10-22-01 Worksession
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Richfield, Minnesota
Special Worksession
October 22, 2001
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Kirsch at 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Members Present:Martin Kirsch, Mayor; Gertrude Ulrich; John Enger; Susan Rosenberg;
and Sue Sandahl.
Staff Present:Samantha Orduno, City Manager;Mike Eastling, Public Works
Director; Bruce Palmborg, Community Development Director; John
Stark, Community Development Manager; Tom Foley, Transportation
Engineer; Cheryl Krumholz, Recording Secretary; and Karen Cole,
Kennedy & Graven.
Item # IBRIEFING ON BEST BUY DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENT
City Manager Orduno stated the City Council Worksession is an opportunity to assist
the City Council in understanding the content and purpose of the Best Buy Draft
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS). City Manager Orduno said the
opportunities for public input will be a public information meeting on October 30 and written
comments are accepted until November 13.
Rick Nau, URS, distributed and reviewed the following:
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Crosstown Construction Phasing
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SEIS Analysis Results – Traffic
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SEIS Analysis Results – Air Quality
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SEIS Analysis Results – Noise
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SEIS Analysis Results – Mitigation
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Council Member Enger asked for the true meaning of the standard for the air quality
analysis.
Mr. Nau explained that levels are established by the State and Federal EPA to protect
the most sensitive portion of the population.
Council Member Sandahl stated she recently attended an I-35W Alliance meeting
where MnDOT said the Crosstown construction would begin in 2005. She said the Best Buy
Campus and Penn Avenue bridge construction should be complete before the Crosstown
construction begins.
Mr. Nau stated that MnDOT agreed to using the assumption of a 2003 Crosstown
construction year for the purpose of the SEIS.
All SEIS presentation materials are Clerk’s File No. C-378.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 6:27 p.m.
Date Approved: _________________
Martin J. Kirsch
Mayor
Cheryl KrumholzSamantha Orduno
Recording SecretaryCity Manager