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Page 1 of 2 INFORMATIONAL ITEM – 4H MEMORANDUM DATE: March 20, 2023 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Dave Perrault, City Administrator SUBJECT: AUAR Update Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: N/A TBD General Fund For Council Consideration Council should consider providing direction on whether or not to begin the AUAR update process for TCAAP in 2023. Background The Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) was conducted for the TCAAP project in 2014, with an update in 2019. AUAR’s are required to be updated every five years until the respective project has begun construction. A brief description of an AUAR is below: The alternative urban areawide review (AUAR) process is a hybrid of the environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) and environmental impact statement (EIS) review processes. responsible governmental units (RGU) can use an AUAR as a planning tool to understand how different development scenarios will affect the environment of their community before the development occurs. The process is designed to look at the cumulative impacts of anticipated development scenarios within a given geographic area. The next update is not due until 2024, however, Council may direct Staff to begin this process early. The benefit would be an updated assessment to help the current Council and JDA understand updated development implications. Should Council want to move this forward, it would need to provide Staff direction on how it would like to move forward. Kimley Horn did the previous AUAR and update, and would be best positioned to do the update in a timely fashion. However, Council may want to approach other firms to get a more competitive price. Pending Council’s direction, Staff can work on obtaining a proposal and have it ready for Council approval at a subsequent meeting.