Appendix 1 Resolution Ordering AUARChanhassen 2005 Alternative Urban Areawide Review 2016 Update
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APPENDIX 1—
• RESOLUTION ORDERING THE AUAR
• CITY OF CHANHASSEN RESOLUTION # 016-XXX
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
FROM: Kate Aanenson, AICP, Community Development Director
DATE: November 28, 2016
SUBJ: Adopt Resolution Ordering the Update to the AUAR, 2005MUSA Area; and
Approve Professional Services Agreements
PROPOSED MOTION
The Chanhassen City Council adopts a Resolution ordering the Update to the Alternative
Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) for the 2005 MUSA Area; and approves professional
services agreements with Hoisington Koegler Group Inc. and Kimley-Horn and Associates,
Inc."
City Council approval of requires a simple majority vote of City Council.
BACKGROUND
With conceptual PUD approval of Avienda by the City Council, staff has prepared a resolution
ordering the update to the AUAR.
What is an AUAR?
An Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) is authorized under Minnesota Rules Chapter
4410.3610 as an alternative form of environmental review for development projects. Generally,
the AUAR consists of a hypothetical development scenario, an inventory of environmental and
cultural resources, an assessment of the "cumulative" impacts that the development scenario may
have on these resources as well as public infrastructure services, and a set of mitigation measures
that reduce or eliminate the potential impacts generated by the development. The AUAR is
intended to address the "cumulative" impacts resulting from a sequence of related development
projects as opposed to and Environmental Assessment Worksheet(EAW)or Environmental
Impact Statement( EIS) which simply looks at a single project's impacts and does not attempt to
outline mitigation initiatives.
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ANALYSIS
Because the AUAR was adopted in 2003, it needs to be updated. The Environmental Quality
Board Environmental Review Program has the following criteria regulating the updating of the
AUAR:
4410.3610 Alternative Urban Areawide Review Process
Subp. 7. Updating the review. To remain valid as a substitute form of review, the
environmental analysis document and the plan for mitigation must be revised if any of the
circumstances in items A to H apply.
A. Five years have passed since the Regulatory Governmental Unit(RGU) adopted
the original environmental analysis document and plan for mitigation or the latest
revision. This item does not apply if all development within the area has been
given final approval by the RGU.
B. A comprehensive plan amendment is proposed that would allow an increase in
development over the levels assumed in the environmental analysis document.
C. Total development within the area would exceed the maximum levels assumed in
the environmental analysis document.
D. Development within any subarea delineated in the environmental analysis
document would exceed the maximum levels assumed for that subarea in the
document. A substantial change is proposed in public facilities intended to service
development in the area that may result in increased adverse impacts on the
environment.
E. Development or construction of public facilities will occur on a schedule other
than that assumed in the environmental analysis document or plan for mitigation
so as to substantially increase the likelihood or magnitude of potential adverse
environmental impacts or to substantially postpone the implementation of
identified mitigation measures.
F. New information demonstrates that important assumptions or background
conditions used in the analysis presented in the environmental analysis document
are substantially in error and that environmental impacts have consequently been
substantially underestimated.
G. The RGU determines that other substantial changes have occurred that may affect
the potential for, or magnitude of, adverse environmental impacts.
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The 118 area proposed for development was re-guided from low density residential to either
office or Regional Commercial in the 2008 Comprehensive Plan, which is an increase in
development levels. Over five years have passed since the AUAR was approved. The plan must
be updated for Avienda to move forward. The AUAR is a public process taking approximately
four to five months and requires City Council approval.
Attached for approval are two professional services agreements, one from Hoisington Koegler
Group Inc. (HKgi) in the amount of$40,000 for land use planning, document preparation,
project management and public engagement; and one from Kimley-Horn &Associates in the
amount of$54, 570 for engineering services (traffic, sanitary sewer,potable water, and storm
water).
While the city is the Regulatory Governmental Unit assigned with the responsibility for
conducting the AUAR,the developer, Level 7 Development, is responsible for paying for the
AUAR update. The study will proceed once the applicant has escrowed the cost for the update of
the AUAR.
The cost of original AUAR, $114,395.47, of which $11465.00 was split among all property
owners in the study area based on parcel size. All developed parcels have paid their portion of
that AUAR. The parcels comprising the parcels in the Avienda development have an
outstanding balance of$25,836.70.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt the following motion.
The Chanhassen City Council adopts a Resolution ordering the Update to the Alternative Urban
Areawide Review (AUAR) for the 2005 MUSA Area; and approves professional services
agreements with Hoisington Koegler Group Inc. and Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc."
ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution.
2. Hoisington Koegler Group Inc. Professional Services Agreement.
3. Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. Professional Services Agreement.
4. 2003 AUAR Cost Allocation
5. AUAR Update Schedule.
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES,MINNESOTA
DATE:November 28, 2016 RESOLUTION NO: 2016-XX
MOTION BY: SECONDED BY:
RESOLUTION ORDERING UPDATE TO THE
ALTERNATIVE URBAN AREA WIDE REVIEW (AUAR) FOR THE
2005 METORPOLITIAN URBAN SERVICES AREA
WHEREAS, on August 11, 2003 the City of Chanhassen, acting as the official
Responsible Governmental Unit(RGU), approved Resolution 2003-70, an order for review
requesting the initiation of an AUAR for the 2005 MUSA; and
WHEREAS, on December 8, 2003 the City Council adopted a Final AUAR Environment
Analysis Document and Mitigation Plan in the 2005 MUSA; and
WHEREAS, in November 10, 2008 the city adopted the 2030 Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, a significant amount of development has occurred in the AUAR area but
there are vacant parcels; most significantly 118 acres with a land use designation of either office
or regional commercial designated in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS,the City of Chanhassen is the Responsible Governmental Unit (RGU)
assigned with the responsibility of conducting the AUAR; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Administrative Rule 4410.3610 requires that AUARs be
updated every five years unless development has occurred and land use and densities have
changed since 2003; and
WHEREAS,the project area included approximately 600 acres within the City that is
generally bound by Lyman Boulevard on the north, Audubon Road on west, Pioneer Trail on the
south, and Powers Boulevard on the east,project area on the attached map shown as Exhibit A;
and
WHEREAS, the anticipated nature, location and intensity of projected future
development is consistent with the development pattern stipulated in the current comprehensive
plan.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Chanhassen adopts the
Order for Review for the update to the 2005 Chanhassen AUAR.
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 28th day of November, 2016.
ATTEST:
Todd Gerhardt, City Manager Denny Laufenburger, Mayor
YES NO ABSENT
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