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. . . ~ ~HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: October 13, 2005 AGENDA ITEM 2.E TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: J\J10{d. Michelle Wolfe, City Administrator 1 f\- f r - SUBJECT: October 17 Work Session: TCAAP Update I want to take a few minutes on October 17 to discuss the status of the TCAAP project and request Council direction on a few items. 1. Appraisal Process I have attempted to work with GSA to reach an agreement as to the process we will use to finish up the appraisals and a completion date. As you know from the GSA correspondence received this week, I have not yet been successful. I hope to have a better report to you in time for the work session meeting. 2. Athletic Fields We have reserved space for athletic fields in the framework vision for the property. I periodically receive inquiries about this and am wondering if Council is interested in some preliminary discussions about this topic. Mounds View School District is working on a needs assessment survey to try and estimate the number and type of facilities that are needed. In addition, staff has met with some private interests who would like to discuss the possibility of private development of the complex. They are willing to come to a Council work session to discuss. However, since this is proposed as a regional facility, we need to include the other parties in our discussions as wcll. I would propose that we schedule a meeting for a future work session, and invite the school district and other communities who have previously been involved in the this discussion, to start with a basic discussion to get everyone on the same page. This would include a history of how these discussions began and what types of progress has been made in those discussions. Then, we could schedule a subsequent meeting to think about strategy moving forward. If Council is agreeable to this idea, I will proceed with scheduling such a meeting on a future agenda.