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COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 28, 2003 APPROVED 383 thing, and this church has proven it can transcend generations and do a great job of it. His concern is •384 not the loss of a great church in Lino Lakes, but the loss to the kids in the community. 385 386 Barbara Bauman, 6401 N. Trappers Crossing, indicated she wanted to address what good citizens the 387 church has been, including designing and building in accordance with the EAW. She stated they have 388 been careful to design a building to protect the environment, including the heron population. She 389 agreed plantings, rain gardensand buffers are important to protect these things, and acknowledged that 390 the negative declaration does not grant approval of the project. She indicated there will be time for a 391 public hearing for other design issues, and a negative declaration should be issued to allow the plan to 392 proceed, with the details the City would like to see. 393 394 Terry Kirberger, 1880 77th Street, quoted from Matthew 8:20, asking where the neighbors go for a 395 quiet refuge when 2000 cars are going through their neighborhood. He stated last year Eagle Brook 396 advertised what a peaceful church they were, but asked how it could be peaceful with 2000 cars. He 397 added that when the neighbors try to speak up for their privacy, they are labeled anti -church, which 398 could not be further from the truth. 399 400 Ann Hopkins, SRF Consulting in Plymouth, stated she was part of the design team that prepared the 401 EAW. She believes most of the issues raised have been addressed by staff, but wanted to clarify a 402 few points. She indicated the research of the burial mounds were coordinated with a State 403 archeologist and another agency, with comments from both in the EAW, and both have been known 404 to be very conservative in their opinions, however they expressed no concerns. She stated that 405 although a site plan has not been formally submitted, it was included in the EAW in a very detailed Ase06 form and shows where the building is, adding this is a very typical process. W07 408 Ms. Hopkins indicated that concerning the septic system issues, they have provided adequate 409 responses, and agrees it needs to be reviewed in the site plan, but she is confident the figures are 410 accurate. She stated that in the most recent DNR letter, their conclusion has not changed, they are 411 still satisfied with the EAW, they only wanted to reiterate their concerns, which can and will be 412 addressed during site plan review. 413 414 Mayor Bergeson called for a short recess at 8:11 p.m. 415 416 The meeting reconvened at 8:17 p.m. 417 418 Gregory Stull, 1537 Sherman Lake Road, stated Eagle Brook Church has been sensitive to the 419 environment. He indicated this project does impact him; however he would not want 93 acres taken 420 up byindustry, which would have a worse impact. He feels the church has been sensitive to the 421 environment and it could be much worse. 422 423 Ron Marier, 1801 77th Street, stated he has a background in lake management. He has had the 424 pleasure to live by the proposed Eagle Brook site for all of his 43 years, and his family has spent six 425 generations there. He indicated there is no question Eagle Brook Church is a fine concept, but what is 426 being discussed is the environmental impact. He stated that the number of people in this room is a 427 small fraction of the number the Eagle Brook congregation encompasses, and if each of the people 428 here stepped on that land, it would chase the heron out. He presented the Council wilth a packet of ini29 information, including an agreement filed in March 1974 concerning open space, with an Appendix W30 A, which stated in Item 4, the Blue Heron rookery and Peltier Lake Island will be preserved. The 9