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There is a cost associated with the program. The MPCA charges $150.00 per hour for the staff time spent on each project. Bob Lindall, from Kennedy and Graven, spoke with Patrice Jensen, MPCA staff member, who stated that the range of hours incurred by the MPCA for a review is 11.5 hours to 114 hours, with an average of 50 hours spent on a review. If the City were to apply to the VIC program and the review took 50 hours of MPCA Staff time, the cost to the City would be $7,500.00. MPCA has said that the same staff that worked on Medtronic’s submittal would work on the City’s submittal and being that the same environmental studies would be used, it should help to reduce the number of hours spent on the review. Should the Council decide to make application to the VIC program, the City would be responsible for the cost incurred and follow-up on any MPCA requirements. Based on comments from MPCA staff, it appears that MPCA will not make the City remove the debris, although there is no guarantee. One MPCA staff member did comment that they might require that the City place a restriction on the deed for the former Sysco property relating to the debris that was found. If required, the deed restriction would not preclude development, but may put in place conditions for any future development. Recommendation: A No Association letter would provide closure to the City and would make known the enforcement intentions of the MPCA. Should the City choose not to proceed with the VIC program, any future enforcement would be unknown. Being that the environmental assessment has already been completed and the information is current, it may be a good time to complete a No Action request, which would provide assurance to the City that future action will not be required. Respectfully submitted, Kristin Prososki Planning Associate Attachments: 1. “Introduction to the VIC Program” (as provided on MPCA website) 2. Resolution 6539