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300 buildings were constructed to manufacture and test munitions for World War II. At its peak, TCAAP employed more than 25,000 people. The TCAAP property was included in the City of Arden Hills' borders when the City incorporated in 1951. Between the early 1980s, the Army decommissioned most of the operations at TCAAP. 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). In 2001,the US Army formally declared the western portion of the TCAAP property along Interstate 35W, US Highway 10, and Highway 96 as excess property that was to be sold. Most of the original 2,400 acres in the TCAAP property were transferred or leased to other public entities, including the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Ramsey County,the Minnesota National Guard, and the City of Arden Hills. With the bulk of the original TCAAP property dedicated to other uses, only 585 acres of the original 2,400 acres were ultimately deemed excess property that was to be sold for reuse (Attachment A). For the purposes of this memorandum, the term"TCAAP" or"TCAAP property" only applies to the remaining 585 acres available for redevelopment. 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 private developer in 2002. In cooperation with the developer and through a community planning process,the City adopted the Framework Vision in 2005 (Attachment A). The Framework Vision was a refined version of the Vento Reuse Plan that helped set the direction for the TCAAP property and helped the developer determine a value for the property. In 2006, the City approved a purchase agreement with the US Army to buy the 585 acres for$45 million. The developer would subsequently buy the property from the City. Building off of previous planning efforts, the City embarked on a community planning process to create a detailed master redevelopment plan for the TCAAP property. The purpose of that community - 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. However, citing economic conditions, the developer withdrew from the project in May 2009 before the planning process was completed or a master plan was adopted. When the developer exited the project,the offer to purchase the TCAAP property was terminated with the US Army. The General Service Administration(GSA),which is the real estate agent for the Army, City of Arden Hills Mhdocsl IahWHdatalPlanninglCommunity Development lTCAAP IPlanning-Public AuctionlLand Use PlanningW42710-PTRC Memo-TCAAP Planning Process.doc Page 2 of 8