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HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: November 9, 2009 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Ron Moorse, City Administrator SUBJECT: TCAAP Update Conference Call with General Services Administration (GSA) A conference call with Kevin Legare of the GSA is scheduled to be held on Monday, November 9 at 2:30 p.m. in the City Hall.council chambers. The meeting is open to the public. An update regarding the conference call will be provided at the Council meeting. Congressional Update Letters Letters have been provided to the City's congressional delegation, with copies to the City's State legislative delegation,providing an update regarding the TCAAP property. Update Concerning Ramsey County Interest Rei!ardins Parks and Trails At the October 20, 2009,joint work session with the Ramsey County Board, the Board directed Greg Mack, Director of Parks and Recreation, to determine if there were any additional areas of the TCAAP property, other than the wildlife corridor, that could merit County interest for park and open space use. Greg Mack has indicated the western 500 feet of the primer tracer area could be a trailhead and parking area if there was also an access corridor from County Road I. The National Guard has expressed interest in the remaining portion of the primer tracer area. Greg Mack has sent this concept to Kevin Legare at the General Service Administration (GSA), though he had not heard back in time for the release of this memorandum. Greg also indicated the County may be interested in a trail corridor providing a link between County Road 96 and the Rice Creek Trail Corridor. This trail corridor could be identified prior to a public sale or in combination with a future development. In either case, Greg has said the County could enter into a joint powers agreement with the City that would enable the County to develop, operate, and maintain the trail. To designate a trail as regional, the Metropolitan Council would have to approve it in the Regional Parks System Plan and the County would have to prepare a master plan for the regional trail. Staff is working with Greg Mack to prepare trail corridor options to discuss with the City Council.