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<br />Memorandum <br />Infrastructure ^ Engineering ^ Planning ~ Construction <br />To: Justin Femrite, P.E., City Engineer <br />Copy: Jeremy Barnhart, Planning Manager <br />From: Andi Moffatt, WSB & Associates <br />Date: December 13, 2011 <br />Re: 171St Avenue Area Final AUAR <br />City of Elk River, Minnesota <br />WSB Project No.1992-00 <br />701 Xenia Avenue South <br />Suite If300 <br />Minneapolis, MN 55416 <br />Tel: 763 541-4800 <br />Fax: 763 541-1700 <br />The item for the City Council to consider is the adoption of the Final Alternative Urban <br />Areawide Review (AUAR) for the 171St Avenue Area. The Final AUAR evaluates potential <br />environmental impacts associated with development of the 253 acre study area. Three <br />different development scenarios were evaluated for potential environmental impacts within <br />the AUAR. The scenarios evaluate differing amounts of commercial, light-industrial, and <br />residential land uses. <br />As part of the AUAR development process, the Draft 171St Avenue Area AUAR was submitted <br />fora 30-day public comment period, which ended on October 19, 2011. One public meeting <br />was held during this time to inform the public of the process, to answer questions, and to <br />obtain public input. Comments were received from various agencies and members of the <br />public. Responses to the comments were prepared and included in the Final AUAR. <br />The Final AUAR and the responses to comments were then submitted for the required 10-day <br />comment period. This second, 10-day comment period ended December 9, 2011. The <br />Department of Natural Resources and the Minnesota Pollution Control agency sent <br />correspondence stating that they had no further comments. No objections to the Final AUAR <br />were received by the City. Therefore, the City can move forward and consider adoption of the <br />Final AUAR. <br />The item before the City Council is to consider adopting the Final AUAR. By adopting the Final <br />AUAR, any redevelopment that is proposed within the study area will need to meet the <br />mitigation measures outlined in the document as well as be within the density analyzed in the <br />k:101992-p001adminldocslgeneral documentslmemo - 121311 - jfemrite.doc <br />