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<br />Item No: 8B <br />Meeting Date: June 9, 2003 <br />Type of Business: Consent <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: James Ericson, Interim City Administrator <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 6031 Supporting Arden Hills in their <br />Opposition to a Proposed Postal Distribution Facility <br />on TCAAP Land <br /> <br />Introduction: <br /> <br />It has been widely publicized that the post office is considering a relocation from its <br />downtown St. Paul location. The one location being considered by the post office is 88 <br />acres on the TCAAP property. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> <br />Arden Hills and neighboring communities oppose such a relocation as it is inconsistent with <br />the “Vento Plan” and would be incompatible with their redevelopment efforts of the TCAAP <br />site. Such a use would severely impact the transportation system and would potentially <br />impact the City of Mounds View as well, given our proximity to the TCAAP site and the <br />linkages through Highway 10, County Road I, County Road H and I-35 W. <br /> <br />Arden Hills has asked that all coalition cities adopt a resolution opposing the relocation of the <br />post office distribution facility to the TCAAP land and the I-35W Corridor Coalition Board of <br />Directors has already adopted such a resolution. <br /> <br />While it does appear that the post office will now begin to consider other options in response <br />to vocalized opposition, the City of Mounds View should make its position known regardless. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Adopt the attached Resolution 6031, a resolution opposing a relocated and consolidated <br />postal distribution facility on the TCAAP site in Arden Hills. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />_____________________________________ <br />James Ericson <br />Interim City Clerk/Administrator <br /> <br />Attachments: <br />1. Res. 6031