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<br />ARDEN HILLS TCAAP CC/PC/ADVISORY GROUP WORK SESSION -JULY 12,2007 5 <br /> <br />nnn. <br /> <br />000. <br /> <br />ppp. <br />qqq. <br /> <br />rrr. <br /> <br />sss. <br />ttt. <br /> <br />Utili. <br /> <br />vvv. <br />www. <br /> <br />xxx. <br /> <br />yyy. <br />zzz. <br />aaaa. <br />bbbb. <br /> <br />cccc. <br /> <br />dddd. <br /> <br />eeee. <br />ffff. <br />gggg. <br /> <br />hhhh. <br /> <br />1111. <br /> <br />JJJJ. <br />kl<kl<. <br />1lI1. <br /> <br />Mayor - there is not the possibility for a land swap of the fields. The parcel shape as <br />shown on the plans is set. The Army will likely allow access across their property from <br />Cty rd. '1'. The use of the property is undecided yet. <br />Liz - the connnunity is unaware of this information. <br />Brenda - public use of the land is part of the agreement between the City and the Army. <br />Bruce - perhaps the information the mayor just spoke of could be made available to the <br />public. <br />Jim - concern about the civic land use on the plan. Should it be on the plan? Civic uses <br />cost and offer little in financial retum. <br />Dave G. it is land earmarked for future civic use but the specific use is to be determined. <br />Jim - it's a valuable piece ofland where it is located. <br />Jeff - our discussions to date have been in regards to a library use on that site. Ifthe <br />county builds a library at TCAAP they prefer that site due to it's proximity to the <br />Wildlife Corridor. The program for the library may also include a museum component. <br />Fran - still concemed about the trails and the costs associated with them. <br />Mayor - How does the plan compare in length of trails per population compared to the <br />existing trail system in Arden Hills? <br />Damon Farber - the Map is a diagram illustrating the concept of trail connections and <br />not necessarily a plan at this point. <br />Dave Mc -It is not a construction blueprint. <br />Willie - Can we connnit to a certaian amount of trails? <br />Damon - we don't want to get too specific yet. <br />Willie - wants to know that the City will commit to a certain amount of trails as part of <br />the development. <br />Jeff - at the April open house, the public expressed a great desire for trails and <br />connectivity to other parts of Arden Hills. <br />Bruce - the Parks, Trails and Open Space Plan prepred for the City of Arden Hills in <br />2002 included a survey from citizens in the community. The survey indicated a great <br />desire for trials and passive open space with a relative satisfaction for the existing active <br />park amenities. <br />Fran - can we pay for and maintain these trails? <br />Dave G. We don't have the numbers on anything at this point. <br />Andy - we should show the trails plan at the open house next week - it illustrates a <br />VISIOn. <br />Dave Mc - can the trails be labeled "proposed trails" <br />Bruce - everything is proposed at this point. <br />Jeff - we will add the existing city parks and trails to the regional context map. <br />Greg - the City of Arden hills has 8.6 miles of trails today. <br />Jeff - the current TCAAP plan includes approximately 5-6 miles of trails. <br /> <br />REVIEW OF PARKS/TRAILS AND OPEN SPACEIDRAWINGS FOR THE OPEN <br />HOUSE <br />1. Tom Whitlock (DF A) presented preliminary concepts for the parks and open spaces represented <br />in the composite plan, including the village green, the central open space, and the neighborhood <br />parks. <br /> <br />2. The concepts incorporate the following characteristics received from the visual listening <br />exerCIse: <br />a. Blend the natural and built environments <br />