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• • Record of Decision City of Lino Lakes 1. The City of Lino Lakes concurs with the MPCA comment. Prior to construction of the proposed project the developer /contractor will submit and obtain NPDES and sanitary sewer permit applications and permits. The Metropolitan Council offered the following comments: Metropolitan Council Comments: 1. The proposal will remove 0.8 acres of wooded vegetation and increase the lawn /landscaping from 0 to 9.0 acres. Re- landscaping as much of the proposed lawn /landscaping area in native vegetation will benefit water quality and potentially replace some bird and wildlife habitat that will be lost due to the proposed development. Replacing the lost wooded area in native landscaping in the native landscaping areas is also desirable. 2. The restoration of the stream banks and an appropriate buffer along County Ditch #10 with native vegetation will benefit water quality. 3. The project is just up stream from Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve. Preserving and restoring habitat and water quality in the areas surrounding the park will benefit the ecological values in the park reserve, particularly in and around Marshan Lake. 4. Staff review concludes that the EAW is complete and accurate with respect to regional concerns and raises no major issues of consistency with Council policies. An EIS is not necessary for regional purposes. Lino Lakes Responses: 1. Vegetative filter/buffer strips will be used around portions of the site. According to the Lino Lakes Handbook for Environmental Planning and Conservation Development, filter/buffer strips provide an important function in minimizing erosion, reducing direct runoff of storm water into vulnerable ecological resources, and help sustain wildlife through suitable habitat. 2. County Ditch #10 has side slopes approaching 12 percent, therefore, erosion would present a potential hazard to water quality. The stream bank area along County Ditch #10 will not be disturbed by construction, and as noted in #3 will be protected by a conservation easement. 3. The proposed development will have the opportunity to minimize impacts to the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Chain of Lakes. A conservation easement will be dedicated along the County Ditch #10 to preserve the integrity of the drainage corridor. The proposed development