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subsequently initiated a process to sell the TCAAP property at a public auction. The auction was tentatively set for the summer of 2010. In June 2009, the City Council evaluated the future of the TCAAP property and decided to - review opportunities for using a portion of the TCAAP property as a new regional park. The City Council held a joint meeting with the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners the regional park authority in October 2009 to discuss the regional park concept. While the - County decided to not pursue using most of the TCAAP property as a regional park,they did direct their staff to work with the City to determine if a strategically selected portion of the TCAAP property could benefit the regional park system. The TCAAP reuse plans have long included a 50 acre Wildlife Corridor connecting the Rice Creek area to the Arden Hills Army Training Site (AHATS),which is operated by the Minnesota National Guard. With unanimous support from the City Council, Ramsey County is pursuing two additional land transfers from the TCAAP property to enhance the regional park and open space system(Attachment A): • Trailhead Corridor(28 acres)—The County is working with the National Guard and the US Army to create a trailhead for seasonal recreational access to the AHATS property. Of this 28 acres, approximately 13 acres are part of the 585 acre TCAAP reuse area and the other 15 acres are part of the AHATS property. The 13 acre portion on the TCAAP property is in the area called the Primer Tracer area,which is approximately 76.5 acres. With the 13 acres removed, the remaining 63.5 acres is likely to be transferred to the National Guard. The Trailhead Corridor is labeled as Parcels B and C on the proposed TCAAP Acquisition Map provided by Ramsey County(Attachment A). • Rice Creek South Regional Trail Corridor(30 acres)—This approximately 150 foot wide trail corridor is proposed to connect the Highway 96 Regional Trail to the Rice Creek North Regional Trail that runs along both sides of Rice Creek. This corridor is labeled Parcel D on the proposed TCAAP Acquisition Map provided by Ramsey County (Attachment A). If the Wildlife Corridor, Rice Creek South Regional Trail Corridor, and Trailhead Corridor transfers take place,the developable portion of the TCAAP property would be reduced by about - 30 acres. The Wildlife Corridor and the Primer Tracer area had already been designated as park and open space in previous plans. Under this scenario, approximately 430 acres would be available for redevelopment at the public auction. After the offer to purchase was approved in 2006, the master planning process started because the City was working with a developer and held a reasonable belief that the property was going to be redeveloped in the near future. Because of those circumstances, the City and developer needed to create a detailed master plan, in part to evaluate the economics of the project. While the City had significant discussions on such topics as land use layouts, design options, and parks, no plans were finalized or adopted by the City before the developer withdrew from the project. City of Arden Hills MhdocshahWHdatalPlanninglCommunity Development I TCAAP IPIanning-Public AuctionlLand Use PlanningW42710-PTRC Memo-TCAAP Planning Process.doc Page 3 of 8