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Request for Council Action
Prepared By: James Lehnhoff,
Community Development Director Council Meeting Date: May 10,2010
TCAAP Reuse and Public Sale Update
Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source:
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Recommendation:
1. No action required.
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Supporting Documents:
I. Memorandum dated May 10, 2010 from City Planner Meagan Beekman
MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 24, 2010
TO: Mayor and City Council
Pat Klaers, City Administrator
FROM: Meagan Beekman, City Planner
SUBJECT: TCAAP Reuse and Public Sale Update
General Service Administration (GSA) Conference Call
The City held a conference call with the GSA on Thursday, May 20, 2010. Mr. Legare stated
that the marketing firm hired to assist in the sale of the TCAAP property is Jones Lang LaSalle.
They are in the process of setting up a website for the property and a virtual tour. The marketing
firm as requested a meeting with the City the morning of Thursday, May 27, all council members
are welcome to attend. Mr. Legare is continuing to discuss with the Army the draft IFB. They
are focusing on how to work the lease/license agreements into the IFB in order to ensure that the
remediation takes place. Most of the discussion during the conference call was around this issue.
The concerns raised by the City during the call were the issue of property tax revenue and police
and fire protection of the former FOST areas if they will continue to be owned by the Army
while the developer begins remediation and possibly construction.
Mr. Legare asked that the City draft a letter to the Army indicating that the park dedication
requirement would be ten percent for the portion of land that is sold, as opposed to a higher
amount. He stated that this would act as the City's contribution to the land transfer of the trail to
Ramsey County.
The second bidder's conference has been moved to the morning of June 24. It will be held at the
Fort Snelling Henry Whipple Building as before. Mr. Legare anticipates that a draft of the IFB
will be available at that meeting. He stated that the City would receive the draft prior to the
bidders' conference to comment on. Based on the new schedule the public auction start date has
also been moved back to the second week of July.
Ramsey County Park and Open Space Requests
Mike Fix and Greg Mack are continuing discussions with the MPCA to work out the clean up
requirements of the land to be transferred to the County.
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Additional Updates
The Parks, Trails, and Recreation Committee reviewed the proposed TCAAP zoning regulations
at their April 27 meeting. The Planning Commission continued their review at their May 5
meeting, and they anticipate holding a public hearing at their June 9, 2010, meeting to make a _
formal recommendation to the City Council regarding the proposed TCAAP zoning regulations.
The draft zoning regulations are available for public review on the City's website at
www.ci.arden-hills.mn.us/tcaqp.
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