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• Section 1320.135 Subd. 5.0—Land Use Component: Mixed Residential o A cap of 1,750 housing units was added to part ii based on the last numbers discussed with RRLD. o A cap of not more than 30 percent of the housing units could be in multi-family housing was added to part iii. This excludes institutional housing, which includes nursing homes. o A new part v was added to state, "Multi-family housing shall be directed toward the northern portion of the TCAAP property but shall not be concentrated in any particular area. Connections between retail uses and multi-family housing are encouraged to help create synergy between these uses." • Section 1320.135 Subd. 8—Park, Recreation, and Open Space Component. o Part A was updated to include, "...Not less than 10 percent of the TCAAP property shall be incorporated into an integrated park and open space system." Assuming the open space transfers to Ramsey County move forward as expected, there would be approximately 429 acres as part of the public auction. The park dedication standard would allow the City to require up to about 42.9 acres for park and open space purposes. Not including the primer tracer area or the wildlife corridor, the last RRLD concept included 42.5 acres for parks and open space. In the RRLD concept, the 42.5 acres would have included the central park and stormwater ponds. o Part B.i was updated to state, "The plan shall include at least one community park of 20 acres and four neighborhood parks of four acres." Previously, the numbers were empty placeholders. These numbers are similar to the RRLD concept but do allow for some flexibility. o A new part C was inserted to give the City flexibility to allow all or a portion of the park, recreation, and open space system to be privately managed and maintained. • Section 1320.135 Subd. I LG—Environmental Review and Remediation Component o This subdivision was updated to reflect the discussions staff had with the MPCA on the environmental remediation process, though the City has not yet received comments from the MPCA on the revised language. The MPCA praised the City's efforts to include MPCA remediation requirements in the zoning regulations. o There are two parts to the MPCA remediation process: the Voluntary Investigation and Cleanup (VIC) program and the Petroleum Remediation program. The VIC program covers non-petroleum contaminants. While the programs are separate, there is interaction between the programs. o Before building permits are issued, the MPCA recommended that a Response Action Plan (RAP) with approval from VIC and Petroleum be completed. The RAP details the steps needed to remediate the land to the level needed for a City of Arden Hills I(Metro-inetl ardenhills Admin I CouncillAgendas&Packet Information 120M3-15-10 Worksession I Packet Information I]E 031 S10-CC Memo- TCAAP Planning Process.doc Page 2 of 3