04-30-07 Item 4M, Contract with SRF for AUAR

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A TT ACHMENT A - (Alternative Urban Areawide Review) A. The Services - Alternative Urban Areawide Review Base Study and Optional Tasks Overview SRF will prepare an AUAR for City approval and distribution addressing the potential environmental impacts of the TCAAP Master Plan. SRF will prepare two minor sub-alternatives to the Master Plan, addressing minor variation in site plan design or development density. The AUAR will be completed under Minnesota EQB rules and with the City of Arden Hills serving as the Regulatory Governmental Unit (RGU) for the AUAR. Completion ofthe AUAR will draw upon previous analysis completed by the U.s. Army and/or the City of Arden Hills and its consultants, as well as information and analysis developed in the associated Master Development, Traffic Impact Study, and Stage One processes, and the contamination studies and remediation plans completed by others under separate contracts. This specifically includes data gathering from other sources (Natural Heritage Database, State Historic Preservation Office file search, soils inventories and previous Applied Ecological Services studies), summaries of analysis completed under other tasks or by other consultants (traffic studies, utility and infrastructure analysis, stormwater, contamination, vehicle-generated noise and air quality impacts). Analysis will be completed in consultation with the City of Arden Hills and the environmental agencies responsible for reviewing (and potentially regulating) impacts identified within the AUAR. A preliminary draft AUAR document and mitigation plan will be prepared for City review. Revisions will be made in response to City comments and the Draft AUAR and Mitigation Plan will be finalized for agency distribution and public review. SRF will conduct an open house during the comment period to facilitate public comment. Following the public comment period, responses to substantive comments received will be prepared for City review. The Final AUAR and mitigation plan will be prepared addressing substantive comments as well as further updates to the Master Plan. Following City approval, the Final AUAR and Mitigation Plan will be distributed in accordance with EQB rules. Public Involvement A specific list of project stakeholders/participants will be identified as well as appropriate methods for obtaining input. At a minimum, SRF will participate in two public open houses, provide technical reports and AUAR-related materials in pdfformat for use on the City project website, and provide six newsletter articles on AUAR-related topics at key milestones in the project. \\Metro-inet.us\ardenhills\Planning\Community Development\TCAAP\Consultants\SRF - AUAR\AUAR Services Contract 4-24-07.doc 7