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Its.— <br /> -�--A HILLS <br /> EN <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> DATE: July 19,2010 Item 2.0 <br /> TO: Mayor and City Council <br /> Patrick Klaers, City Administrator <br /> FROM: James Lehnhoff, Community Development Director <br /> SUBJECT: National Guard Training and Community Center Proposal for the <br /> Arden Hills Army Training Site <br /> Action Request <br /> Provide direction on City involvement in the Minnesota National Guard's proposed Training and <br /> Community Center(TACO)project for the Arden Hills Army Training Site(AHATS) <br /> Background <br /> The approximately 1,500 acre Arden Hills Army Training Site (AHATS) is leased by the <br /> Minnesota National Guard for training purposes from the United States Army(Attachment A). <br /> As part of the National Guard's use of this property, they have prepared a master plan that <br /> includes a number of buildings that would be located primarily to the north and to the west of the <br /> Ramsey County/Arden Hills Joint Public Works Facility(Attachment A). The area within the <br /> master plan is known as a cantonment. <br /> One of the proposed buildings in the cantonment is the Training and Community Center <br /> (TALC). The TACC is essentially an armory that can be modified to include a community <br /> center in partnership with the local community. A National Guard armory has relatively <br /> standard components: a 6,300 square foot gym floor, a 1,300 square foot kitchen, 800 square feet <br /> of fitness space, and approximately 3,480 square feet of classroom space. The classroom space <br /> is typically divided into three approximately 3 5' x 3 5' rooms that include internal dividers to <br /> provide greater flexibility for using the classroom space. <br /> An armory,however, can be expanded and/or upgraded to create a community center for the <br /> local community. The combined facility is the TACO. A TACC does not have a standard design <br /> City of Arden Hills <br /> City Council Meeting for July 19, 2010 <br /> C.I Users lsonja.klingbergUppDatalLocallMicrosofti Windows I Temporary Internet Files Content.Outlook IOLMM071910-CCMemo- <br /> AHATS-TACC(Community Center)Discussion.doc <br /> Page I of 4 <br />