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. ~ /]'\~ HILLS AGENDA ITEM NO. 6.C City of Arden Hills Ramsey County, Minnesota RESOLUTION NO. 03-37 A RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE POSTAL SERVICE'S RELOCATION TO THE TCAAP PROPERTY WHEREAS, the late Congressman Bruce Vento formed the TCAAP Reutilization Conunittee on August 30, 1994 to recommend the long range conceptual uses for the TCAAP site ultimately resulting in the adoption ofthe resolution commonly referred to as the Vento Plan; and WHEREAS, The City of Arden Hills formed its own TCAAP Reuse Task Force, a 14 member group beginning in May 1995, The task force met on average 3 times per month and held four public hearings the result of which was the TCAAP Framework Plan which was ultimately incorporated into the City's Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, a stated goal of the City's Comprehensive Plan is to "Develop the TCAAP land sequentially as it is released, with integrated land uses according to the TCAAP Framework Plan;" and - WHEREAS, in an effort to acconunodate 931,000 new residents in the Twin Cities area by 2030, the ~etropolitan Council calls for growth and redevelopment along transportation corridors and for increased redevelopment, adaptive reuse, and infill; and WHEREAS, reuse of the TCAAP property consistent with the Vento Plan and TCAAP Framework Plan has the ability to accomplish significant public policy objectives including: L Relieving the Federal Government of the obligation to remediate one of the most contaminated properties in the State of Minnesota; 2. Remediation of the wildlife corridor area; 3, Acconunodating additional job and population growth by taking advantage of existing infrastructure; 4, Reduced highway congestion by improving the transportation system around the TCAAP property to improve local and regional traffic flow; 5. Growth in the property tax base for Arden Hills, the Mounds View School District, Ramsey County, and the region through fiscal disparities tax base sharing; 6. Increased housing production that reflects market demand, changing demographics, and employment locations; 7, Increased recreational facilities to accommodate the identified lack of baseball fields, soccer fields, along with other needs currently being evaluated; 8. Offsetting enrollment and revenue declines in the Mounds View School District through residential development designed to attract families; and .. WHEREAS, The City sent a letter of interest to the General Services Administration for the early .ansfer of TCAAP to the City of Arden Hills; and