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e INTRODUCTION This Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) was initiated by the Guidant Corporation (Guidant) to identify and document potential cumulative environmental impacts and infrastructure needs related to the further development of the Guidant Campus through the year 2019. The AUAR allows the City to evaluate the cumulative effects of all anticipated development in the area at once rather than reviewing individual phases of development separately. Although the training center (Building L) received site plan review approval from the City in April 2002 as an independent action prior to the actions for the proposed Master Plan, the entire Guidant Campus (including Building L) will be included in the AUAR. The City of Arden Hills City Council ordered the preparation of an AUAR for the Master Plan on September 9, 2002. See Appendix B, STUDY AREA DESCRIPTION . The Guidant Campus (the AUAR study area) is a 92.7-acre site in the northwestern part of the City of Arden Hills (see Figures 1 and 2), While the campus lies entirely within the City of Arden Hills, its eastern boundary is directly adjacent to the City of Shore view. Major highways in the area include Interstate 694 (1-694) approximately one quarter-mile to the south, and 1-35W approximately 1.5 miles to the west. The 1-35W/I-694 interchange is approximately 2 miles west of the proposed campus. The campus is south of Guidant Drive North, north of County Road (CR) F, west of Lexington Avenue and east of Ham line A venue. Hamline Avenue and Lexington Avenue both have interchange access to 1694 south of the proposed campus area. Traffic traveling west on 1-694 can exit at Hamline Avenue and gain access to the site; however, traffic traveling east on 1-694 can only travel south on Snelling A venue thereby not providing access to the Guidant Campus. The entire site is owned by Guidant, including Building 0, a 7.1-acre parcel located in the northwest corner of the site known as the Nestle's property. This parcel was purchased by Guidant in August of 2002. The AUAR study area currently includes office and limited industrial land uses, as well as approximately 28.5 acres of vacant land. The study area is within the Metropolitan Council's current Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUS A) and is served by City sewer and water. The Guidant Campus Master Plan is consistent with the proposed land use and zoning found in the both the City's adopted 1982 comprehensive plan, and the conditionally approved 1998 comprehensive plan. DEVELOPMENT SCENARIO TO BE STUDIED IN THE AUAR . The AUAR process studied one development scenario that represents the "worst case" (i.e., most intensive) development concept being considered for tlle site, The Guidant Campus Master Plan has a three-stage development concept (see Table 1 and Figure 4). Phase 1 is planned for construction within the southern half of the campus and includes Addition I to existing Building D, Buildings K (with only three floors to be occupied, initially) and L and Ramps #1 (600 cars) and #5 (900 cars). The location for Phase II is primarily in the western half of the campus with a new ramp on the most southeastern Guidant Campus Master Plan Draft AUAR -4 - September 2002