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701 Xenia Avenue South | Suite 300 | Minneapolis, MN 55416 | (763) 541-4800 <br />Building a legacy – your legacy. <br />Equal Opportunity Employer | wsbeng.com <br />K:\02170-380\Admin\Docs\EAW\Record of Decision\Memo - Mayor and CC.docx <br />Memorandum <br />To:Honorable Mayor and City Council, City of Saint Anthony Village <br />CC:Breanne Rothstein, WSB & Associates, Inc. <br />From:Alison Harwood, WSB & Associates, Inc. <br />Date:January 24, 2017 <br />Re:The Village, LLC Redevelopment <br />Environmental Assessment Worksheet <br />WSB Project No. 2170-380 <br />The public comment period for the proposed The Village, LLC Redevelopment Environmental <br />Assessment Worksheet (EAW) ended January 4, 2017. The purpose of the EAW is to identify potential <br />environmental impacts and determine whether or not an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is <br />required. An EIS is a more extensive environmental review process. Determining whether or not an EIS <br />is needed does not relate to providing approval or denial for the project. <br />Enclosed, please find the following items for your review relating to this EAW: <br />The Record of Decision and Findings of Fact on the need for an Environmental Impact Statement <br />(EIS). <br />A summary of the review agencies comments received on the EAW and the responses to those <br />comments. This section responds to each review agency issue. <br />Mandatory EIS Categories for Residential Development and Recent EISs <br />Summary of Major Comments <br />Comments were received from the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Metropolitan Council, <br />Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), Minnesota Historical Society (SHPO), and Hennepin <br />County. These comments were general in nature. The Metropolitan Council comments have either been <br />addressed or will be addressed during the City of Saint Anthony Village’s Updated to the 2040 <br />Comprehensive Plan. The Hennepin County comments have either been addressed or will be addressed <br />during the revised traffic study or the preliminary plat review. The SHPO, MPCA, and USACE did not <br />raise significant issues. <br />  <br />City Council Decision Action <br />The decision before the City Council regarding the EAW is to decide whether or not the project has the <br />potential for significant environmental impacts that cannot be addressed through the permitting <br />processes. If the Council determines that the project does not have the potential for these significant <br />environmental impacts, the Council should issue a Negative Declaration of Need for an EIS. If the <br />Council determines that the project does have the potential for significant environmental impact that <br />cannot be addressed through the permitting and approval process, the Council should require an EIS. <br />Based on the review completed by WSB & Associates, it is our recommendation that an EIS is not <br />needed for this project. <br />If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at (763) 231-4847.