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Falcon Center for Health, Education and Wellness University of Wisconsin-River Falls Environmental Impact Statement Scoping Meeting DFD Project #11A1E March 14, 2013. Falcon Center for Health, Education and Wellness University of Wisconsin – River Falls Scoping Meeting. Meeting Agenda - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Falcon Center for Health, Education and Wellness
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Environmental Impact StatementScoping Meeting
DFD Project #11A1EMarch 14, 2013
Falcon Center for Health, Education and WellnessUniversity of Wisconsin – River Falls
Scoping Meeting
Meeting Agenda• Introduction• WEPA Process• Project Description and Schedule• Scoping Comment Period• Closing Comments
Falcon Center for Health, Education and WellnessUniversity of Wisconsin – River Falls
Scoping MeetingIntroduction• Welcome/Introductions
•Project team members in attendance• Attendance sheet, written comment sheet• Public Notices in The Student Voice and in River Falls Journal on February 28.• E-mail and/or hard copy letters distributed February 15.• http://www.cornerstoneeg.com/uwrf-falcon-center/ • Meeting will be recorded and minutes developed
Falcon Center for Health, Education and WellnessUniversity of Wisconsin – River Falls
Scoping Meeting
Meeting Agenda• Introduction• WEPA Process• Project Description and Schedule• Scoping Comment Period• Closing Comments
Falcon Center for Health, Education and WellnessUniversity of Wisconsin – River Falls
Scoping Meeting
Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA) Process• WEPA – 1971 and UW BOR Resolution 1981• Purpose – Evaluate environmental impacts of project• Type I – Environmental Impact Statement• Identifies and presents publically impacts, solicits public comments and prevents uninformed decisions• Requires 3 public meetings, public available reports and a Record of Decision
Major Steps in EIS ProcessScoping Letter – February 15, 2013
Scoping Meeting – March 14, 2013
Release Draft EIS Report – July 1, 2013(Begins 45-day Comment Period)
Draft EIS Public Meeting – August 14 , 2013(End 45-day Comment Period)
Release Final EIS Report – September 5, 2013(Begins 30-day Comment Period)
Final EIS Hearing – October 4, 2013(Ends 30-day Comment Period)
Record of Decision – October 10, 2013(Ends 30-day Comment Period)
Falcon Center for Health, Education and WellnessUniversity of Wisconsin – River Falls
Scoping Meeting
Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA) Process• Draft and Final EIS hard-copies will be made available at:
River Falls Public Library (Union Street) Chalmer Davee Library Reference
•Download from Cornerstone’s website: http://www.cornerstoneeg.com/uwrf-falcon-center/
Falcon Center for Health, Education and WellnessUniversity of Wisconsin – River Falls
Scoping Meeting
Meeting Agenda• Introduction• WEPA Process• Project Description and Schedule• Scoping Comment Period• Closing Comments
Falcon Center for Health, Education and WellnessUniversity of Wisconsin – River Falls
Scoping Meeting
General Project Description• Remodel 14,700 GSF in Hunt Arena and Knowles Center• 111,164 ASF/162,300 GSF of new building space as an integrated and unified addition to Hunt Arena and Knowles Physical Education and Recreation Center.• Provide plant to serve centralized heating / ventilation needs and cooling load for new space. Utilizing natural gas boilers and ground source heat pump system.
Falcon Center for Health, Education and WellnessUniversity of Wisconsin – River Falls
Scoping Meeting
General Project Description• Secondary access road linking to Cemetery Rd via S. 6th Street (upon completion of separate city project)• One artificial athletic multi-purpose field (if budget allows)• Phased relocation of existing fields to allow for turf re-establishment
Falcon Center for Health, Education and WellnessUniversity of Wisconsin – River Falls
Scoping Meeting
General Project Description• Demolition of the Karges Center (67,200 GSF) and the Nelson Building (20,500 GSF)• Additional parking (total of 720 surface spaces)• Remove and relocate utilities as needed• LEED Silver certification, or higher
Falcon Center for Health, Education and WellnessUniversity of Wisconsin – River Falls
Scoping Meeting
Estimated Project BudgetTotal Budget $63,512,000
General Fund Supported Borrowing $50,491,000Program Revenue Supported Borrowing $10,264,000Gift / Grant Funds $2,056,000
Falcon Center for Health, Education and WellnessUniversity of Wisconsin – River Falls
Scoping Meeting
Anticipated ScheduleBOR / SBC Authority to Construct October 2013Start Construction September 2014Substantial Completion October 2016Full Occupancy January 2017Karges / Nelson Demolition Summer / Fall 2017
Falcon Center for Health, Education and WellnessUniversity of Wisconsin – River Falls
Scoping Meeting
Project Design• Presented by Raivo Balciunas of Ayres Associates
Existing Site Plan
Proposed Concept-First Floor
Proposed Concept - Mezzanine
Proposed Concept - View from Southwest
Proposed Concept - View from Southwest with Alternate Roof
Proposed Concept - View from Southeast
Proposed Concept – Project Site Plan
Falcon Center for Health, Education and WellnessUniversity of Wisconsin – River Falls
Scoping Meeting
Meeting Agenda• Introduction• WEPA Process• Project Description and Schedule• Scoping Comment Period• Closing Comments
Falcon Center for Health, Education and WellnessUniversity of Wisconsin – River Falls
Scoping Meeting
Scoping Comment Period• Purpose to solicit input from public to identify issues or concerns from the project• Comments will be distributed to design team for consideration in the design process• May research and give further attention to identified issues in EIS documents• Comments, research and design team considerations incorporated into EIS document
Falcon Center for Health, Education and WellnessUniversity of Wisconsin – River Falls
Scoping Meeting
Impacts to be Evaluated• Physical Impacts (soil, water)• Parking Displacement• Utility Impacts (energy consumption)• Visual Impacts• Economic Impacts (short and long term)• Social Impacts • Historical and Archaeological
Falcon Center for Health, Education and WellnessUniversity of Wisconsin – River Falls
Scoping Meeting
Scoping Comment Period• Scoping period (15 days) complete tonight• Oral and written comments received during scoping process incorporated into Draft EIS• Will accept comments for Draft EIS through May
17, 2013• Oral comments recorded
Open for Comments
Falcon Center for Health, Education and WellnessUniversity of Wisconsin – River Falls
Scoping Meeting
Meeting Agenda• Introduction• WEPA Process• Project Description and Schedule• Scoping Comment Period• Closing Comments
Falcon Center for Health, Education and WellnessUniversity of Wisconsin – River Falls
Scoping Meeting
• Comments received tonight will be considered for evaluation in Draft EIS• Anticipated Draft EIS release date: July 1, 2013• Anticipated Draft EIS Public Meeting date: August 14, 2013• Additional Information:
Ben PeotterCornerstone Environmental Group8413 Excelsior Drive, Suite 160Madison, WI [email protected]
•Project Website:http://www.cornerstoneeg.com/uwrf-falcon-center/