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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 13, 2014 Page 12 cilmember McGehee noted that her main concern was the presence of TCE. However, with the development team already considering that situation and po- tential venting of the building, Councilmember McGehee sought additional input from Mr. Nordland on their proposal to identify the level of TCE evident on this site. Councilmember McGehee opined that the City had been remiss in not char- acterizing the site and monitoring wells as fully as it should have; and opined that she also had other EAW concerns not relevant to this application, but causing her considerable concerns. Mr. Nordland referenced the reports done to-date, with the most recent one dated 2007; and advised that the MPCA updates required for Phase I and additional test- ing for Phase II for groundwater and soil, and soil vapor testing required by the MPCA's VIC program should provide that information. Mr. Nordland noted that TCE concerns had become a much larger issue recently with the EPA, based on the likelihood that they have greater impact on human health than indicated in the past. Mr. Nordland noted that the development team's environmental and overall work plan would need approval by the MPCA, including a Response Action Plan (RAP); and the team already assumed venting under the building with any im- pacts removed on site. To-date, Mr. Nordland advised that nothing had been found; and while this was beyond his expertise and needed reliance on their envi- ronmental and site consultants and engineers, he advised that if needed, those soils and contaminants would be removed. Mr. Nordland noted that a contingen- cy plan would be in place as and if things are found during the construction pro- cess; and included on-site and/or off-site groundwater issues and identification of any off-sit sources impacting the subject parcel, its location and what the MPCA directs to resolve those issues. Mr. Nordland advised that the VIC under MPCA regulations provided that developers were not responsible for existing pollution, but responsible for mediating a Brownfield site; with the developer paying for MPCA staff to review reports. Mr. Nordland noted that the MPCA already had a file on this parcel, consisting of past reports; and had assigned a project manager to review Phase I and Phase II work plans. Mr. Nordland noted that the develop- ment team's work plan would be under guidelines from the MPCA and any levels of testing they required, as well as soil borings and groundwater testing. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Mr. Nordland advised that the VIC commitment would guarantee clean up of the parcel to an industrial versus resi- dential standard; typical for most commercial developments. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Mr. Nordland further advised that the MPCA required those reports be turned over to the MPCA, at which point they became public information. Mr. Nordland offered to provide a copy to the City of Roseville, beyond their access to the public MPCA copies, if so directed, even though they are available to anyone at the MPCA level.