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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 28, 2003 Page 3 1 Motion by Councitmember Sparks to approve the Consent Agenda with the removal of Item 1. 2 3 Motion carried unanimously. 4 5 1 Consider Janupa 14, 2003 Council meeting minutes. 6 7 Councilmember Sparks stated she couldn't vote on the January 14, 2003 Council meeting 8 minutes because she did not attend the meeting. 9 10 Motion by Councilmember Faust to approve Item 1, January 14, 2003 Council meeting minutes 11 as amended. 12 13 Motion carried unanimpuft. 14 15 V. PUBLIC HEARINGS. 16 None. 17 18 VI. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND STAFF. 19 A. UDdate on the Northwest Quadrant redevelopment (Jim Prosser, Ehlers &Associates 20 Mayor Hodson welcomed Jim Prosser to the meeting. 21 22 Jim Prosser, Ehlers & Associates, addressed the Council and provided an overview of the 23 Northwest Quadrant Alternative Urban Areawide Review. 24 25 Mr. Prosser said the redevelopment of the Apache area within the Northwest Quadrant will 26 require an environmental review. He stated that with the nature of the proposed redevelopment 27 it is recommended that St. Anthony consider an Alternative Urban Areawide Review(AUAR). 28 He said this process is essentially an Environmental Impact Statement that provides some 29 flexibility to adapt to changes that may be considered by the City in the future. He noted that the 30 AUAR is the method of environmental review most preferred by cities for this type of project. 31 32 Mr. Prosser said while acting on behalf of the City, Ehlers &Associates has solicited ftorn two 33 firms identified as highly competent in the preparation of AUAR studies. He stated those two 34 firms, SRF Consulting Group, Inc. and DSU Consultants,have submitted proposals for 35 consideration. 36 37 Mr. Prosser said in an effort to save costs,both firms were advised of the availability of WSB 38 Engineers to "partner" in the AUAR study. WSB has significant base data required for the 39 AUAR study. He stated both firms included WSB as partners in their proposals. 40 41 Mr. Prosser said after a review of DSU and SRF's scope of services,references, time, and cost, 42 Ehlers &Associates recommends that DSU be selected to undertake the AUAR study required 43 for this development. DSU is estimating the work be done in four to six months with a cost of 44 $46,200. This recommendation has been reviewed by the City staff. 45 46 Motion by Councilmember Sparks to approve Ehlers &Associates recommendation to hire DSU 47 to do the Northwest Quadrant Alternative Urban Areawide Review.