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.11. Bonestroo .. Rosene a Anderfik & 1\11 Associates Engineers & Architects 2335 West Highway 36 · SL Paul. MN 55113 Office; 651-636-4600. Fax: 651-636-1311 www.bonestroo.com December 29, 2006 John Meyer Finance Director City ofCenterville 1880 Main Street Centerville. MN 55038 RE: Proposal for Preparation of an Environmental Assessment Worksheet, Centervi lie Downtown Redevelopment Project, Centerville, Minnesota Dear Mr. Meyer: BoDestroo, Rosene. Anderlik & Associates, Inc. (Boneslroo) has prepared this proposal for the preparation of an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EA W) "for the proposed Centerville Downtown Redevelopment Project in Centerville, Minnesota... The Responsible Governmental Unit (RGU) for the project is the City of Centerville. The boundaries of the redevelopment area are generally one-half block west of Centervillc. Road on the west, one-half block east of Progress Road on the east one-half block south of Westview Street on the north. and one-half block south of Heritage Street on the south. The currently proposed redevelopment project involves. the demolition of existing structures and construction ofJ62 residential units (multi- family), 68,000 square feet of retail space, parking facilities. roadway improvements, trails and open space areas, utilities. and stonnwater management facilities. The number of multi-family residential units proposed (362), combined with the 68,000 square feet of proposed retail space. triggers a mandatory EA W under Minnesota RuJes,.Chapter 4410.4300 Subpart 32. SCOPE OF SERVlCES. The general scope of work will be to collect and analyze information pertinent to the project and potential environmental impacts, and to incorporate this infonnation into tbe EA W in accordance with the rules and. intent of the guidelines set forth by the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB). Our proposed scope of work is divided into the tasks discussed below: Task 1: Define Project, Collect Information and Identity Areas of Concern Information submitted for the EA W must specifically describe the proposed project and predict the project's environmental impacts. The scope of this task is to collect aU relevant information, including design plans, engineering plans and reports, and all potential variations of the project that can be reasonably expected. This task also involves collecting copies of local government planning documents such as comprehensive plans. zoning maps, watershed plans, inform~on 01) local infrasbUcture (e.g., traffic, water, sewer), soils maps. groundwater information, surface water features. historical and cultural resource infonnation, and unique local features infonnation (e.g., fish., wifdlife, ecology, parks, trails). Sf. Paul. St. C1.oud. Roc;hestcr. MN · Milwaukee. WI. Chicago. lL AfRt.....tlve AnlOll/l:qual Opportunlly Emplopr _ Eaapl...,.,e Own.,d .31