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<br />. <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />IH <br /> <br />Attachment 8 <br /> <br />VISION FOR THE FlITURE <br />FINAL RECOIVIMENDATIONS OF THE TCAAP REUTILIZATION COMMITTEE <br /> <br />\YHEREAS, the TCAAP Reutilization Committee was formed by Congressman Bruce Vento <br />on August 30, 1994 to recommend the conceptual long range uses for the TCAAP site; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the TCAAP Reutilization Committee consists of representatives of business, <br />economic readjustment, homeless providers, labor, environment, local citizenry, the Mounds <br />View School District 621, Minnesota National Guard, City of Arden Hills, City of New <br />Brighton. City of Mounds View, City of Shoreview. Ramsey County, State of Minnesota, and <br />the federal government of the United States of America; and <br /> <br />_s.:; <br /> <br />wHEREAS, the TCAAP Reutilization Committee has received testimony from numerous groups <br />and individuals representing a wide array of interestsand...view points; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the mission of the TCAAP Reutilization Cominittee was guided by the principles <br />of Responsibility for the metropolitan conununity as a whole, Cooperation in Building a <br />consensus in a collective environment of shared fmdings and information, Collaboration with <br />div.erse interests to achieve a pragmatic view of the site's complexity and its long range <br />development, and Innovation to produce creative ideas and methods which are responsive to the <br />changing needs of the metropolitan area; <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE'-"BE n'~RESOLVED THAT the TCAAP Reutilization Committee <br />makes the following recommendatiuns'oi: the conceproa110ng range uses for the TeAAP site <br />to Congressman Bruce Vento, .Senator Paul Wcllstone, Senator Rod Grams and the other <br />. members of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation: <br /> <br />1. . 'Ooen Soace Provide a balance of active and passive public open spaces that respect and <br />take advantage of natural site topography and features and protects significant natural resources. <br />To that end, provide at least 1,100 contiguous acres of land for a regional park reserve which <br />meets the Met Council guidelines for that type of use and Which should be managed within the <br />Regional Recreation Open Space System. The lana includes the area east of Hamline A venue <br />(extended) incorporating Sunfish Lake lying north of the existing service road that parallels <br />Highway 96. The southern extension of the kame should be incorporated into this a~ea and <br />preserved as a natural amenity. Existing uses of the open space by the N ationa! Guard and <br />other Reserve units for training art. viewed as compatible. <br /> <br />In addition to the regional park :,~serve, the Rice Creek Corridor should be preserved with <br />sufficient adjacent land area m protect significant natural resources, provide for wildlife- <br />movement and serve as a segment in the Rice Creek Regional Trail Corridor, including land <br />trails. The Rice Creek Trail Corridor should incorporate the entire oak forest area lying south <br />of the Minnesota Department of Transportati'on maintenance facility and should be integrally <br />linked with the regional park reserve. Encourage Alliant Tech and the Department of Defense <br />to make the necessary facility changes to allow the use of the Rice Creek corridor as a <br />recreational canoe route as soon as possible. <br />