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COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 28, 2003 APPROVED 622 seeing, like storm water calculations. He stated they did have enough information to look at the `523 environmental issues. He indicated he is of the theory that an EAW should be done early, before you 624 use a lot of resources for the site plan, only to have to do it over again after the EAW is done. 625 626 Councilmember Dahl asked if they passed the EAW, and at a point in the future staff felt an EIS was 627 needed, could they require one. City Planner Smyser indicated if Council made a negative 628 declaration saying no EIS is needed, they are done, unless information comes in showing a significant 629 difference from the plan, which would allow them to start the process over. 630 631 Councilmember Dahl stated she agrees with Councilmember Reinert. She indicated she had wanted 632 the public hearing, although she did not know she would be getting this much additional paperwork, 633 and even though they have had a lot of information prior to tonight, she would like to review the new 634 information in detail before voting. 635 636 Councilmember Carlson moved to table Resolution No. 03-44, Negative Declaration on the need for 637 an Environmental Impact Statement, Eagle Brook Church. Councilmember Reinert seconded the 638 motion. 639 640 Councilmember Reinert indicated he does not want this to be a big stall tactic. His inclination was to 641 vote for Negative Declaration, but the residents have supplied the Council will more information, and 642 he thinks that should be reviewed. 643 644 Councilmember Carlson indicated she has concerns about the City meeting all of the criteria. She 645 stated the Council has to be able to say they have. This is why she asked the church those questions, W46 but she did not feel she got clear answers. She indicated the cumulative potential effects are another 647 issue. City Planner Smyser mentioned the Tri -City coalition meeting, and she recently received a list 648 of issues that would be discussed, some of them affecting this area. She commented that the 649 environment should not only be important to one neighborhood, but all of the residents of Lino Lakes. 650 She would encourage everyone who has taken an interest in this issue to look at other things going in 651 the City as well. 652 653 Mayor Bergeson indicated he is against tabling the motion. He thinks they have the information they 654 need to make a decision, and encourages the City Council to put the material they received in context; 655 some being factual, some personal opinion. He goes back to the process in the law of getting 656 comments from regulatory agencies, and he can see this process going on and on. He stated they have 657 an obligation to make a decision as quickly as they can and put the matter in context of law and of 658 criteria for an EAW. If the Council votes to belabor this, he encouraged them to review the new 659 material with this in mind and consider the relevance to the process. 660 661 Councilmember Reinert indicated he agrees with most of what the Mayor stated, but this is a large 662 development affecting a lot of neighbors, and they are representatives of the residents. He thinks they 663 need to look at what has been said and presented. If approved, the development will be here for a 664 very long time. 665 666 Councilmember O'Donnell indicated he will not support a motion to extend, but respects the opinion 667 of the City Council and hopes everyone understands this is a difficult decision, and they want to make ift668 the best decision they can. 669 14