HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2001-82 - Alternative Urban Area Wide Review - 05/15/2001 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP
CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE,
HENNEPIN COUNTY,MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2001-82
A RESOLUTION ORDERING PREPARATION OF AN
ALTERNATIVE URBAN AREAWIDE REVIEW
FOR UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PROPERTY
WHEREAS,UnitedHealth Group has proposed to develop certain Properly it owns in Eden
Prairie for office, commercial, and housing uses; and
WHEREAS,the development would take place on approximately 71 acres located South of
Crosstown 62, east of Shady Oak Road, and north of City West Parkway and would consist of
480,000 square feet of corporate headquarters,630,000 square feet of general office,50,000 square
feet of specialty retail,8,000 square-foot restaurant, 125-roomhotel,and 320 multiple housing units;
and
WHEREAS,the City of Eden Prairie is the Responsible Governmental Unit(RGU)for the
development and is therefore responsible for conducting appropriate environmental review under the
Minnesota Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) and applicable Minnesota Environmental Quality
Board(1V1EQB)rules; and
WHEREAS,the development is eligible and appropriate under MEQB rules for Alternative
Urban Areawide Review; and
WHEREAS,UnitedHealth Group has agreed to extend the 120-day time limit for the RGU
to adopt the environmental review analysis document and plan for mitigation to January 15,2002.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Eden Prairie City Council directs that an
Alternative Urban Areawide Review be prepared for the proposed UnitedHealth Group Property.
ADOPTED by the City Council on May 15,2001.
JJ�ean .Harris,Mayor
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Kahfleen A. Porta, City Clerk