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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL-July 27, 2009 2 City Administrator Ronald Moorse stated that on July 15, the Council met with representatives of the Army and GSA to discuss the City's priorities and concerns related to the cleanup and reuse of the TCAAP property and how the City and the Army/GSA can work together to get the City what it wants in relation to the cleanup and reuse of the property, to discuss the details of the GSA's public sale process and timeline, and to discuss the process for moving forward. While the City is moving forward with a process to obtain funding and special legislation to enable the bulk of the TCAAP property to be cleaned up and reused for parks and open space, the GSA is moving forward with its public sale process. While the public sale process is to include the transfer of the wildlife corridor area to Ramsey County, the GSA indicated it does not want to require more land to be dedicated to parkland, because it would deter bidders on the property. The GSA wants the parkland dedication to be worked out between the City and the buyer after the land is purchased. The GSA is planning to begin the initial steps in the public sale process quickly, with a bidders' conference planned for the fall of 2009, and the sale planned for late spring 2010. The City is preparing to be involved in the sale process, particularly to ensure the sale process includes a mechanism to ensure the buyer completes the cleanup of the property, and to provide information to the potential bidders regarding the City's expectations for the reuse of the property. Going forward, the City will schedule bi-weekly conference calls with the GSA as an opportunity for the City to have input into the sale process, and to monitor the progress of the sale process. Public Mayor Harpstead opened the public inquiries/informational at 7:05 p.m. - Christopher Homestead, representing Scout Troop 408 and Greg Trayhan representing Scout Troop 609, stated they were present to work on a merit badge and asked to speak with the Council members after the meeting to ask questions. Mayor Harpstead stated that the Council would be available for questions after the meeting. Ms. Patty Deters, 1967 W. County Road D, Arden Hills, stated that she currently owns a duplex and recently got a notice that the property needs to be registered as a rental property because she rents out the half that she is not living in. The property is homesteaded and owner occupied. She stated that the Ordinance should apply to all rental properties in the City not just single units. She expressed concerns that this was an application and the City can revoke or suspend the application and it specifies who she is able to rent to. The application also states that inspectors can enter the property at any reasonable time. She needs to provide her tenants with