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H II } !1 ~I I I I I I I , i I I Ii I. 'I II !! Ii Ii II !I Ii ,I I I Ii II I I I I I, II II 'I I, !I II Ii I II II Ii ji II Ii II Ii " , I I complimentary with the existing feel and VISion of Arden Hills providing for economic development, housing opportunities, and recreational access in a connected community; and WHEREAS, Arden Hills has been informed of the desire of the United States Postal Service to study consolidation and relocation of major distribution centers to TCAAP, WHEREAS, the presence of the United States Postal Service on the TCAAP site would require additional city services and responsibilities while depriving the city of needed tax base to pay for such services; and WHEREAS, the presence of the United States Postal Service on the TCAAP site will risk the financial viability of the TCAAP redevelopment by providing fewer acres to offset the costs for remediation necessary to implement the late Congressman Bruce Vento's vision for the site; and WHEREAS, The City of New Brighton has considered the request by the City of Arden Hills to support its opposition to the United States Postal Service Distribution Center and agrees with their position. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of New Brighton, Minnesota, has determined: 1. The proposed post office facility is not compatible with the vision of the Vento Plan or the TCAAP Framework Plan since a large postal distribution facility will negatively impact the mixed use character of the Vento Plan so as to endanger, if not preclude housing, commercial, and recreational development. 2. That to adopt a disjointed development model involving the United States Postal Service would undo the years of planning and preparation by numerous individuals and groups to prepare for the reutilization of the site. 3. That a large postal distribution facility would create more adverse noise, traffic, and visual impacts than any other use indicated in the Vento Plan. 4. That this use does not promote the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Arden Hills. 5. That the proposed project would have direct and indirect negative impacts on the City of New Brighton, and the I35W Corridor community. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of New Brighton, Minnesota, supports the City of Arden Hills in its strong opposition to the location of a postal service distribution facility on the TCAAP property. PASSED AND UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON THIS 27TH DAY OF MAY, 2003. ~\~ Steve Larson, Mayor , i I II Ii Ii '1 II II II Ii 'I \I i! i! II I' Ii ATTEST: ;[7., '. / /oJ' /i ...""'l4 ...." /a/'Z:tc.-G it //!..-It(:./i;'-~ Daniel A. Maiers, Director of Finance (SEAL)