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. . . Memo to Mayor and City Council December 26, 2002 TCAAP Update Page 3 of 4 · Since the property would be transferred at no cost, Bill Harper indicated that it was preferable for the County to acquire the property via a public use conveyance as opposed to paying fair market value via the City's Early Transfer process. Overall . It was the consensus of the group that open and timely communication was important as the reuse ofTCAAP proceeds. In the near future, staff will be preparing a significant issues map to highlight much ofthe above information. Based on the meeting, the Council should consider the following issues: Issues for Council to consider 1. Is the proposed location of the National Guard Operations and Maintenance Facility acceptable to the Council? 2. Does the City have an official position relative to the location of a post office? From staffs perspective, if a major distribution facility is going to be located within the TCAAP property, the Post Office should work with the City, Development Team, and planning process prior to selecting a specific location. This is the position of the General Services Administration as well. . Subsequent to the meeting convened by Ramsey County Commissioner Tony Bennett on December 18,2002, a meeting was held with the Development Team on December 20" 2002 to provide them with an update. A synopsis ofthe meeting was provided. In addition to staff from the Development Team and City, Mayor Elect Aplikowski and Senator Rod Grams were in attendance. As mentioned above, it is the Development Team's preference to have the Post Office work through the planning process as well. It was the consensus of those in attendance to attempt to set up a meeting with the Minnesota Army National Guard. Finally, the Development Team indicated a desire to sit down with the Council in January to talk about TCAAP issues. It was indicated that it might be more productive to have a discussion outside of a normal meeting agenda. The possibility of using a facilitator was also discussed. If a facilitator is used, this would be done at the Development Team's expense. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available. A Work Session will be scheduled before the first Council Meeting in January to discuss this and related TCAAP items. · Staff and the Development Team also met with Greg Mack, Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Director, on December 20, 2002 to discuss the Wildlife Corridor. It was determined that additional language would be incorporated into the proposed agreement to satisfy some of the concerns of the Development Team. The City Attorney is currently in the process of drafting these changes. This will be discussed further at the Council's January 21, 2002 Work Session.