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HtLLSI DRAFT TCAAP Reuse Statement for the Bidders' Conference—November 18, 2009 TCAAP Reuse Statement: The City of Arden Hills has been looking forward for many years to the opportunity to convert the TCAAP property to a reuse that benefits the community and the region. The TCAAP site provides a unique opportunity to start with a blank slate and create a singularly exceptional new future for the site. The TCAAP Reuse Statement sets out the City's baseline expectations for the reuse of the property. It is the City's strong desire to work with a buyer who will use the City's expectations as a starting point, and will bring the creativity and commitment necessary to accomplish a truly exceptional development. The recently adopted 2030 Comprehensive Plan is set to guide the community over the next twenty years. The primary purpose of the Comprehensive Plan is to support and implement the City's vision: Arden Hills is a strong community that values its unique environmental setting, strong residential neighborhoods, vital business community, well-maintained infrastructure, fiscal soundness, and our long-standing tradition as a desirable City in which to live, work, and play. Arden Hills is a strong community with established neighborhoods, an extensive park and open - space system, and stable business community. Except for the former Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP)property, the City is almost fully developed. The TCAAP property occupies a significant portion of Arden Hills and its potential reuse offers both benefits and challenges. Reuse of the TCAAP property must be able to benefit the community and region without placing undue financial burden on existing residents. The General Service Administration(GSA), on behalf of the Army, is selling the land in an "army industrial" condition. The condition of the property varies, and there are portions that meet, exceed, or are below the army industrial condition. The City will expect the property to be remediated to allow for the land uses described in the Comprehensive Plan. The remediation must be in conformance with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency(MPCA)requirements for the approved land uses. The 2030 Comprehensive Plan provides guidance for the future of the TCAAP property and includes the following goal for the reuse of the TCAAP property: 1