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L RESOLUTION NO. 02·14 CITY OF ARDEN HLLS COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION OF COMMITMENT TO THE REUSE AND ACQUISITION OF SELECT TCMP PROPERTY WHEREAS, the Twin Cltlel Army AmmunItion Plant (TCMP) encompa.... approxJrnat.ly 2300 acrel In the northern 1/3 of the City of Arden HIIII; and WHEREAS, TCAAP II currently owned and under the Jurisdiction of the United Stilt.. DeplnÞnentof Defen,,;and WHEREAS, the property hal not lupported aJgnlflc:ant Department of Def.n.e operation. alnc. 1872; and WHEREAS, the City of Arden HIIII ha. Identified the property a. a key redevelopment priority for the community, IdJacent communities, Ind the region; and WHEREAS, the City of Arden Hili. II actively ...klng the rei.... of III land curr.ntly not being conlldered for u" by the Minnesota Army Natlona' Guard; and WHEREAS, a mlp outlining the general area for potential Icqullltlon II Included II "Attachm.nt A"; and WHEREAS, the City of Ard.n Hili. ...ks to promote commercial, Indu.trtal, r..ldentlal, and recreational development of TCAAP conll.t.nt with the 1918 Vento Reu.. Plan Included .. "Attachment B"; and WHEREAS, the City of Ardtn Hills "eks to promote the development of a Joint athletic facility with adjacent communltl.., Independent School District 621, and other Int.r.ated units of government; and WHEREAS, the City of Ard.n Hills, Minnesota Army National Guard, and Frlendl of Ram..y County Parkl I..k to pre..rve the Rice C....k Corridor and provide .umclent land area to protect Ilgnlflc:ant natural resourc.., provide for wildlife movement, and ..rve a. an extension of the Rice Creek ReglDnal Tra1l Corridor; and WHEREAS, the reu.. of TCMP requlr.. leglllatlve action, intergovernmental coopentlon, and aupport from adjacent communltl... NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Arden Hills d..lrea to acquire the remaining portion of TCAAP not currently IIcenHd, or being conlldered for future IIcens. by the Minnesota Army National Guard. through apeclal f.d....1 legl.latlon to facllltat. commercial, Industrial, residential, and recreational development con.lltent with the Vento Reu.e Plan adopted In 1896; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Arden Hilla d.slr.. to acquire the property and effectuate Its reu.. conslatent with the following pAramol&ts: 1. Soli, groundwater, .nd related environmental remediation activities continue until such time as they are completed and aultable for development.