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TCAAP Propert_y and Plannin� Process Overview In 1941, the United States Army purchased approximately 2,400 acres of land for what would become the Twin Cities ��rmy Ammunition Plant (TCAA.P). During a 16 month period, over 300 buildings were constructed to manufacture and test munitions for World War II. At its peak, TCAAP employed more than 25,000 people. The TC1�►AP property was included in the City of Arden Hills' borders when the City incorporated in 1951. Between 1974 and 1985, the Army decommissioned most of the operations at TCAAP. In 1994, the federal government formally declared 774 acres on the western side of the original TC��AP property as excess property. The balance of the original TCAAP property has been transferred or leased to other public entities, including the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Ramsey County, and the Minnesota National Guard. With the bulk of the original TCAAP property dedicated to other uses, only 585 acres of the original 2,400 acres remained for sale and potential redevelopment (Attachment A). For the purposes of this discussion, the name "TCAAP" only applies to the remaining 585 acres available for redevelopment. There have been discussions about the potential reuse of the TCAAP property almost since it was created. However, in the mid 1990s, former Congressman Vento initiated a community visioning process to begin discussions about how the TCAAP property could be reused (Attachment A). Through the 1990s and early 2000s, the Army further defined the borders of what would be sold and moved started the process to sell the land. The City's TCAAP planning discussions eventually evolved into the Framework Vision that was adopted in 2005 (Attachment A). As part of the Army's process for selling TCAAP, the City was provided an opportunity to negotiate a purchase of the TCAAP property. The Army's alternative process was to sell the property through a public auction. In order to be more proactive in the planning process, the City partnered with a pr�vate developer and approved an offer to purchase the 585 acres from the 1��rmy in 2007. Building off of previous planning efforts, the City embarked on a community planning process to create a detailed master redevelopment plan for the TCAA.P property. The purpose of that process was to gather input, prepare a layout, and work toward adopting a detailed master redevelopment plan for the TCAAP property. A detailed master plan would address such items as land use, density, streetscapes, signage, landscaping, and other related items. Once the master plan was completed, zoning regulations would have been written to implement the TCAAP master plan. Citing economic conditions, the developer withdrew from the proj ect in May 2009 before the planning process was completed or a master plan was adopted. When the developer exited the proj ect, the offer to purchase the TCAAP property was terminated. The General Service Administration (GSA), on behalf of the ��rmy, subsequently initiated a process to sell the TCAAP property at a public auction. The auction was tentatively set for the summer of 2010. City ofArden Hills C: IDocuments and Settingslbecky.brazyslLocal Settingsl Temporary Internet FilesIOLKISF1031710 - EDC Memo - TCAAP Planning Process (2). doc Page 2 of 8