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The Planning Process Goals: . I. To conduct a planning process that is open, inclusive and respectful, with strong and sustained communication with the general public and all ofthe many agencies, jurisdictions, organizations and individuals that have an interest in the future of the TCAAP site. 2. To assist all of the participants in their efforts to understand this complicated and multi- faceted process. 3. To respectfully communicate to all of the other parties those decisions that are ultimately the responsibility of the Arden Hills City Council. The Development Process Goals: 1. To maintain a strong working relationship with the Development Partner, based on mutual respect, cooperation and trust. 2. To create a development plan that pays the full costs of all infrastructure improvements solely related to serving the development, and thus avoid any adverse effect on the taxpayers of Arden Hills and neighboring communities. 3. To establish a strong, but flexible Disposition and Development Agreements, that will . ensure a solid commitment to the elements and features that are critically important to Arden Hills, while accommodating the flexibility necessary to respond to changing circumstances, opportunities and cOnstraints. Land Use and Housing Goals (for the TCAAP excess property): 1. To achieve a development consisting of a strategic mixture of business, residential, parks, trails and open spaces, and other civic uses, selected /Tom a series of alternatives, and determined to be the best available to Arden Hills and its neighboring communities. 2. To incorporate office and light industrial uses where desirable and compatible, but not heavy, truck or rail intensive businesses, or business dependent on extensive outdoor storage of either raw materials or finished goods. 3. To take full advantage of the opportunities for exceptional regional access and visibility to I-35W and other major transportation corridors for the development of high valued uses that can take maximum advantage of these key locations. 4. To locate a variety of housing types within neighborhoods that are planned and designed to foster community and that are well served by local streets, trails, local parks and natural areas. 5. To determine the specific mixture of housing types, styles, and values after carefully evaluating a variety of options and the distinct ways that each responds first to the . 2