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N HILL, <br /> CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> COUNTY OF RAMSEY — <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 2011-010 <br /> RESOLUTION REGARDING INTEREST IN THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF <br /> A MULTI-PURPOSE STADIUM IN ARDEN HILLS <br /> WHEREAS, Arden Hills has an interest in encouraging and assisting economic <br /> development and transportation improvement projects which will provide jobs and enhance the <br /> community's tax base for the benefit of its residents and businesses; and <br /> WHEREAS, the former Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant(TCAAP)property has <br /> been decommissioned by the U.S. Army; and <br /> WHEREAS,as a result of the manufacturing activities which took place on the TCAAP <br /> property, soil remediation is required on portions of the TCAAP property; and <br /> WHEREAS, the General Services Administration (GSA) has been charged with the <br /> disposition of approximately 430 acres of the TCAAP property; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Minnesota Vikings have delivered a letter to Ramsey County <br /> expressing strong interest in the development of a publicly-owned, multi-purpose stadium on the <br /> TCAAP property; and <br /> WHEREAS, the use of a portion of the TCAAP property as a multi-purpose stadium <br /> may provide an opportunity to remediate the land, improve transportation infrastructure, and <br /> stimulate economic development in Arden Hills; and <br /> WHEREAS, Ramsey County has declared its interest in pursuing the potential <br /> acquisition and remediation of land and making public infrastructure improvements to allow for <br /> a stadium project on the former TCAAP site; and <br /> WHEREAS, Ramsey County has authorized its County Manager to analyze the viability <br /> of a stadium development on the TCAAP property and to negotiate an agreement with the -- <br /> Minnesota Vikings that outlines proposed roles, responsibilities and financial commitments of <br /> the County toward a stadium project. <br /> NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Arden Hills, <br /> Minnesota <br /> 1. Acknowledges the interest of Ramsey County and the Minnesota Vikings <br /> in the development of a multi-purpose stadium on the TCAAP property; <br /> and <br />