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• • AGENDA ITEM 7 A STAFF ORIGINATOR: Jeff Smyser C. C. MEETING DATE: May 12, 2003 TOPIC: Resolution 03 -44: Negative Declaration On The Need For An Environmental Impact Statement Eagle Brook Church VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 BACKGROUND An Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) prepared for the Eagle Brook Church has undergone public review. The City received comments and staff distributed a draft response document on March 19. The City Council discussed the resolution at the work session on April 9 and decided to hold a public hearing. Resolution 03 -44 was pulled from the April 14 agenda to allow for the public hearing. The City Council conducted a public hearing on April 28. The next step is for the City Council to make a declaration on the need for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). For reasons discussed in the response document and summarized in this report, staff is recommending a negative declaration: a decision that an EIS is not justified. The responses in the March 18 draft response document should be revised or corrected as necessary before distribution. Several recommended corrections are listed in Attachment A. An amendment to the response to a Met Council comment (page 9) has been added since the April 28 meeting. Additional revisions may be warranted, as directed by the City Council. The decision resolution and the final response document will be sent to all agencies on the EAW distribution list and to everyone who sent in comments on the EAW. ANALYSIS The main issues raised by the EAW or in comments on the EAW relate to the following: heron rookery wetlands traffic and roadways wastewater stormwater management visual issues Minnesota Rule 4410.1700, Subpart 7 lists the criteria to be considered to determine if a project has the potential for significant environmental effects —that is, if an EIS is warranted.