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Working with You <br />to Enhance Our Quality of I. <br />Office of the County Manager <br />David J. Twa, County Manager <br />250 Court House <br />15 West Kellogg Boulevard <br />St. Paul, MN 55102 <br />February 5, 2004 <br />Mayor Michael I. Fahey <br />City of Little Canada <br />515 East Little Canada Road <br />Little Canada, MN 55117 <br />RECEIVED ; Th <br />Tel: 651- 266 -800 <br />Fax: 651-266-8039 <br />e -mail: daeid.twa @co.ramsey.mn.us <br />j W. <br />Joel Hanson, City Administrator <br />City of Little Canada <br />515 East Little Canada Road <br />Little Canada, MN 55117 <br />SUBJECT: Ramsey County Suburban Court Facility: Site solicitation <br />Dear Mayor Fahey and Mr. Hanson: <br />The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners has started the process of planning a new <br />suburban courts facility to replace the existing leased space on White Bear Avenue in <br />Maplewood. Preliminary planning indicates that the custom- designed facility will comprise <br />approximately 15,000 square feet, in order to accommodate out -of- custody arraignment <br />proceedings, court administrative business, and other public functions conducted by the <br />Second Judicial District Court. With attendant parking for 100 to 125 vehicles, the total size <br />of a potential site is in the range of 1.5 to 2 acres. <br />The County Board is currently soliciting interest from the County's suburban communities to <br />locate this new facility within their municipality. Criteria to guide the selection of an <br />appropriate site include the following: <br />7- <br />Site must be easily acressihle from existing public transportation network; <br />Site must be properly zoned or able to receive a conditional use permit; <br />Site's adjacent land uses are compatible with a court facility; <br />Site must be cleared of any previous structures, including foundations; <br />Site soils must be adequate to support the proposed construction; <br />The host community will provide a survey of the site; and <br />The host community will provide the site at no cost to Ramsey County. <br />The site search phase of the new Suburban Court Facility Project calls for County staff to <br />report back to the County Board by mid -March on the availability and comparative quality of <br />sites offered by local communities. The overall project schedule calls for construction to <br />begin in August 2004. <br />Excellence a Re -.2 -I, # Diversity <br />VnwMo on re V'.rvcr wth a 0111121111111 0E lnf. r <br />