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~ Metropolitan Council Improve regional competitiveness in a global economy March 1, 2000 fA ~\6\O\ ?>~. Dennis Welsh Community Development Director City of Roseville 2660 Civic Center Drive Roseville, MN 55113-1899 RE: Veritas Software, Centre Point Business Park Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EA W) Metropolitan Council District 11 Metropolitan Council Referral File No. 18468-1 Dear Mr. Welsh: Metropolitan Council staff has conducted a review of this EA W to determine its adequacy and accuracy in addressing regional concerns. The Veritas site is located between 1- 35W and Cleveland Avenue, north of County Road C. An EA W was prepared in 1985 for the Centre Pointe Business Park. An additional EA W was prepared in 1997 fo~ the area when the developer changed. Veritas bought the southern 16 acres and is proposing to add 183,330 square feet of office space to the approved project. This is a voluntary EA W sub.Q1ittal that notes previous EA W findings. ' ' , The staff review has concluded that the EA W is 'complete 'and' accurate with respect to, regional concerns and raises no major issues of consistency with Council policies. An EIS is not necessary for regional purposes. However, Council staff offer the following advisory comments for your consideration. Regional Parks and Open Space There are no Regional Parks or Trails in the immediate area. There may be an opportunity for the city to work with the project to connect the existing internal paved walking trail to Roseville's Langton Lake Park. This would provide the employees the benefit of having access to a green space to walk or have lunch at during nice weather. Item 9. - There is a DNR wetland to the immediate south of the property and one to the north east of the property. In order to minimize the project's impact and to enhance the natural resources of the area it would be helpful to restore native vegetation around these wetlands and to provide native vegetatibn around the new storm ponds propos'edfor the development. Native vegetation provides better water filtration and some potential for bird and wildlife habitat. The restored wetlands, cOI)ll~cted .st<?~ ponds and native vegetated green space would be more, , effectjve than tyPical1awn 'and storm ponds with turf mowed to 'tl1~ir edg~: _,',' . .. -. ~. . . ') - ~ . . ". . . .' .' . www.metrocouncil.org Metro Info Line 602-1888 230 East Fifth Street . St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1626 . (651) 602-1000 . Fax 602-1550 . TIY 291-0904 An Equal OpportWlity Employer