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� � Request for Council Action fl� parlmtn l Approval Manager Approval Item Description: County Request for Suburban Court Site Date: Feb.23,2004 Item Number: 13. BackQround: Attached is a copy of a letter from Ramsey County Manager David Twa asking cities to offer a site or sites, if they wish, for a suburban county court. Financial Impact: The County is asking cities to offer suburban court sites for free, and that the site will be cleared of all structures at the expense of someone other than the County. City Mana�er's Recommendation: Do not offer or clear a site at Roseville expense. Reasons: 1. Given our structural budget gap, Roseville is not in a position to be offering free land to the County. 2. A suburban county court is tax exempt; it would not contribute to the growth of Roseville's tax base. 3. A suburban county court is not especially complementary to any current or proposed development in Roseville. 4. Almost any suburban court site in Rarnsey County will be reasonably convenient for Roseville residents and police officers. Alternatives: If the Council wants to suggest a site for a suburban county court, among other things we could: 1. Suggest the Kent Street site in Roseville off Larpenteur just east of Dale Street, which already belongs to the County, subject to appropriatecommunity outreach and land use approvals. 2. Suggest the "old" County Public Works site on the southwest corner of Rice Street and I-694 in Shoreview, which already belongs to the County. 3. Suggest the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) site in Arden Hills, perhaps near the "new" County Public Works Maintenance Facility there. 4. Suggest developing a suburban court in conjunction with the redevelopment of the T-1 Target store at Snelling and County B, but state that Roseville will not participate financially. Council Action Reauested: Motion giving staff direction on this issue.