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City of Arden Hills TCAAP Redevelopment Communication Plan Executive Summary & Recommendations April, 2008 Situation Assessment The redevelopment of the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plont (TCAAP) site in Arden Hills presents a once in a lifetime opportunity to manage the reuse of nearly 30 percent of the geographic area of the city and prepare the City of Arden Hills for a sustainable future. Along with this opportunity comes a complex communications challenge. Change will occur in the city as a result of the federal govemment's decision to sell the land. How the city leads and communicates about that change will play a significant role in the degree to which citizens support and benefit from those changes. In the immediate future, the city is seeking funding from both the state of Minnesota and the United States Govemment for infrastructure improvements that will solve current local and regional traffic problems and improve public safety in the vicinity of the redevelopment site. At the same time and over the long term, the City will need to address a variety of related and potentially volatile issues including: . Managing growth and change . Housing choice . The ongoing master planning process . Traffic management . The impact of TCAAP redevelopment on the city's comprehensive plan . Relocation of existing homes and businesses for improved traffic safety . Affordable housing on the site and within Arden Hills . Public funding for redevelopment Each of these issues requires that stakeholders understand the costs and benefits that come from action and inaction toward the reuse of the TCAAP site, Central to effective communications on each of these issues is a clear consistent statement of the vision for the TCAAP site and costs and benefits of redevelopment. The success of the project depends to a significant degree on the ability of the City of Arden Hills, its policy makers and its spokespeople to communicate clearly, effectively and persuasively about the goals, objectives, and processes surrounding the TCAAP redevelopment project. ~COMMUNlCATIONSI . MANAGEMENT jncorporilt~d Page 3