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The City reinforced the importance of requiring a buyer to provide sufficient financial assurance to enable the remediation to be completed in the case of a default by the buyer. Kevin indicated the plan is to have a draft Invitation for Bid (IFB) prepared by March of 2010. He wants the draft IFB to be available one month prior to a spring bidders' conference. Kevin indicated he would provide the draft IFB to the City, prior to publicizing it, to enable the City to provide comments. Ramsey County Access Corridor Proposal Kevin suggested that, if there is to be a public benefit conveyance in relation to the access corridor proposal, a conference call with all interested/affected parties should be held to discuss how the conveyance could happen. The type of contamination on the primer tracer area is similar to the contamination that was on the Rice Creek Trail Corridor that was conveyed through the National Park Service to the County. However, the Army remediated the trail corridor property prior to transfer, and the Army does not have funding for the remediation of the primer tracer area. Kevin suggested the National Park Service should be contacted about their willingness to sponsor a public benefit conveyance of property that has not been remediated. An additional potential transfer option is a conservation conveyance that can occur directly from the Army to a local public entity. Kevin indicated the Army has used this on BRAC sites, but he is not sure whether the Army would use it on the TCAAP site. With either transfer option, the issue of remediation and related funding needs to be addressed. Schedule for Next Conference Call The next GSA conference call is tentatively scheduled for Monday, January 11. Kevin indicated he will be available in the interim if the City has any questions or concerns.