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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 13, 2014 Page 13 Councilmember McGehee expressed her concern, if TCE or other significant con- taminants were contained above and below the aquifer, in breaking that barrier, questioning if there were sufficient safeguards in place to address that pollution if the EAW was waived. Mr. Nordland advised that part of the RAP in addressing the perched groundwater would be geo-piers in lieu of straight piles down to the bedrock, with those geo- piers not as deep or piercing the layers of bedrock (e.g.. 72' deep for the geo- piers) and opined that may be the solution; again, noting that these details were beyond his realm of expertise. At the request of Mayor Roe regarding her interest in any financial assistance, Councilmember McGehee noted the existence of TIF Districts 17 and 17.a, with District 17.a including funding specifically for environmental clean-up. Coun- cilmember McGehee opined that the City should finally do something from its 1987 mandate to clean-up this property. Councilmember McGehee opined that she was not opposed to using those funds for clean-up, and as for TIF assistance, she was ambivalent at this point, but didn't consider it a"no go." Councilmember McGehee concurred with comments of Councilmember Willmus, that this was the type of development long sought for this area, as well as the City; and therefore, she was very supportive of the proposed use. Councilmember McGehee ex- pressed appreciation to Mr. Nordland for his familiarity with Brownfield proper- ties and responses required for any development. Councilmember Laliberte stated that, with a solid plan coming forward, she would be in favor of waiving the EAW requirement based on the information provided tonight; opining that the tenant would require clean-up of this site. Councilmember Laliberte opined that she would like the City to move forward with clean-up of the entire Twin Lakes Development Area; and expressed her fa- vor in fusing TIF funds for developments like this for Roseville near I-35W providing easy access and bringing good jobs to this area. Mayor Roe anticipated that the value of the project was around $20 million, cer- tainly beyond the current value of the vacant parcel; and providing a potential to generate considerable increment. Mayor Roe advised that he would want to make sure there were some guidelines and standards in place to evaluate financial assis- tance, noting that other options were also available (e.g. SAC credits) as appropri- ate or any financial tool should be worth considering. Mayor Re noted the current time constraints and his respect for those. Regarding a policy when an EAW is not mandatory based on rules and law stand- ards, Mayor Roe confirmed that the City Council's Policy was to require a discre- tionary EAW. Mayor Roe opined that the thresholds of this development were so far from mandatory; and expressed appreciation from the development team to provide information to the City rather than the public or City Council needing to