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MR-DEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL TCAAP WORK SESSION-JULY 13, 2009 6 questioned how the City would propose to fund the purchase and cleanup of the site if conveyed to public parkland. City Attorney Comodeco agreed stating the Army-GSA would need to be aware of the funding sources if the property were to have special legislation brought in on the transfer. Councilmember Holmes stated there were funding sources available through the Natural ResourceDamage Assessment through the MPCA that the City could be involved with. She noted the Heritage Funds from the State was another option. Councilmember Holmes explained it would be good to know the Army-GSA's vision for the public sale, special legislation and what their timeline for this process would be. City Attorney Comodeco indicated the transfer mechanism should be discussed and if this would be solely a public sale or if special legislation would be involved. He felt the City should be involved with the bidding process before the bidder's conference as well Mayor Harpstead questioned if comments from Representative McCollum should be gathered before the meeting. Councilmember Holmes stated this would benefit the discussion. Councilmember Holden expressed concerns with the Army-GSA's inability to provide information to the City upon request. She stated this has been a concern for quite some time and hoped that the communication level between the parties would increase going forward. Mayor Harpstead indicated he would hope to see continued conversations between he Army-GSA and the City as this process proceeds. City Attorney Comodeco explained that if the Army-GSA was moving forward with a public sale they would proceed with or without the City, if Representative McCollum wasn't standing in the way. He felt the dynamic at the meeting on Wednesday would be different than before because the parties were no longer across the table from each other.