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• AGENDA ITEM 7 C • • STAFF ORIGINATOR: Jeff Smyser C. C. MEETING DATE: March 25, 2002 TOPIC: Resolution 02 -21, Requiring Preparation Of An Environmental Assessment Worksheet for Pheasant Hills Preserve 12th Addition ACTION REQUIRED: 3/5 vote BACKGROUND The City received a petition requesting the preparation of an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for the Pheasant Hills 12th Addition project. The petition requests that the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) act as the responsible governmental unit for the EAW. In accordance with the rules, the EQB decides which governmental unit has the greatest responsibility for supervising or approving the project as a whole. In this case, it is the City of Lino Lakes, and so the EQB forwarded the petition to us. The project may not be started and no final governmental decision can be made on the project until the EAW process is completed. The project proposer, Mr. Ed Vaughan, has been notified that no further work is to occur on the site. Under the rules, the City shall order the preparation of an EAW if the evidence presented by the petitioners, proposers, and other persons or otherwise known to the (City) demonstrates that, because of the nature or location of the proposed project, the project may have the potential for significant environmental effects. The (City) shall deny the petition if the evidence presented fails to demonstrate the project may have the potential for significant environmental effects. MN Rules 4410.11 Subp. 6 The site is within a shoreland overlay district. This requires extra scrutiny of possible effects on the natural environment. The project would require extensive clearing of vegetation, including trees, for the road, for house pads, and for stormwater ponds. The 300' bridge will require several piers constructed on land or in the water. The construction of the bridge, and the project in general, creates the potential for significant impacts to land and water, including the wetlands, vegetation, and the existing neighborhood of Quail Ridge. Because of the potential impacts, it is appropriate to prepare an EAW. The attached Resolution 02 -21 includes findings of fact supporting the decision to require the preparation of an EAW.