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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL TCAAP WORK SESSION- SEPTEMBER 23 2009 5 I.A. TCAAP (continued) Councilmember Grant questioned the timing of action to delay or terminate the GSA's public sale process. Councilmember Holmes stated this call would be up to Betty McCollum and that this would occur if an entity was willing to take the property by the end of 2009. Councilmember Grant asked what the Council would be willing to do with the site if Ramsey County was not willing to assume the property by the end of 2009. Councilmember Holmes stated the Council would need to have another discussion or the GSA would just continue as is with the public sale process. She indicated the City was not in control of this process. Discussion ensued regarding the public use of the land and if the federal government can give the land to the County. City Administrator Moorse stated at this time three councilmember's wanted to try to have all of the land become park and open space if the County was so inclined. If things do not work out with the County, then there is openness to look at mixed use. Councilmember Holden stated there may be middle ground where if the County - would assume 50% of the site the other 50% could be developed. Councilmember Holmes stated she would like to see everything north of County Road H become a park, as previous discussed, even the thumbnail Councilmember McClung left the meeting at 6:55 p.m. Mayor Harpstead indicated that he would not prejudge which parcels of land had to be park land and which could be developed. He was more in favor of a 50/50 split of development to green space on the site. City Administrator Moorse questioned if the Council wanted to wait on a definite answer from the County before continuing this conversation. If the answer from the county was no, that the site was not going to be park land, then the Council could discuss other alternatives.