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I' I CITY OF ARDEN HILLS ,- MEMORANDUM DATE: July 14, 1997 I TO: Mayor and City Council k' I FROM: Kevin Ringwald, Community Development Director SUBJECT: EA W - Gateway Business District - Welsh Co's Phases I-IV I Reauest I The 30 day public comment period closed on the Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EA W) on July 2, 1997. Therefore, the City Council is being requested to either; decide on the need for I an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), or postpone a decision for up to 30 days to gather additional information which is critical to the decision on the need for an EIS. I Backl,l'round The Arden Hills Gateway Center project by Welsh Companies consists of four OfficelManufacturing/Warehouse buildings on approximately 42 acres in the northeast comer of .. Interstate 35W and Interstate 694. The Phase I building is 154,264 square feet in area. The Phase II building is 104,532 square feet in area. The Phase III building is 115,575 square feet in area. The Phase IV building is 111,779 square feet in area. The EA W was published in the EQB I Monitor on June 2, 1997. Therefore, the 30 day public comment period closed on July 2,1997. The City Council is required to make a decision on the need for an EIS within three (July 5, 1997) to thirty (August I, 1997) days after the close of the public comment period. The decision I on the need for an EIS may be postponed for up to thirty days (August 29, 1997) to obtain additional information which is critical to the decision on the need for an EIS (MN Rule, Chapter I 4410.1700, Subpart 2a, B). . Discussion I The EA W is a brief document prepared in a worksheet format which is designed to rapidly assess the environmental effects which may be associated with a proposed project (MN Rule, Chapter 4410.1 000, Subpart I). In deciding whether a project has the potential for significant I environmental effects, the City shall compare the impacts that may be reasonably expected to occur from the project with the criteria found in the rule (MN Rule, Chapter 4410.1700, Subpart 6). The criteria for determining significant environmental effect are found in Minnesota Ru1e, I Chapter 4410.1700, Subpart 7, which states: "In deciding whether a project has the potential for significant environmental effects, the following factors shall be considered: I A. type, extent, and reversibility of environmental effects; B. cumulative potential effects of related or anticipated future projects; .. I --------