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CITY COUNCIL <br />REGULAR MEETING STAFF REPORT <br />AGENDA ITEM 6F <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Michael Grochala, Community Development Director <br />MEETING DATE: April 14, 2025 <br />TOPIC: Consider Resolution No. 25-51, Ordering Preparation of <br />Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR), Mapping NW Main <br />VOTE REQUIRED: Simple Majority <br />INTRODUCTION <br />Staff is requesting City Council consideration to order the preparation of the Mapping NW Main <br />AUAR. <br />BACKGROUND <br />In September of 2024, the City Council approved a professional services contract with Kimley <br />Horn to prepare a master plan and complete an Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR). <br />The study area includes 980 acres of the northwest portion of Lino Lakes. The process has <br />included multiple community outreach opportunities, involvement of study area stakeholders <br />and review by the City advisory boards and City Council. <br />Three development scenarios originally emerged, one being the existing 2040 Comprehensive <br />Plan. Each scenario maintained essentially the same residential unit count with a mix of land <br />use types but provided for different design alternatives. Through the design process scenarios <br />2 and 3 merged into Scenario 2.1, which establishes a gateway into the City at the border with <br />Blaine. Scenario 1 and Scenario 2.1 are proposed to be carried through the environmental <br />review process. <br />Resolution No. 25-51 authorizes the preparation of the draft AUAR document. The <br />development scenarios will be analyzed for potential environmental impacts. A mitigation plan <br />will be created to address the environmental impacts. <br />Once it is prepared, the draft AUAR will be brought to the Environmental Board and City Council <br />for discussion and revisions. The City Council will authorize the distribution of the draft for <br />public comment. This will begin a 30-day public comment period. <br />