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July 15, 2019 Page 2 • Currie Park Lofts Redevelopment, Minneapolis o 2.41 acre site o Two six story buildings with 369 residential units • Dock Street Redevelopment, Minneapolis o 3.25 acre site o 400 residential unit building • Bennett Lumber Site Redevelopment, Minneapolis o Two residential buildings with 710 units In none of these cases did the city determine the need for an EIS. An EIS is a more extensive environmental review process. For a project at this scale, an EIS would not provide information which would not already be requested during the permitting, county review or preliminary plat phase of the project. The mandatory EIS categories for residential development are based on the proposed project’s location. Developments in an unincorporated area outside of the metro have different requirements than a project in the metro. The Doran SLV, LLC multifamily redevelopment project is located in the City of Saint Anthony Village, which is a city in the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area. A residential development at the location of the Doran SLV, LLC multifamily redevelopment project that exceeds 1,500 attached units would require an EIS. Below are examples of projects in Minnesota that have necessitated an EIS: • NorthMet Mining Project and Land Exchange (PolyMet mine) • Great Northern Transmission Line Project • Zavoral Mine and Reclamation Project • US Bank Stadium • TCF Stadium • Target Field • Metro Blue Light Rail Line Extension • Southwest Green Line Light Rail Extension Summary of Major Comments The required public comment period for the proposed Doran SLV, LLC Multifamily Redevelopment Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) ended July 3, 2019. Comments were received from the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), Metropolitan Council, Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD), and Ramsey County. These comments were mostly advisory in nature. Detail is included in the Record of Decision and Findings of Fact document. City Council Decision Action The decision before the City Council regarding the EAW is to decide whether the project has the potential for significant environmental impacts that cannot be addressed through the permitting processes. If the Council determines that the project does not have the potential for these significant environmental impacts, the Council should issue a Negative Declaration of Need for an EIS. If the Council determines that the project does have the potential for significant environmental impact that cannot be addressed through the permitting and approval process, the Council should require an EIS. 16