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• • • COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 29, 2001 Council Member Carlson moved to make an offer of employment to Mr. Patrick Moonen, conditional upon successful completion of a background check. Council Member Reinert seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT, DAVE PECCHIA There was no Public Safety Department Report. PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT, RICK DEGARDNER There was no Public Services Department report. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORT Resolution No. 01— 71, Approve Lino Lakes Marketplace EAW f i istribution, (3/5 Vote Required), John Powell — City Engineer Powell advised the Min ota s statues require environmental review for certain projects. Rules written by the nvironmental Quality Board (EQB) describe the requirements for the environment `ev w �� se rules were written to implement MN Statute 116D, the Minnesota Environmen City staff has reviewed the information submitted by Marketplace project. This project includes a Tar of smaller retail buildings. Staff has amended the EAW be distributed for public comme Environmental Review Process The rules state that when speci mandatory environmental re worksheet (EAW). An E W is facts necessary to determi EAW form was created by project specifics. ct proposer on the Lino Lakes erstor , Kohls, and approximately 35,000 sf ation and is comfortable recommending that of projects reach a specified size, they cross a threshold for twit mental review starts with an environmental assessment d as a brief document, which is designed to set out the basic an environmental impact statement (EIS) is necessary. The It is a list of questions that must be completed based on the E4B. Briefly, the project proposer submits information for the EAW. The City then reviews the submitted information for accuracy and completeness. Then the EAW is distributed and made available for public review. A public comment period of 30 days follows. Approving the EAW for distribution means that the City is comfortable that the document is accurate and complete to the best of its knowledge. There is no other commitment or hidden implication regarding the approval of the project in making the decision to distribute the document. Approving the EAW for distribution does not mean that the City is approving the project. On the contrary, if a project requires an EAW, the project cannot be started and no governmental entity can make a final decision on the project until the environmental review process is completed.