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Attachment B RECORD OF DECISION FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS, RESPONSES TO COMMENTS Date: May 18, 2020 RE: Determination of Need for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Project: Twin Lakes Station Location: City of Roseville, Ramsey County, MN FINDINGS OF FACT 1.Roseville Investment Partners, LLC, in coordination with Dominium, are proposing to redevelop an industrial site in Roseville, MN to a mixed use commercial and residential development. The proposed redevelopment includes 277 senior living units, 228 family residential units, 55,000 square feet of commercial retail, and 1,016 parking stalls. 2.The project falls within the mandatory Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) category of Minnesota Rules part 4410.4300,Subpart 32 – Mixed residential and industrial-commercial projects; Subpart 19 – Residential development. 3.City of Roseville is serving as the Responsible Government Unit (RGU). 4.The EAW was prepared using the form approved by the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board in accordance with Minnesota Rules Part 4410.1300; and 5.The EAW is incorporated by reference in this Record of Decision; and 6.The EAW was published in the EQB on April 6, 2020. A copy of the EAW was sent to all persons on the EQB Distribution List. Hard copies of the EAW were also available for public viewing at the City of Roseville City Office, the City of Roseville website, and available upon request. 7.The 30-day public review and comment period opened on April 6, 2020 and ended on May 6, 2020. Four written comments were received from three state agencies (Minnesota Department of Transportation, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency) and one regional agency (Metropolitan Council). No other comments were received. DECISION REGARDING NEED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT The City of Roseville considered the following factors in Minnesota Rules, part 4410.1700 in deciding whether the project has the potential for significant environmental effects: 1.Type, extent, and reversibility of environmental effects The City of Roseville finds the analysis completed for the EAW is adequate to determine whether the project has the potential for significant environmental impacts. The EAW described the type and extent of impacts anticipated to result from the proposed project. This document provides clarifications and summarizes the dominant and recurring issues within the EAW. Traffic and environmental remediation covered by an MPCA Response Action Plan were the primary impacts within the EAW, and within the comments received, that was found to be impacted by the proposed project. By following the mitigation outlined in the EAW and in the response to comments, the impacts will be avoided, minimized, and/or mitigated. 2.Cumulative potential effects of related or anticipated future projects The proposed Twin Lakes Station project is located in an area guided for Community Mixed-Use, with development-redevelopment potential, in the City’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan. The surrounding area contains the infrastructure to support it and provides access to the existing transportation network of roads, sidewalks, and access to three transit bus routes. The 1