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The Village, LLC Redevelopment EAW – Record of Decision City of Saint Anthony Village WSB Project No. 2170-380 Page 1 I. ADMINISTRATIVE BACKGROUND Pursuant to Minnesota Rule 4410.4500, the City of Saint Anthony Village has prepared an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for the proposed The Village, LLC Redevelopment. This Record of Decision addresses State of Minnesota environmental review requirements as established in Minnesota Rule 4410.1700. Continental Property Group is the project proposer for this project. The City of Saint Anthony Village is the Responsible Governmental Unit (RGU). The EAW was filed with the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) and circulated for review and comments to the required EAW distribution list. A Notice of Availability for the initial EAW was published in the EQB Monitor on December 5, 2016. Notices of Availability and Press Releases were published in the St Anthony Bulletin on December 7, 2016. The public comment period ended January 4, 2017. Comments were received from the US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE), Metropolitan Council, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), Minnesota Historical Society (SHPO), and Hennepin County. All comments were considered in determining the potential for significant environmental impacts. Summaries of the comments received, and the City of Saint Anthony Village’s responses to those comments, are provided in Section III, below. II. FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS As to the need for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on this project and based on the record in this matter, including the EAW and comments received, the City of Saint Anthony Village makes the following Findings of Fact and Conclusions: A. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Continental Property Group proposes to redevelop an existing 15-acre manufactured home/RV park community, which holds 98 manufactured homes and 95 RV sites, into a combination of multi-family residential units (townhomes and apartments). The project is proposed to construct approximately 837 units. B. PROJECT HISTORY The project was subject to a mandatory EAW per Minnesota Rule 4410.4300 Subpt 19.  The EAW was distributed to the EQB and to the EQB mailing list on December 5, 2016. Public notices containing information about the availability of the EAW for public review was provided to the St Anthony Bulletin for publication in the December 7, 2016 papers. Hard copies of the EAW were provided for public review at Saint Anthony Village City Hall, Northeast Library, Environmental Conservation Library, and an electronic copy was provided on the City of Saint Anthony’s website. A notice was published for the EAW in the December 5, 2016 EQB Monitor. The public comment period ended January 4, 2017. Comments were received from the USACE, Metropolitan Council, MPCA, SHPO, and Hennepin County. Copies of these comment letters are hereby incorporated for reference and included in Attachment A. 20