Environmental Review Process
To remain on schedule for a 2009 stadium opening, at its
December 2004 meeting, the Board of Regents asked the administration
to begin the necessary environmental reviews of the stadium
project and to do so in a manner that is consistent with the
board's commitment to an open and
public process. The board also approved a $1.5 million capital budget
amendment to cover the immediate costs of the environmental work and
project planning costs.
An environmental review is a public process for examining potential significant impacts of major development projects. Conducting an environmental review is the norm for projects of this scope.
The review will examine the impact that the development of the proposed stadium facility would have on the environment and will include consideration of traffic, air quality, vibration, etc. It will also identify any needed environmental remediation for the site. The review is expected to take about a year to complete and is intended to give the University information it needs in making final decisions about proceeding with the project. It is the next step in the stadium development process but does not obligate the University to do the project.
Updates
- March 27, 2006: Notice of EIS Adequacy Determination
As the Responsible Government Unit, the University of Minnesota Board of Regents has determined that the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the University of Minnesota On-Campus Football Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota is adequate under Minnesota law.
Record of Decision
Appendix A Request for RGU
Designation (316 K PDF)
Appendix B Preliminary Scoping
Meeting and Open House (2.6 MB PDF)
Appendix C Environmental Quality Board (EQB)
Monitor, March 2005 (2.2 MB PDF)
Appendix D Letter from Brian Swanson, March 2005 (768 K PDF)
Appendix E Public Scoping Meeting, April 2005 (2.9 MB PDF)
Appendix F Final Scoping
Decision Document, May 2005 (720 K PDF)
Appendix G EQB Monitor, July 2005 (2.1 MB PDF)
Appendix H Environmental Assessment Worksheets,
October 2005 (316 K PDF)
Appendix I Letter from Brian Swanson, October
2005 (812 K PDF)
Appendix J Draft EIS Public Meeting, October/November
2005 (6 MB PDF)
Appendix K EQB Monitor - Comments Sought,
February 2006 (2 MB PDF)
Appendix L Letter from Brian Swanson, February
2006 (1 MB PDF)
Appendix M Response to Public Comments (132
K PDF)
Appendix N Board of Regents—Resolution Related
to the EIS (184 K PDF)
- February 13, 2006: Notice of Final Environmental Impact Statement and Public
Comment Period
The University of Minnesota has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed on-campus football stadium project.
Notice of impact statement (12 KB PDF)
Final Environmental Impact Statement (18 MB PDF)
Transportation Analysis
Technical Memorandum Supplement February 2006 (3 MB PDF)
Parking Analysis Technical
Memorandum Supplement February 2006 (13.3 MB PDF)
Noise Analysis Technical Memorandum Supplement, February 2006
Technical Memorandum (556 K PDF)
Attachment 1 - Raw Measurement Data (184 K PDF)
Attachment 2 - A Guide to Noise
Control in Minnesota (132 K PDF)
Attachment 3 - Receptor Locations (1.7
MB PDF)
Attachment 4 - Sound Radiation
Mapping (424 K PDF)
Attachment 5 - Air Absorption
Graph (636 K PDF)
Environmental
Contamination Supplement Technical Memorandum (2.1 MB PDF)
- February 8, 2006: University staff provided the Board of Regents with an update on the Environmental Impact Statement for proposed on-campus football stadium.
To view the document:
Update on Environmental Impact Statement (24
K PDF)
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October 24, 2005: Notice of Draft Environmental Impact Statement
The University of Minnesota has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) for the proposed on-campus football stadium project.
To view the document:
Draft EIS (9.98 MB PDF)
To view the supporting traffic data:
DEIS_Traffic_Memo (5.4 MB PDF)
DEIS_Appendix (12.9 MB PDF)
Please note that the traffic technical memo dated September 7, 2005 was used
to develop the DEIS from October 24, 2005. The DEIS, however, is the
official public document under review. The technical memorandum is provided
for information only.
- May 13, 2005: Regents Approve TCF Bank Stadium EIS Scoping Decision Document
To view the documents:
Final Scoping Decision Document and Supporting Materials
(298 KB PDF)
Comment and Responses Regarding the Scoping EAQ & Draft Scoping Decision Document (4.79 MB PDF)
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March 24, 2005: Notice, Public Scoping Meeting and Open House
What: Public Scoping Meeting and Open House
When: Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Public scoping meeting to discuss the project will be held at 7 p.m.
Open house will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. where staff will be available
to provide specific information and individual assistance.
Where: Club Room (W300) at Williams Arena
on the University of Minnesota campus
To view the full notice:
Public
Scoping Meeting and Open House (6 KB PDF)
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The University of Minnesota has prepared a Scoping Environmental Assessment
Worksheet (EAW) and Draft Scoping Decision Document (SDD) to identify issues
and analyses to be contained in the EIS.
To view the documents:
Draft EAW (3.4 MB PDF)
Draft SDD (2.8 MB PDF)
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March 1, 2005: The University of Minnesota held a
preliminary public scoping meeting and open house for the the proposed on-campus
football stadium Environmental Impact Statement on March 1 at Williams Arena.
To view the presentation:
Download a PowerPoint version
of the presentation (1.86 MB PPT).
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February 3, 2005: The University of Minnesota has retained the local engineering
firm of Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. to complete the environmental review and
resulting Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed football stadium.
Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH) is a multi-disciplined, single-source consulting
firm of engineers, architects, planners, and scientists.
The review will take about a year to complete.
For more information
Visit Capital Planning and Project Management (CPPM) for more information about the environmental review process.
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