permitting or approval process. Rather, the group is being assembled to ensure an open and inclusive process, strong communication, and to facilitate the free and timely exchange of information. Frankly, it is also being formed to avoid the spread of misinformation that often occurs when so many individuals and organizations are involved in a project. It is also critically important that everyone understand that the City of Arden Hills is fully committed to following the framework established by the Vento Reuse Plan that was developed in 1995-97 and subsequently reflected in the Arden Hills Comprehensive Plan that was adopted in 1998. Both of these building blocks are general depictions of the