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HomeMy WebLinkAbout#17 Council Memo tartan parkMAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMUNICATION DATE: 8/4/15 REGULAR ITEM #: 17 MOTION AGENDA ITEM: Tartan Park discussion SUBMITTED BY: Clark Schroeder Interim City Administrator THROUGH: Clark Schroeder Interim City Administrator REVIEWED BY: Jill Lundgren SUGGESTED ORDER OF BUSINESS: - Introduction of Item ............................................................................. City Administrator - Report/Presentation ............................................................................. City Administrator - Questions from Council to Staff ............................................................ Mayor Facilitates - Public Input, if Appropriate ................................................................... Mayor Facilitates - Call for Motion .............................................................................. Mayor & City Council - Discussion ..................................................................................... Mayor & City Council - Action on Motion .................................................................................. Mayor Facilitates SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED: No action required, informational in nature. BACKGROUND AND STAFF REPORT: 3M has made it public that they are interested in selling their 483 acre Tartan Park by the end of the year of possible. Last week, Washington County commissioners authorized to help the Trust for Public Land (TPL) explore ways to keep the 483-acre Tartan park from being developed. County planners will explore commissioners’ concerns about lost tax revenue and other complexities. Lake Elmo staff along with Mike Pearson and Jill Lundgren have been asked to partake in discussion revolving around the possible uses for Tartan park and concerns arising from different uses. RECOMMENDATION: None ATTACHMENT(S): Tartan Park map Inwood Ave N10th St N S tillw a te r B lv d N Lake Elmo Ave NMa n nin g A v e N 20th St N Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i-cubed, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA,USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community July 8, 2015 Legend Tartan Park ParcelsLake Elmo Park Reserve Tartan Park Parcels Wa shington Co unt y, MN Map Created by The Trust for Public Land on July 8, 2015 Created in ESRI ArcMap 10.1®. Copyright © 2015 The Trust for Public Land. TPL, The Trust for Public Land, and The Trust for Public Land logo are trademarks of The Trust for Public Land. www.tpl.org Information on this map is provided for purposes of discussion and visualization only. 0 10.5 Miles ± Lak e Elmo Park Reserve