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<br />I <br /> <br /> <br />!L <br />EN HILLS <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />September 4, 2002 <br /> <br />Agenda Item 6.A.2 <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Mayor Dennis Probst <br />Council Member Beverly Aplikowski <br />Council Member David Grant <br />Council Member Gregg Larson <br />Council Member Lois Rem <br />Joe Lynch, City Administrator <br /> <br />Aaron Parrish - Community Services Director /If <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Guidant Alternative Urban Areawide Review <br /> <br />ENCLOSURES: <br /> <br />1. Description of the Alternative Urban Areawide Review Process <br />2. Description ofIssues to be Discussed in the Alternative Urban <br />Areawide Review <br />3. Resolution ##02-42 a resolution to order an alternative urban <br />areawide review (AUAR) for the Guidant Campus in the City of <br />Arden Hi11s. <br /> <br />Overview <br /> <br />In anticipation of their Preliminary Plat and Master Plan PUD application, Guidant would like to <br />begin the environmental review process required under the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act. <br />Further, State Rules require that an environmental review be conducted given the scope of <br />development being proposed. As the Responsible Governmental Unit (RGU), the City must <br />make the determination on what type of environmental review is most appropriate. At this point, <br />the two options consist of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) or and Alternative Urban <br />Areawide Review (AUAR). In this particular instance, since development wi11 be phased in over <br />a period of time, an AUAR is the preferred method for environmental review. See the attached <br />information sheets for specific information on the AUAR process. <br /> <br />. To initiate the AUAR process, the Council must formally order that the AUAR be completed. A <br />resolution ordering the AUAR to be completed is attached for your review. Once ordered, the <br />following scheduled and process wi11 be adhered to: <br />