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Proposed Senior Living Facility—Mounds View, Minnesota Kilo Project 25-2066—December 30,2025 Page 4 of 9 Survey prepared by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. This service has mapped soil properties for 95% of the United States. At this location, the mapped soils consist of the Urban land- Lino complex. This stratum consists of approximately 87%to 96%sand-sized particles in the upper soil profile. These soils are consistent with the materials encountered during this field exploration. These soils are considered "poor" materials for construction reclamation and "somewhat limited" for dwellings without basements. It should be noted that the underlying soil sampling for this database was primarily for agricultural purposes, and only covers the approximate upper eighty inches of the soil profile. Soils are not homogenous and may change both vertically and laterally between the boring locations. Clear separation between strata may not be observed in the field, with gradual transitions between soil types encountered. The general soil description above is generalized for convenience. Full details regarding the soils encountered during this exploration are included in the boring logs in the appendix of this report, including soil descriptions, penetration resistances, moisture contents, and completed laboratory testing to define soil engineering properties. Water level observations are only valid for the time and locations sampled and may vary substantially with time. The samples not altered by laboratory testing will be stored for 30 days from the date of this report then disposed of unless retention is requested by the client. Storage fees for soils retained beyond 30 days may apply. CONSTRUCTION RECOMMENDATIONS Foundation Bearing Capacity Testing Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP)Testing was completed to depths of 30 inches below grades. Then, a three-inch diameter solid-stem power auger boring was attempted to target depths of 60 inches below existing site grades to recover soil samples. Auger refusal was encountered in borings B-1, B-2, and B-3 at 2 feet on buried brick and cobbles. The number of hammer blows required to drive the DCP two inches into the subgrade were recorded for the full testing depth and are included in the appendix of this report. DCP testing included correlated bearing capacities of 700 psf to 2,000 psf in each of the borings within the proposed building and pavement areas. The correlated bearing capacities generally increased with depth. The top one foot of the subgrade is ignored in reported capacities due to probable disturbance during construction and frost action during the lifetime of the structure. Each of the tests terminated in suitable soils. Localized areas of soft or loose material can be remediated using moisture conditioning and compaction, as described below. Some of the near-surface soils have been disturbed as part of the findings in the first three borings of the site, including areas that have been previously graded and near existing site utilities. Existing utilities that are not planned to be part of the proposed development should be properly sealed and removed from the site. "Undocumented Fills" are soils that have been previously disturbed by man- made activities and have an unknown or undocumented history of compaction as part of the previous site disturbance. These materials can be highly variable in material composition and compaction quality. Due to this unknown condition, these soils should be either removed and replaced with engineered fill Undocumented fill soils below foundation elements should be removed and replaced by engineered fill prior to foundation construction. The materials should be evaluated by a qualified special inspections firm at the time of construction.