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• Nature's Refuge EAW Record of Decision page 19 result in significant and discernable public values above and beyond those achievable under conventional development. The Nature's Refuge project design includes all the public values listed in the ordinance, which includes: a. Preserving more natural open space than required under current ordinances and development policies b. Reducing the extent of impervious surfaces and size of the development footprint c. Restoring /enhancing ecological systems on the site as part of the development process d. Protecting off -site ecological systems through increased buffering e. Ensuring long -term natural resource stewardship through an endowment program sponsored by the Developer f. Providing public park and trail opportunities consistent with or in excess of the System Plan g. Managing stormwater (flow rates and quality) using natural infiltration and ecologically -based approaches h. Preserving the open space aesthetic to which community residences have become accustomed i. Maintaining natural buffer between established and new developments As proposed and analyzed in the EAW, the Nature's Refuge project clearly meets the • definition of a conservation development. CONCLUSIONS 1. All requirements for environmental review of the proposed project have been met. 2. The EAW processes has generated information that is adequate to determine whether the project has the potential for significant environmental effects. 3. Mitigation will be provided where impacts are expected to result from project construction and operation of the site. Mitigative measures are incorporated into the project design and the restoration and management plan for the conservation areas, and have or will be coordinated with state and local agencies during the permit process. 4. Based on the criteria in Minnesota Rules 4410, the project does not have the potential for significant environmental effects. 5. An EIS is not required on the proposed Nature's Refuge development project. 6. The City of Lino Lakes passed Resolution No. 07 -06 stating its approval of the Findings of Fact and Conclusions for the Nature's Refuge Development.