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Keith Marvin - RE: FW: Sandy Lake Road - City Planner Inquiries
From: "Alma Canning" <alma@civilassociates.com>
To:"Matt Steer" <MSTEER@ci.coppell.tx.us>, "Marvin, Keith"
<KMARVIN@ci.coppell.tx.us>, "Sieb, Gary" <GSIEB@ci.coppell.tx.us>
Date: 8/26/2009 10:02 AM
Subject: RE: FW: Sandy Lake Road - City Planner Inquiries
CC:"Madeline Percin" <madeline@civilassociates.com>, "Jonathan Stewart"
<jonathan@civilassociates.com>
Thank you very much Matt. We will go over your answers and should we have additional questions,
we will contact you. Your fast response is very much appreciated.
Alma
From: Matt Steer [mailto:MSTEER@ci.coppell.tx.us]
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 9:12 AM
To: Alma Canning; Marvin, Keith; Sieb, Gary
Cc: Madeline Percin; Jonathan Stewart
Subject: Re: FW: Sandy Lake Road - City Planner Inquiries
Alma,
Gary forwarded your email over to me on Friday of last week. I have answers to your questions below.
I have ordered the response the same as the inquiry.
1. No knowledge of any.
2. No knowledge.
3. a. See attached. I addressed the development activity in the area from 2000-2009 relating to Residential,
Retail/Commercial, Institutional but will leave the transportation update to Keith Marvin of our Engineering
Department.
b. See attached. I included foreseeable development activity (excluding transportation) within the area. Please
consult with Keith Marvin for the transportation.
c. Included in the attached.
d. We spoke and you indicated that you would consult the NCTCOG website for potential employment figures.
If you would like, we could meet to discuss the attached and I could go through any questions you have.
Please give me a call.
Thanks,
Matt
Matthew Steer, AICP
City Planner
City of Coppell
Phone: 972-304-3559
Fax: 972-304-7092
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>>> "Alma Canning" <alma@civilassociates.com> 8/24/2009 3:11 PM >>>
Gary,
I do apologize for not attaching the area of study (area of influence). I believe that you spoke with
Madeline and you have informed her that you may not be able to send us the info by the end of this
week because of the additional developments you have mentioned to the north? Because this project
only encompasses a small section of Sandy Lake, we felt that a 1-mile radius study area should suffice
for any indirect impacts as well as cumulative study. Would this reduction of the study area be able to
help you out in sending your answers by hopefully before the end of this week?
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for your time.
Alma
From: Alma Canning
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 1:04 PM
To: sieb@ci.coppell.tx.us
Cc: Keith Marvin; Madeline Percin; Jonathan Stewart
Subject: Sandy Lake Road - City Planner Inquiries
Mr. Sieb,
Civil Associates, Inc. (CAI) is finalizing the Categorical Exclusion (CE) for Sandy Lake Road project
for the Texas Department of Transportation. This CE evaluates the social, economic, and
environmental impacts that would result from the implementation of the proposed reconstruction of
Sandy Lake Road from North Coppell Road to South Coppell Road in the City of Coppell, Dallas
County, Texas. The proposed project consists of widening the existing two-lane undivided roadway to
a four-lane divided roadway with drainage improvements within the project limits.
New TxDOT guidelines for indirect and cumulative impacts analysis mandate that quantitative data be
used when possible in reporting indirect and cumulative impacts resulting from the implementation of
roadway projects. Indirect impacts are caused by the action and are later in
time and farther removed in distance, but are still reasonably foreseeable. Indirect impacts may include
growth-inducing effects and other effects related to induced changes in the
pattern of land use, population density or growth rate and related effects on air and water and other
natural systems, including ecosystems. (40 CFR § 1508.7). Cumulative impacts are the impacts on the
environment which results from the incremental impact of the action when added to other past, present,
and reasonably foreseeable future actions regardless of what agency (federal or non-federal) or person
undertakes such other actions. Cumulative impacts can result from individually minor but collectively
significant actions taking place over a period of time." (40 CFR §1508.7)
The first step in analyzing this impact analysis is to determine a geographic area boundary (please see
attached). We evaluated that given the type and scale of the proposed project (approximately 0.35
mile), we felt that a 1-mile radius would suffice in capturing the indirect and cumulative impacts. If
you do not feel otherwise, please do let us know. We have access to the City's comprehensive plan but
part of the task is to get the view from the City Planner. CAI would be grateful for any information the
City could provide to us regarding indirect and cumulative effects.
1. For land use indirect effects, would you please provide us with any information that you have
as a result of the
regarding new developments or redevelopments that are anticipated to occur
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proposed project
within the given 1-mile radius (developments that are project dependent, i.e. if the
proposed project does not take place, what anticipated development would not take place)? We must
report the types, names (if available), locations, and acreages of the new developments or
redevelopments.
2. For economic indirect effects, would you please provide us with any information that you have
regarding estimated employment growth, employment opportunities, and City revenue that are
as a result of the implementation of the proposed project
anticipated to occur ?
3. Cumulative effects covers all development where Indirect impacts covers only those developments
that are anticipated to occur as a result of the proposed project. For cumulative effects, CAI must
report past, present, and reasonably foreseeable actions. These actions would include all development
and roadway projects from 2000 to 2030. Extending the timeframe forward to 2030 for cumulative
impacts matches the North Central Texas Council of Government's Mobility 2030, the Metropolitan
Transportation Plan. Extending the timeframe back to 2000 incorporates the last decennial U.S. Census
to account for trends in population growth and demographic change, and includes a substantial period
of the business cycle (since the last major economic growth occurred in 1990's), which is also a
determinant in regional and community growth. This thirty-year period should also be sufficient to
capture cumulative impacts resulting from those actions for which construction has been initiated, but
not yet completed.
Would you please provide us with any information that you have regarding past, present, and
reasonably foreseeable actions that extend from 2000 to 2030? When reporting past, present, and
reasonably foreseeable actions, CAI needs the following information:
a. Development history of the area from 2000 to present. This should include residential,
retail/commercial, institutional, and transportation projects, and their year of construction.
b. Any reasonably foreseeable developments in the city. These developments may or may not be a
result of the proposed project.
c. For all development and transportation projects, CAI must report the name of the development,
type, location, and acreage.
d. Any expected employment growth or employment opportunities resulting from development in the
city. This growth and employment opportunities may or may not be a result of the proposed project.
We realize that we are requesting a substantial amount of information; however, this is what the
guidelines now require and we cannot gather this data without your help. Our deadline is the end of
this month, if you could please provide us with any information as soon as you are able. Please call or
email me with any further questions or comments. Thank you for your help.
Sincerely,
Alma R. Canning
Senior Environmental Scientist
Civil Associates, Inc.
1521 Northwest Highway
Garland, Texas 75041
Phone: 214-703-5151 x 236
Fax: 214-703-5150
alma@civilassociates.com
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