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Rice Creek Commons Solicitation – AMENDED February 29, 2016 Page 3 <br /> <br />Certificate of Completion. As noted in the MPCA’s response letter dated July 11, 2014, the potential <br />need for vapor assessment or mitigation will be based on the location of the development with <br />respect to known shallow groundwater plumes and the body of available data on a site-by-site basis <br />upon consultation with the MPCA. The historical soil gas data submitted to the MPCA by the County <br />and MPCA's July 11,2014 letter are available on the RCC website. <br /> <br />The JDA cannot render an opinion as to the availability of grant funding as this funding is dependent <br />on a number of factors that are currently unknown. The JDA expects to work closely with a master <br />developer to meet funding application deadlines in 2016 and 2017. <br /> <br />Q: Is the County grading the Site in accordance with the preliminary mass grading plan? Are the <br />plans/specs available? Could the selected developer change the mass grading based upon uses? <br />A: Yes, the County still plans to grade the site in accordance with the grading plan included in the <br />preliminary design report. The proposed grading is not intended as a 'mass grading', as there are <br />several portions of the site that will not be graded as a part of the infrastructure construction in <br />2017. <br /> <br />The intent of the proposed grading is to use the soil generated by construction of spine road, water <br />resource corridor, etc. to add suitable fill to areas with shallow groundwater to better accommodate <br />future tuck-under parking garages and basements. We welcome the selected developer to provide <br />input regarding the site grading to be included in the infrastructure construction as the final plans <br />are prepared by the County around the middle of this year. <br /> <br />Q: Are soil borings available? <br />A: Boring logs for geotechnical borings completed across the site on behalf of Ryan Companies in 2007 <br />and Ramsey County in 2015 can be found in geotechnical investigation reports on the RCC website <br />under For Developers/Due diligence documents/Resources/Documents/Infrastructure development <br />documents. <br /> <br />Q: What is required for stormwater management and wetland impact mitigation? The solicitation <br />documents provided indicate that some of the stormwater management is being handled within <br />the natural resources corridor but what will the selected developer be required to address? <br />A: This question will be answered in an amended version of this document on Monday, Feb. 29, 2016. <br /> <br />Q: Will the public infrastructure being constructed be assessed to developer or is the City/County <br />paying for these items? <br />A: The County will be funding the cost of the “spine” or county road and the natural resources corridor <br />(stormwater) without an expectation of assessments. The cost of this road and stormwater <br />improvements are expected to be paid with land sale proceeds. The City will be issuing bonds for the <br />sanitary sewer and water infrastructure and is anticipating special assessments for those costs. All <br />of the details of the assessments and timing of improvements will be negotiated as part of the <br />development and purchase agreement processes. <br /> <br />Q: Will the County and/or City be maintaining the public parks, landscaping etc. within the natural <br />resources corridor and how do you anticipate the maintenance costs be covered? <br />A: Public parks, the natural resources corridor, right-of-way, and other public spaces are expected to <br />have heightened landscaping and amenities beyond what is typically provided by the City. The