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COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 25, 2002 stated that this recent letter in no way rescinded the concerns expressed in his September 2001 letter and that he still felt strongly about those concerns. She asked that the Councilmembers take the time to closely review paragraphs four and five from Mr. Hovey's letter. Kent Austerman, 6654 Rough Grouse Road, noted the bridge involved in this project was proposed at 100 yards long, or 300 feet, and 18 feet off the ground. He demonstrated how high an 18 -foot high bridge would be. He felt an EAW would be appropriate and hoped the City Council would adopt the proposed resolution. Mayor Bergeson closed the meeting to public comments. Mayor Bergeson noted the issue under consideration at this time was whether or not an EAW should be undertaken, not the actual plat. He asked City staff to summarize what is involved with an EAW and how long the process would take. City Planner Smyser explained an EAW is a form that the EQB E; velo ' d, which includes approximately 30 questions. He indicated the project propo ed to answer the questions and submit the responses to the City. The City must then deter e w ether the form is complete or whether additional information is required, which is oftenhe ''_ `a `` Once the form is completed to the satisfaction of the City, it is then submitted to a numb ' • s fferent State and Federal agencies and is published in the EQB newsletter. Once the report i blis - + there is a 30 -day comment period to receive comments or concerns from various agen es the City must then consider the comments and prepare responses. Once this process is co e� e City then would decide whether an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) should be + ertaken, which is a much more involved process. He indicated it would generally be the int .,t ~ ®roposer to ensure the proper information is submitted with the EAW so that an EIS x of n W eded. He anticipated that the entire EAW process would take a couple of months to co Councilmember O'Donnell reques impacts, it could also provi City Planner Smyser stated th ation that if the EAW finds evidence of environmental how to rectify those impacts without requiring an EIS. Councilmember O'Donnell requ ted confirmation that a determination that an EIS is not needed would not necessarily mean the project has no environmental impacts. City Planner Smyser responded affirmatively. Councilmember Reinert moved to adopt Resolution No. 02-21, Requiring the preparation of an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for Pheasant Hills Preserve 12th Addition, as submitted. Councilmember O'Donnell seconded the motion. Councilmember Carlson stated she was willing to support the requirement of an EAW for the Pheasant Hills Preserve 12th Addition since she felt to not do so would be inconsistent with her stand on the Peltier Lake ordinance. She expressed concern that she could not recall requiring another project within the City to perform an EAW, other than the Target Store development. She noted when reviewing the Environmental Protection and the Shore Land Overlay District Maps she found 15