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I -35E Corridor Final AUAR September 26, 2005 • Advisory Panel A series of Advisory Panel workshops were held to present research related to the AUAR, to assist in the creation of the development scenarios that are reviewed in this AUAR document, and to review the Draft and Final AUAR documents. Several Advisory Panel workshops were held for the purposes of presenting the development scenarios, receiving comments on the scenarios, reviewing the revised development scenarios. A list of workshops follows. • Topic Introduction to the AUAR Process Municipal Services Natural & Cultural Resources Transportation Demographics and Market Analysis Development Scenarios I Development Scenarios II Development Scenarios III Draft AUAR Final AUAR Date November 18, 2004 December 2, 2004 December 16, 2004 January 6, 2005 January 20, 2005 February 3, 2005 February 17, 2005 March 3, 2005 June 9, 2005 September 22, 2005 Environmental Board Several members of the Lino Lakes Environmental Board are on the Advisory Panel. In addition to their participation on the Advisory Panel, the Environmental Board devoted its June 7, 2005 meeting to reviewing and discussing the Draft AUAR. The Environmental Board discussed and provided comments on each AUAR item. Several revisions to the Draft AUAR were made to address the comments of the Environmental Board prior to the City Council authorizing its distribution. The Environmental Board met jointly with the Advisory Panel on September 22, 2005 to review the Final AUAR. The focus of that meeting was reviewing the Mitigation Plan. City Council All of the information provided by the Advisory Panel and Environmental Board, including comments, suggestions, and concerns, was assembled and delivered to the Mayor and City Council prior to their review and consideration of the work completed. The City Council held three work sessions regarding the AUAR prior to ordering the preparation of the document at their April 11, 2005 City Council meeting. The purpose of the first work session, held January 19, 2005, was to introduce the City Council to the AUAR process and review the relevant background research. The City Council held two work sessions to review the draft development scenarios on March 29 and April 6, 2005. The City Council held a work session on September 21, 2005 to review the Final AUAR and Mitigation Plan. The City Council authorized distribution of the Final AUAR and Mitigation Plan at its September 26, 2005 meeting. Agencies To engage reviewing agencies early in the AUAR process, a series of agency meetings were held to present background research, to solicit initial comments on the research, and to help the AUAR team scope out the level of detail needed in the AUAR analysis. Valuable information was gained from agency staff that was incorporated into the AUAR analysis. Staff from the following agencies attended some or all of the meetings: Department of Natural Resources, Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Council, Anoka