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Item No: 6B Meeting Date: Sept. 13, 2004 Type of Business: EDA Business Administrator Review : ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mounds View Economic Development Authority From: Aaron Backman, Economic Development Coordinator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 04-EDA-195 Authorizing the Selection of a Professional Services Firm to undertake an Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) for the Bridges Golf Course Redevelopment Site Date of Report: September 13, 2004 Introduction: The Mounds View Economic Development Authority (the “Authority”) and the City Council have directed staff to explore all potential options relating to the operation of the Bridges of Mounds View Golf Course (the “Bridges”), including the possible redevelopment of the course. Discussion: On July 26, 2004 the Mounds View EDA authorized staff to pursue title commitment research of The Bridges Golf Course. Schedules A & B were completed the last week of August and a legal opinion by Scott Riggs of Kennedy & Graven on September 7, 2004. On August 23rd, the M.V. EDA authorized SEH (the lowest bidder) to conduct a wetland delineation study of the developed portion of the Bridges Golf Course at a cost not to exceed $2,000. This is currently in process and should be completed on September 15th. Also the last week of August, CRESA Partners authorized that an updated Phase I Environmental Assessment be completed by the end of September. This will replace the one that was prepared in 1993 and is being paid for by CRESA, on behalf of the End User. The City Administrator and Backman met with CRESA Partners on August 10th and August 25th. The End User is very interested in the site and is carefully considering various elements of locating in Mounds View. What is being proposed is a corporate office campus. City Staff has been providing as much information as possible to CRESA. The End User has requested that an Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) be undertaken by the City so that transportation, public services, environmental, and other parameters are understood. Environmental reviews are required for specific-sized projects. An AUAR is a midsized environmental review process that is more timely and economical than an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). On September 7, 2004, Joe Rhein from Bonestroo made a presentation at the City Council Work Session. Staff asked for and received three proposals from qualified firms specializing in master planning and environmental assessments for undertaking an AUAR. The proposals range in cost from $50,300 to over $75,000+. Staff received all the proposals on Thursday, September 9th, and will review them prior to the EDA meeting.