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MILITARY DEPARTMENT PLAN FOR RELOCATION OF MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD UNITS PRESENTLY HOUSED IN THE MINNEAPOLIS ARMORY 1. The National Guard Armory located at 500 South 6th Street in Kinneapolis was built as a multiple unit armory In 1935. Greatly increased energy and maintenance costs,, as well as updating expenses concerning OSHA and Handi- capped Access, indicate that this facility should be vacated as a National Guard Armory site. The move of population and personnel sources to locations other than the inner city, along with the fact that this facility is located in the immediate area of the new domed stadium,, were the prime factors and determination regarding the disposition of this structure. 2. The following plan for relocation of the nine units is presently being considered. Implementation of the disposition of the present structure and the relocation of units housed therein will necessarily take an extended period to accomplish. The following dis'position is suggested: a. Two unit armories to be newly constructed in locations of the City of Minneapolis chosen by the community and approved by the Military Department, will be programmed for construction* b. Acquisition of presently unused Public school buildings In surburban areas, such as Cottage Grove,' Blocmi'ncrC� ton, or other areas as they become available, would be purchased* CIO Immediate acquisition of the now available elementary public school at Mc Carron' s Lake in Roseville. This building complex will house two National Guard units and possibly the Minnesota Mill' tart' Academy now housed., in the St. Paul Dow-ntowri armory. 0 d. The possibility exists that in place of an unused public school facility in Bloomington a newly constructed two unit armory may be the solutions -3. Funding for new construction would be on a 75% federal /25% state/com- munity ratio. Sale of the present armory in Minneapolis would provide Sufficient funding to purchase unused school sites where determined feasible. This office has been negotiating with h1ational Guard Headquarters in Wasbing- ton, D. C. regarding possible funding support in the purchase of school sites At this time due to the fact that it is a new concept, no plans 1 :0 are presently in being to support this type of acquisition. At the present time, federal construction funds have been cut drastically and the State of Minnesota will have great difficulty in obtaining the 75% federal support for construction of any new armories over the next two years. It has been estimated that we may conceivably receive authority to construct one armory under this system during the next two-year period.