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May 6, 2020 Thomas Paschke, City Planner City of Roseville 2660 Civic Center Drive Roseville, MN 55113 RE:City of RosevilleEnvironmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) –Twin Lakes Station Metropolitan Council Review No. 22439-1 Metropolitan Council District No. 10 Dear Mr. Paschke: The Metropolitan Council received theEAW for the Twin Lakes Station project in the City of Roseville on March 26, 2020. The proposed project is located between Fairview Avenue and Snelling Avenue, north of County Road C, and adjacent to Herschel Street. The proposed development consists of 21.43 acres with three residential complexes and seven commercial buildings.The residential uses include a senior living complex with 277 units and two multi-family residential buildings with a total of 228 units. The staff review finds that the EAW is complete and accurate with respect to regional concerns and does not raisemajor issues of consistency with Council policies. An EIS is not necessary for regional purposes. We offerthe following comments for your consideration. Item 8. Permits and Approvals Required; Item 9. Land Use(Eric Wojchik, 651-602-1330) The EAW states that the proposed project is consistent with the planned land use in the City’s 2040 Plan, which is Community Mixed-Use. However, the City has not yet adopted the 2040 Plan. Until the 2040 Plan is adopted by the City, the 2030 Plan is still in effect. The 2030 Plan (current adopted Plan) identifies the land use for the site as Industrial. In order to be consistent with State environmental rules, adoption of the 2040 Plan must occur prior to development commencing. Please note that the Metropolitan Council authorized the City of Roseville’s 2040 Plan on April 22, 2020. Item 9. Land Use–Parks and Trails (Colin Kelly, 651-602-1361) The EAW accurately identifies the location of two parks, Oasis Park and Rosebrook Park, near the proposed project site. However, the EAW does not identify the St. Anthony Railroad Spur Regional Trail Search Corridor directly south of the site along County Road C. The Metropolitan Council’s regional trail search corridors represent the proposed location of future expansions of the Regional Parks System. The applicants should consider how the development may connect or integrate with a future regional trail corridor along the south side of County Road C. Item 11. Water Resources –Surface Water(Joe Mulcahy, 651-602-1104) The EAWstates that there are no impaired waters withinamile of the projectsite.This statement does not adequatelyaddressthepotential impacts, or lack thereof, on local surface waterfeatures.The EAWdoes notidentify theunnamedstreamlocated directly north of the site from Oasis stormwater pond to Little Johanna Lakethat appears to be impaired for chloride.Little Johanna Lake is also impaired for chloride and nutrients.According to the MPCA website, a TMDL study