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RCA Exhibit A <br />1C�7 seeds and plants). Mr. Haun further darified that there would be no animals on site, nor <br />1 c� � would they use or purchase manure for application to the test plots; and noted the <br />� cT9 amount of chemicals and pesticides if and when used would not be anywhere near that <br />��o used in an average agriculture setting, but would more akin to that applied for a typical <br />�� � household lawn or garden. <br />�� 2 Mr. Haun advised that their firm would screen the test plots, especially the greenhouses, <br />� � 3 to avoid attracting any attention with light, or for vandalism; noting that their equipment <br />� �� was expensive and valuable and therefore they wanted to protect it as much as possible. <br />1�� Mr. Haun further advised that the fields would be landscaped to look appealing and <br />1�» include a buffer between them and the street, and between the park and research plots to <br />117 function as needed. <br />11 � Mr. Haun noted their firm's ongoing consultation and cooperative work relationship with <br />1�� the U of MN Research Station Manager, advising that Calyxt would use best practices to <br />� 2C! those used by the U of MN at their sites near Larpenteur and Fairview Avenues, and <br />� 2 � would abide by those same chemical application guidelines dictated and regulated for <br />�2� their use and as found on the individual products that may be applied periodically. Mr. <br />�2� Haun referenced the conditions followed by the U of MN for such applications under <br />�2� windy conditions, and the logs kept related to weather conditions on application days; <br />�2� advising Calyxt would follow those same procedures and documentation. <br />12� Mr. Haun advised that this site was an unusual shape, but worked well for their plans and <br />12f also tied into the City's interest in protecting Langton Lake and Park. Mr. Haun noted that <br />12� the north side of the site would not be cultivated, and opined that moving this site from its <br />129 existing use as a large parking lot and Brownfield site, provided benefit to the city, its <br />13t� residents, and their firm. <br />1_� � Discussion <br />�:r� Chair Boguszewski provided anecdotal comments based on his experience as an <br />�:r.l Undergraduate at the University of Chicago and genetic crop testing being done at that <br />���� time, and the due diligence then and more advanced technologies available today of <br />1�� benefit to the Roseville community. <br />13�� Based on remediation comments, Chair Boguszewski questioned the applicant on their <br />13? projections or estimates at this time for potential contamination levels existing on these <br />�:�� parcels. <br />13J Mr. Haun advised that they had just received the Phase II study within the last few days, <br />1�?� and noted the City Council had held discussions and allotted funds already and hired a <br />1�? i Brownfields consultant to assist with those mitigation efforts. Mr. Haun noted there was a <br />1a� lot of blacktop and oil, but nothing indicating it would predude them from moving forward <br />1�',� or mitigation required outside what was anticipated from that past use. <br />1<<-�� Given that the Conditional Use applies to the land, should mitigation costs subsequently <br />1�,:; be found to be beyond the applicant's ability to move forward, Chair Boguszewski asked <br />1�=8 what happened with the Conditional Use situation. <br />1�; Mr. Paschke advised that many things still needed to occur to proceed, including <br />1�8 mitigating soil contamination under the direction of the Brownfield consultant; but was <br />1�9 confident the property would redevelop, whether for this use or another use. <br />15o Tom LaSalle noted that the intent was to move forward quickly, since this client wanted to <br />15 i purchase the property yet this year and get in the ground by February of 2016. Mr. <br />1[:? LaSalle assured the Commission that this request was not speculative in nature, but was <br />1[:� a serious intent to get the sale accomplished. Mr. LaSalle questioned why any other <br />1�:;�� potential purchase would have an interest in having a Conditional Use for outdoor <br />� 5� research plots. <br />��:>t; Regarding the Brownfields clean-up, Member Murphy asked if done to the north it was <br />��:>: well-bounded, but to the east of the research plot, was there any concern or potential that <br />� �� the south property would not be cleaned up, even though not part of this property <br />':5� purchase, could some contaminant still leach to the north. <br />Page 12 of 14 <br />