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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION ADOPTING ARDEN HILLS TCAAP REUSE GUIDELINES
RESOLUTION NO. 2009-018
WHEREAS, the United States Army (the Army) has determined that 585 acres on the
Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) site is surplus property; and
WHEREAS, the Army has the responsibility under federal law to take all remedial
action necessary to protect human health and the environment; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arden Hills (the City) is no longer pursuing an early transfer of
the property through its Offer to Purchase with the U.S. General Services Administration; and
WHEREAS the City's development partner has determined that pursuant to the Offer to
Purchase, a mixed use commercial and residential development on the TCAAP property was
economically infeasible; and
WHEREAS the City would like to bring the TCAAP property into productive use for the
residents of Arden Hills, Ramsey County and the entire metropolitan area.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS supports
a strong, but flexible reuse plan, that will ensure a solid commitment to the natural resources and
features that are critically important to Arden Hills and the region, while accommodating the
flexibility necessary to respond to changing circumstances, opportunities and constraints, using
the following as guidelines:
1. The City does not support public sale of the TCAAP property by the federal government.
2. The City supports the transfer of the TCAAP property through special legislation.
3. Except for the boundaries of the Wildlife Corridor, the prior TCAAP framework vision,
visions and goals, and concept.use plan are hereby null and void.
4. The Army should be held accountable under federal law to fulfill its obligation to
expeditiously clean and remediate this area of all polluted and hazardous substances as
necessary to protect human health and the environment.
5. The Wildlife Corridor, as delineated in the prior TCAAP Vision and Land Use Plan
should be conveyed to Ramsey County.
6. At the present time, the City believes that approximately 475 acres should be dedicated to
park land, open space, and recreational areas as a regional park.
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7. At the present time, the City believes that the remaining acres should be used for other
compatible uses, such as a corporate campus.
8. The Council shall review these guidelines no later than June of2011.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS THIS 29th
DAY OF JUNE, 2009.
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