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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL TCAAP WORK SESSION-OCTOBER 12, 2009 4 IB. TCAAP Reimbursables — Direction for Moving Toward Resolution (cont.) City Administrator Moorse indicated if both parties were not agreeable to any certain terms that the next step would be mediation. He noted the expense of mediation would be roughly $5,000 for each party. City Administrator Moorse explained that it may be possible to reach a resolution at $75,000. Councilmember Holden suggested the City offer $53,000 to Ryan Companies as this was the middle ground. The Council agreed to proceed with the $53,000 number and to discuss the reimbursables further at the next meeting if there was not an agreement as the Council may have to pursue mediation. C. Concurrent Jurisdiction City Administrator Moorse presented the City Council with information on concurrent jurisdiction on the TCAAP property. He explained that some criminal activity has taken place on the TCAAP site, which at this time was federal land. In order to prosecute the offenders, it would need to happen at a federal level. It was suggested by the Army that the City have concurrent jurisdiction specifically for these types of offenses to prosecute offenders at a local level. Councilmember Grant stated he felt this would be a rare occurrence and that if the City was not able to police the site, they should stay off of the TCAAP site and let the Army handle their own security. Councilmember Holmes agreed. Discussion ensued regarding the fire protection on the TCAAP site. The Council asked that this be investigated further. It was the consensus of the Council to direct staff to follow up with the Sheriff and the Army, explaining to them the City was not interested in concurrent jurisdiction over the TCAAP site.