CC RES 96-020 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SILVER LAKE CENTER COMMERCIAL REDEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET (EAW) FINSING NO NEED FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS)

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RESPONSE TO COMMENTS, FINDINGS OF FACT, AND RECORD OF DECISION SILVER LAKE CENTER COMMERCIAL REDEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET(EAW) • INTRODUCTION The Ste. Marie Company(SMC) is proposing a phased redevelopment of Apache Plaza in the City of St. Anthony Village, Minnesota. An Environmental Assessment Worksheet(EAW)was prepared pursuant to Minnesota Rules 4410.4300 Subp. 14(B). The EAW, comments received on the EAW, and other pertinent materials have been reviewed in accordance to Minnesota Rules 4410.1700 in order to determine if the proposed project has the potential for significant environmental effects. The following includes responses to all of the comments received by the City of St. Anthony Village(City), Findings of Fact supporting the decision, and the Record of Decision indicating an Environmental Impact Statement(EIS) is not necessary for this project. RESPONSE TO COMMENTS EAW Notification, Distribution, and Comment Period In accordance with Minnesota Rules 4410.1500, the EAW was completed and distributed on January 10, 1996 to all persons and agencies on the official Environmental Quality Board(EQB) mailing list and other interested parties. The notification was published in the EQB Monitor on January 15, 1996, initiating the 30-day public comment period. The comment period ended on February 14, 1996. • Comments Received and Response U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Timothy Fell January 17 1996 The Corps confirmed that the project is not within the regulatory jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers. Response: So noted for the record. The project proposer and the RGU appreciate the Corps' prompt response. Ramsey Soil and Water Conservation District, Tom Peterson January 31 1996 The Ramsey SWCD stated that, "based on the information contained in the EAW and discussions with Ramsey County Public Works Personnel and Rice Creek Watershed District staff, it appears, with the addition of four storm water management ponds, that the redevelopment plan may be an improvement over current stormwater management conditions at the site." SWCD staff recommended that the Rice Creek Watershed District's ponding requirements be utilized for ponding design, and, if at all possible and feasible, that the ponds be maximized to improve nutrient removal. The SWCD also stated that soil erosion and sediment control during project construction will be critical. Response: It is the intent of the project proposers to minimize the short and long-term downstream water quality impacts associated with this project to the extent practicable. As stated in the EAW, modeling results indicate the project will reduce peak runoff rates from the existing conditions for both the interim and ultimate redevelopment proposal. The results • predict a 26 percent reduction in phosphorus runoff from the 54-acre tributary watershed(a PAGE 1