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AGENDA ITEM 7B STAFF ORIGINATOR: Michael Grochala C. C. MEETING DATE: February 9, 2004 TOPIC: Resolution 04 -19 Making a Negative Declaration on the need for and Environmental Impact Statement ACTION REQUIRED: 3/5 vote BACKGROUND The Hartford Group, in conjunction with the City of Lino Lakes, is proposing to develop the City's "Village" Master Plan. The "Legacy at Woods Edge" project is a mixed use development, located in the southeast quadrant of I -35W and Lake Drive (County State Aid Highway 23). The project includes upto approximately 350,000 square feet of retail, service and office uses and 450 multi- family residential units. Also incorporated into the site development is the YMCA. The project, as proposed, required the preparation of an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW). The City retained the services of Short, Elliott, Hendrickson, Inc:, (SEH) to prepare the EAW. The City Council authorized distribution of the EAW on November 10, 2003. The required 30 day public comment period ended on the December 24, 2003. Comments were received from the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn /DOT), Anoka County Department of Parks and Recreation, Metropolitan Council, Anoka County Highway Department, Army Corps of Engineers, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the . Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Mn /DNR). Agency comments and the City's responses are included in the attached Record of Decision prepared by the City's Consultant Short, Elliott, Hendrickson, Inc. After the public comment period, it is the City's responsibility to decide if it has enough information to determine if the project will cause significant environmental effects. If it will not cause such effects, the City makes a " negative declaration" meaning that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is not necessary. If the review process reveals, in the judgement of the City, that the project will cause significant environmental effects, the City makes a "positive declaration" meaning an EIS is necessary. As setforth in the Record of Decision, adequate information has been presented to determine that the proposed project will not cause significant environmental effects and therefore an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is not necessary. The City's Environmental Board reviewed the draft Record of Decision on January 21, 2004 and recommended approval with the addition of a sentence to the Construction