Agenda - Economic Development Authority - 04/13/2017

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Site 37—Site Executive Summary March 29, 2017 Site Information: Site 37 is adjacent to The COR, and bordered to the west by Ramsey Boulevard which is adjacent to Ramsey's "COR" development area which is home to a Coborns Superstore, PACT Charter School, medical and office buildings and residential development. Ramsey Boulevard provides a direct connection to U.S. Highway 10. To the south,the property is bordered by the railway servicing the Northstar Commuter railway which connects to downtown Minneapolis. To the north is an existing commercial building and 143rd Avenue NW, and to the east of the property is Limonite St NW.The Site has one stubbed access point off of Limonite St NW. In addition, there is a 1,000 acre nearly fully developed business park that runs through Ramsey-Anoka adjacent to this site. This business park represents over 10,000 jobs supplied by hundreds of businesses. The property is 4.14 acres in size and is zoned as "E-2 Employment District".The E-2 Employment District is designated to provide for the mix of typically large volumes or bulk commercial goods and services, wholesale/warehouse activities and limited retail activities. Manufacturing, warehouse, and office uses are encouraged uses within the E-2 district. Building Permit Application and Commercial Site Review: The city's current building permit and requirements for the development of the parcel have been included for the site. Community Profile: The community demographics have been included with the report to allow for the potential development contacts to have a general understanding of the community. Environmental Review: WSB has performed this Phase I ESA in conformance with the scope and limitations of ASTM Practice E1527-13 for Anoka County Parcel 27-32-25-33-0006 located in Ramsey, Minnesota. Exceptions to, or deletions from,this practice are described in Section 2.3 of the report. This Phase I ESA has revealed two RECs, one HREC, and no CRECs associated with the Property as described in Section 8.1, Section 8.2, and Section 8.3. Based on the results of this assessment, WSB provides the following recommendations: • Complete a Limited Phase 11 ESA to determine if historical machine shop/engine repair, railroad, or adjacent closed leak site leaks have resulted in subsurface impacts at the Property. WSB completed the Limited Phase 11 ESA and based on the elevated DRO and metals detected in groundwater, that additional groundwater sampling is required to determine the source and further define the magnitude and extent of petroleum and metals contamination at the site. Elevated dichlorodifluoromethane detected in the soil vapor require additional soil vapor sampling be completed to identify the source area(s) of the release. Dichlorodifluoromethane concentrations detected during the investigation were greater than 100 times the established industrial ISV for this compound. Vapor mitigation may be required below future buildings at the site as recommended by MPCS vapor mitigation guidance. Levels of DRO, barium, cadmium, lead, and dichlorodifluoromethane concentrations in the groundwater and/or soil vapor exceeded MPCA or MDH reporting thresholds and as such, the findings of this Limited Phase 11 ESA should be reported to the Minnesota State Duty Officer.