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<br />1 \J 1 Associates
<br />Engineers & An:hitects
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<br />2335 West Highway36- St. Paul, MN 55113
<br />. Office:.65H36-4600 - Fax: 651c636-1311
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<br />www.bo.nesrroo:corri
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<br />December 29,2006
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<br />John Meyer
<br />Finance Director
<br />City of CenterviIle
<br />1880 Main Street
<br />CenterviIle, MN 55038
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<br />RE: Proposal for Preparation of an Environmental Assessment Worksheet, CenterviIle Downtown
<br />Redevelopment Project,CenterviIle, Minnesota '
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<br />Dear,Mr. Meyer:
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<br />Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik & Associates, Inc. (Bonestroo) has prepared this proposaHor the'
<br />preparation of an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EA W) for the proposed CenterviIle Downtown
<br />Redevelopment Project in Centerville, Minnesota. The Responsible Governmental Unit (RGU) for the
<br />project is the City of Centerville. . .
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<br />The boundaries of the redevelopment area are generally 6ne-halfblock west of CentervilleRoadon the
<br />west, one-half block east of Progress Road on the east, one-half block southofWestview Street on the
<br />north, and one~halfblock south of Heritage Streetonthe south. The currently proposed redevelopment
<br />project involves the demolition of existing structures andconstruction of362 residential units (multi-,
<br />family), 68,000 square feet ofretail space, parking facilities, roadway improvements, trails and open
<br />space areas, utilities, and stormwater management facilities. The number of multi-family residential
<br />units proposed (362), combined with the 68,000 squarefeet of proposed retail space, triggers a mandatory
<br />EA W under Minnesota Rules, Chapter 4410.4300 Subpart 32.
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<br />SCOPE OF SERVICES
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<br />The general scope of work will be to collect and analyze information pertinent to the project and potential
<br />environmental impacts, and to incorporate this information intotheEA W in accordance with the rules and.
<br />intent oftheguidelines set forth by the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB). Our proposed
<br />scope of work is divided into the tasks discussed below:
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<br />Task 1 : Define Project, Collect Information and Identify Areas of Concern
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<br />Information submitted for the EA W must specifically describe the proposed project and predict the
<br />project's environmental impacts. The scope' of this task is to collect all relevant information, including
<br />design plans, engineering plans and reports, and all potential variations of the project that can be
<br />reasonably expected.
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<br />This task also involves collecting copies oflocalgovernment planningdocumeIitssuch as comprehensive
<br />plans, zoning maps, watershed plans, information on loca} infrastructure {e. g., traffic, water, sewer), soils
<br />maps, groundwater information, surface water featl,lres, historical and cultural resource information, and
<br />unique local features information (e.g.,fish, wildlife, ecology,patks,trails).
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