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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION ADOPTING ARDEN HILLS TCAAP REUSE GUIDELINES RESOLUTION NO. 2009-018 WHEREAS, the United States Army (the Army) has determined that 585 acres on the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) site is surplus property; and WHEREAS, the Army has the responsibility under federal law to take all remedial action necessary to protect human health and the environment; and WHEREAS, the City of Arden Hills (the City) is no longer pursuing an early transfer of the property through its Offer to Purchase with the U.S. General Services Administration; and WHEREAS the City's development partner has determined that pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, a mixed use commercial and residential development on the TCAAP property was economically infeasible; and WHEREAS the City would like to bring the TCAAP property into productive use for the residents of Arden Hills, Ramsey County and the entire metropolitan area. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS supports a strong, but flexible reuse plan, that will ensure a solid commitment to the natural resources and features that are critically important to Arden Hills and the region, while accommodating the flexibility necessary to respond to changing circumstances, opportunities and constraints, using the following as guidelines: 1. The City does not support public sale of the TCAAP property by the federal government. 2. The City supports the transfer of the TCAAP property through special legislation. 3. Except for the boundaries of the Wildlife Corridor, the prior TCAAP framework vision, visions and goals, and concept.use plan are hereby null and void. 4. The Army should be held accountable under federal law to fulfill its obligation to expeditiously clean and remediate this area of all polluted and hazardous substances as necessary to protect human health and the environment. 5. The Wildlife Corridor, as delineated in the prior TCAAP Vision and Land Use Plan should be conveyed to Ramsey County. 6. At the present time, the City believes that approximately 475 acres should be dedicated to park land, open space, and recreational areas as a regional park.