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<br />. <br /> <br />DAHLGREN <br />SHARDLDW <br />AND.UBAN <br /> <br />INCOJlPOJlATlIP <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />October 29,2003 <br /> <br />TO; <br /> <br />Aaron Parrish, City of Arden Hills <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />John Shardlow, DSU <br />Ciara Schlichting, DSU <br /> <br />RE; <br /> <br />TCAAP Environmental Review <br /> <br />At your request we have prepared a cost estimate to complete an Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) <br />for tbe "excess" property within the TCAAP site. The development scenario reviewed for the AUAR will be <br />based On the "preferred alternative" from Phase 3 of the TCAAP Reuse Plan. Likewise, the technical analyses . <br />fOr traffic, utilities and water resources from the "preferred alternative" from Phase 3 will be the basis for the <br />AUAR analyses for these issues. The AUAR will also review the impacts of two development alternatives <br />within specified sub-areas of the excess property. <br /> <br />Dahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban, Inc. (DSU) will coordinate all aspects of the AUAR process. Tbe AUAR team <br />also includes SRF Consulting Group (SRF) and Applied Ecological Services (ABS). DSU will be responsible <br />for tasks related to land use and planning. SRF will be responsible for all engineering related tasks associated <br />with the AUAR. AES will be rcsponsible for tasks related to natural resources. <br /> <br />The General Service Administration (GSA) is in the process of conducting a federal Environmental <br />Assessment (EA) tor the TCAAP site. We will coordinate the AUAR with the EA process to ensure that no <br />duplicative analyses occur and that the documents are consistent with one another. It is our understanding that <br />the federal EA does not meet all of the State of Minnesota's environmental review requirements. <br /> <br />The AUAR process typically requires six to ten months from ordering the AUAR to adoption of the Final <br />AUAR and Mitigation Plan. We suggest that the AUAR process begin after the completion of Phase 3 of the <br />TCAAP Reuse Plan. We estimate that costs associated with the AUAR process will be approximately <br />$167,500 with $5,000 . $8,000 of non.labor related expenses (document production, mileage, graphic <br />materials, etc.). The cost estimate prepared by each AUAR team member is attached. <br /> <br />We look fOlWard to further assisting the City of Arden Hills with this exciting project. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />300 FIRST AVENUE NORTH SUITE 210 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55401 PHONE(6I2)339.3300 FAX(612)337-560I <br />