Environmental Review and Related Technical Analysis may include, but are not limited to, the following tasks: 

• Preparation of Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW), Draft and Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), EIS Scoping, Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) and other Alternative Reviews. 
  • Ensure that all timelines and procedures required by Minn. Rule ch. 4410 are met; Prepare and manage a detailed work plan, budget and schedule for each project; Prepare regular project updates; Review project proposer data submittal, provide an evaluation of engineering/construction, assessment and natural resource assessment information in project proposer submitted materials, and produce written summary identifying additional information needs. 
  • Prepare technical studies on issues of concern potentially including, but not limited to: 
    • land-use 
    • land based economies 
    • public health and safety 
    • aesthetics 
    • property values 
    • socioeconomics 
    • environmental justice 
    • water resources and water quality 
    • wetlands 
    • vegetation 
    • wildlife 
    • threatened and endangered species 
    • air quality 
    • climate assessment 
    • archaeological, cultural, and historic resources 
    • noise 
    • traffic 
    • contamination
  • Identify and describe mitigation strategies to address adverse impacts 
  • Prepare text, maps, graphic materials and appendices for the environmental review documents. 
  • Additional for EIS: 
    • Assist with the identification of project alternatives and develop maps of project alternatives 
    • Document baseline conditions of socioeconomic and natural resources identified in scoping document; 
    • Establish significance criteria for impacts resulting from proposed project and alternatives; 
    • Identify and quantify impacts on identified resources associated with proposed project and alternatives included in the scoping document. 
  Comment Response and Preparation o Establish and maintain a database of all comments received; 
  • Summarize and categorize all comments received;  
  • Prepare written response to comments; 
  • For EIS projects, prepare a Final EIS that includes all necessary revisions required to address any new project information and comments from public review of the DEIS. 
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  Public Hearings and Meetings

  • Attend public meetings required by Minn. Rule Chapter 4410, to assist members of the public to understand the process and facilitate public input; 
  • Provide support in administering public meetings, including making logistical arrangements, structuring the meetings, and identifying appropriate materials to aid communication with the public; prepare graphic materials and maps for public meetings; participate in meetings, conferences and interactions with the project proposer, federal and state agencies, tribal and local governments, and other interested parties, including the general public; 
  • Attend public meetings and hearings; respond to questions on specific content of the environmental review document at public meetings; prepare and provide expert testimony in support of the environmental review document at hearings
  • Prepare meeting minutes.

• Assess stakeholder base and impacted groups, including identifying key community, Tribal, and local government leaders 
• Assist with defining what successful citizen engagement looks like and identifying critical issues and concerns, including cultural diversity 

• Identify strengths and weaknesses associated with different potential citizen engagement approaches 
• Consider a range of public engagement strategies including: public meetings, written and oral comment periods, surveys, focus groups, targeted outreach to include diverse cultural groups, on-line participation, etc. consistent with the needs and requirements of the project 
• Assist in designing an appropriate citizen engagement approach and prepare a detailed work plan, budget and schedule 
• Assist with the development of appropriate strategies for reporting out and for follow up communication with participants 

• Assist with identifying and engaging appropriate Tribal officials, staff, and members 

• Support the effective implementation of public engagement approaches 
• Assist with setting up in-person and/or on-line strategies 
• Assist with the development of agendas and timelines 
• Assist with coordinating scheduling, venues, personnel, and materials o Facilitate meetings 
• Assist with recording and compiling public input 

• Provide regular status updates on citizen engagement efforts 
• Identify appropriate points in the project for re-evaluation of citizen engagement strategies

• Installation and retirement forecasting 
• Practices, standards, and environmental/economic impacts for reuse, recycling, and end-of-life management options 

• Identify and assess any potential effects on the environment that results from the incremental effects of a project in addition to other projects in the environmentally relevant area that might reasonably be expected to affect the same environmental resources 
• Include in the assessment future projects actually planned, and/or for which a basis of expectation has been laid 

• o Quantitative resource assessments o Identify, acquire, and review relevant resource datasets 

• GHG/Carbon Footprint quantification of construction and operation Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions 
• Climate Adaptation and Resilience strategies 
• Mitigation strategies 
• Project specific analysis  
• Community/regional/state-wide analysis