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ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MEETING JULY 18, 2001 CITY OF LINO LAKES MINUTES DATE : July 18, 2001 TIME STARTED : 4:48 P.M. TIME ENDED : 8:18 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT : Constance Grundhofer, Rod Kukonen, Scott Lanyon, Theresa O'Connell, and Mike Trehus (arrived at 6:27 p.m.). MEMBERS ABSENT : Amy Donlin and Dave Mach. Staff members present: Environmental Coordinator Marty Asleson, Community Development Director Michael Grochala, and Economic Development Director Brian Wessel. CALL TO ORDER Chair Lanyon called the meeting to order at 4:48 p.m. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved unanimously. ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD BUSINESS A. Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) Ryan Companies/Marketplace project — Grochala reviewed the backgr of the s «' ct timeline and the rationale for the Environmental Assessment Workshe sheet was not an approval process, but a means of identifying issues on the i : ct of particular project in several areas including traffic, noise, and bi • . 1 facto .; The City Council was the Regulating Governmental Unit (RGU) y o th" pprove or deny the project. The 30 -day reviewal period ended o 1 01 .i d the City had 30 days to act. Comments were received from the Mi °�`�so lu>� ontrol Agency, Minnesota Department of Transportation, �� esota ste ical Society, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. There wer fay ors that evaluated significant environmental effect: • The extent and revers �R ri of the environmental effect. • The cumulative potent effects of future projects, according to a defined area and time frame. • The extent the project was subject to mitigation by a public regulatory authority, and the rationale for not requiring an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). • The extent the environmental effects could be controlled. Grochala explained that there were three options for the Environmental Board to recommend. • Motion to recommend a finding of no significant impact. • Motion to recommend a finding to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement. • Motion to recommend tabling the decision until additional information was submitted.