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Mr. Timothy 1. Nelson -6- February 25, 1997 d) Major congestion at the intersections of Long Lake Road with County Road C and the ramps for southbound I-35W. In addition to serving Centre Pointe and Twin Lakes traffic, these intersections will be used by a major portion of the trips to and from the Gateway Business Park e) Substantially reduced accessibility between northbound I-35W and businesses on the west side ofl-35W. This accessibility could be seriously degraded if the loop ramp from northbound I-35W to westbound County Road C is removed and if serious congestion occurs at the intersections of Cleveland Avenue with the ramps for northbound I-35W and with County Road C. f) Negative impacts on County Road D and the adjacent homes between Cleveland Avenue and Fairview Avenue. This roadway segment has particular sensitivities due to its narrow width and the adjacent residential uses. RECOMMENDED FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS Prec.Mlng sections of this letter have indicated that the traffic portion of the Centre Pointe EA W has multiple serious inadequaci~ and that major traffic problems could arise if the EA W is approved in spite of its traffic inadequacies. The City of Roseville is listed on the EAWas the responsible governmental unit (ROU). Under these circumstances, the first action that should be taken is for the City to officially detennine that the EA W is inadequate. The next step would be for the City to provide directions regarding additional studies that need to be undertaken to adequately address the potential environmental impacts. To assist that process, I would offer the following recommendations regarding the additional environmental work that needs to be accomplished: 1) Broaden the scope of the environmental analysis beyond the limits of an EA W for the Centre Pointe project. As mentioned earlier in this letter, this current scope is inconsistent with State Rules, it does not account for the important cumulative effects of planned development in the three other nearby business parks, and it does not account for the close connection between the Centre Pointe and Twin Lakes Business Parks. The two alternative forms of broader environmental review are an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) or Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR). 2) Complete the traffic forecasts and analyses for the year 2001, which is the year after the three year build out period presented on page 4 of the Centre Pointe EA W. 3) Account for all other new development and traffic growth expected in the area between 1997 and 2001. This needs to include all new development expected to occur in the Twin Lakes Business Park, Gateway Business Park, and Tower Place Business Park. 4) Address potential traffic impacts at all locations that may be significantly affected. The current study report just addresses intersections along Cleveland Avenue from County Road C to County Road D. At a minimum, detailed consideration also needs to be given to the complete interchanges ofl-35 W with County Road C and County Road D because much of the Centre Pointe traffic will use these interchanges. County staff also have expressed interest to understand impacts that would occur on County Road D east of Cleveland Avenue. We would suggest that the locations to be a.r~Jzed be confirmed with S.....d. of the involvw agencies, including: MnlDOT, County, MPCA, Met Council, ana City. -- -----..-- ----- --------------