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RESOLUTION NO. 6031 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA A RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE RELOCATION OF A POSTAL SERVICE DISTRIBUTION FACILITY TO THE TCAAP PROPERTY WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View shares a common municipal boundary with the City of Arden Hills and is linked by Interstate 35W, County Road H and Highway 10; and WHEREAS, the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP), located in Arden Hills, represents one of the largest tracts of developable land available in the metropolitan area; and WHEREAS, the late Congressman Bruce Vento formed the TCAAP Reutilization Committee on August 30, 1994 to recommend the long range conceptual uses for the TCAAP site ultimately resulting in the adoption of the resolution commonly referred to as the Vento Plan; and WHEREAS, The City of Arden Hills formed its own TCAAP Reuse Task Force, a 14 member group beginning in May 1995. The task force met on average 3 times per month and held four public hearings the result of which was the TCAAP Framework Plan which was ultimately incorporated into the City’s Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, a stated goal of Arden Hills’ Comprehensive Plan, which has been approved by the Metropolitan Council, is to “Develop the TCAAP land sequentially as it is released, with integrated land uses according to the TCAAP Framework Plan;” and WHEREAS, in an effort to accommodate new residents in the Twin Cities area in the future, the Metropolitan Council calls for growth and redevelopment along transportation corridors; and WHEREAS, reuse of the TCAAP property consistent with the Vento Plan and TCAAP Framework Plan has the ability to accomplish significant public policy objectives including: 1. Remediation of the wildlife corridor area; 2. Accommodating additional job and population growth by taking advantage of existing infrastructure; 3. Reduced highway congestion by improving the transportation system around the TCAAP property to improve local and regional traffic flow; 4. Growth in the property tax base for Arden Hills, the Mounds View School District, Ramsey County, and the region through fiscal disparities tax base sharing; 5. Increased housing production that reflects market demand, changing demographics, and employment locations; 6. Increased recreational facilities to accommodate the identified lack of baseball fields, soccer fields, along with other needs currently being evaluated; 7. Offsetting enrollment and revenue declines in the Mounds View School District through residential development designed to attract families; WHEREAS, a letter of interest was sent to the General Services Administration for the early transfer of TCAAP to the City of Arden Hills; and WHEREAS, Arden Hills is leading a planning process to determine its vision for the redevelopment of TCAAP based on the Vento Plan and the TCAAP Framework Plan; and