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ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 30, 2002 determine whether an Environmental Impact Study would be required. The comments made by other review agencies might require modifications to the project to mitigate environmental impacts. The Board received several copies of letters by residents concerning the site. Art Hawkins submitted on October 16, 2002 to the Members of Lino Lakes City Council. He discussed the need for protection for the birds, consultation of Joan Galli, Jeff Perry and himself, and an adherence to the Comprehensive Plan. A letter from Art Hawkins to Joan Galli, MN DNR and Jeff Perry, Anoka County Parks dated October 24, 2002, on challenging the assumption that the birds would not be disturbed by the proposed site. A letter and attachment from Wayne LeBlanc to the Lino Lakes Environmental Board dated October 29, 2002. He urged the No Wake Zone Ordinance to be continued beyond September 1, 2004, and that an Environmental Impact Study be performed. The following comments were made by the Board and citizens present on a page- by -page basis. • Page 2, Section 5: Asleson recommended adding National Wetlands Inventory and MLCC maps. Section 6B: Asleson indicated the need for detailed description of construction methods, operational features and project closure actions. In addition, Saint Paul Public Works proximity should be stated in last paragraph. Other issues needed to be addressed, including surface water information, the compaction of soils prevention, and sequencing under construction to prevent compaction. Page 3, Section 6B: Ms. Bor submitted that "two consecutive seasons of nesting of herons would be affected." O'Connell added that no construction should take place during that time (the nesting seasons). O'Dea disagreed. She believed the statement should stay to show the reason for needing an EIS. Asleson noted that a 500 -foot buffer was based on one paper written in relation to road building and logging, and stated that the model cannot be automatically applied to nesting herons. He urged the monitoring of the birds' behavior, and cease and desist if the birds were negatively impacted (if constructing in the nesting period) Chair Kukonen indicated that this would be the first year the No Wake Zone Ordinance would be in effect during the nesting period. Asleson answered that they did not know if it would impact the birds. He further stated the birds were used to a certain amount of background and freeway noise and that no one knows APPROVED MINUTES