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ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 24, 2003 6 . The City now had a situation where it would be dealing with the 747 acres of excess property and the things the City had to recognize was that it was doing this with a larger area of land. In addition, it could not plan for 700 plus acres without considering the impact of how that would affect the rest of the TCAAP area. He also expressed concern that the City needed to clarify what the intent of the property was going to be. He noted in the future, he believed the National Guard's interest would disappear. He stated he believed they were limiting themselves to the 747 acres and he believed they would have an interest in the National Guard property in the future. He stated he could not support the language as it was now. He asked staff to take another look at this and perhaps give some additional thought as to how they defined the words being used and make them as broad as possible. He noted this was going to be a very important document and they needed to be careful about the terms they used and the approach they were taking regarding how TCAAP was being divided now and how it would be divided in the future. He suggested they talk to the new Director of the National Guard and express their interest in the property in the future. Councilmember Grant agreed with Councilmember Larson. He stated they . needed to keep a vision as to what might happen with the rest of the property and if the 747 acres became available, it could be easily integrated with the rest of the area. He noted this was an important document and there was no need to rush. He indicated they needed to make sure it is done right. Councilmember Rem noted they had been working on this document for a long time and she did not want to see this sit too long if it needs further revisions. Councilmember Holden also agreed with Councilmember Larson and noted they needed to mention the National Guard property as part of the TCAAP property. Mayor Aplikowski stated she realized the Vento Plan included the entire TCAAP property and not just the property they were addressing in this document. MOTION: Councilmember Larson moved and Councilmember Grant seconded a motion table this item until such time as Council had an opportunity to review a new draft of the TCAAP Vision Statement and Goals. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). .