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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION JANUARY 19, 2005 APPROVED 1 • 2 3 CITY OF LINO LAKES 4 MINUTES 5 6 7 DATE : January 19, 2005 8 TIME STARTED : 5:10 p.m. 9 TIME ENDED : 8:55 p.m. 10 MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmember Carlson, Reinert, 11 Stoltz and Mayor Bergeson 12 MEMBERS ABSENT : Dahl 13 14 Staff members present: City Administrator, Gordon Heitke; Community Development 15 Director, Michael Grochala; City Engineer, Jim Studenski; City Planner, Jeff Smyser; 16 Public Services Director, Rick DeGardner; and City Clerk, Ann Blair 17 18 AUAR UPDATE — JOHN SHARDLOW, DAHLGREN, SHARDLOW & UBAN 19 20 City Planner Smyser advised staff has been involved with an environmental review in the 21 eastern part of the City in the I -35E area. John Shardlow is the lead consultant for the 22 project and is here to make a presentation and answer questions. 23 24 Mr. John Shardlow, Dahlgren, Shardlow & Uban, Inc., advised the function of the • 25 Environmental Review Program is to avoid and minimize damage to Minnesota's 26 environmental resources caused by public and private action. The Alternative Urban 27 Areawide Review (AUAR) is a proactive alternative review process that integrates 28 comprehensive/master planning and environmental review. 29 30 Mr. Shardlow continued indicating the environmental review occurs early in the planning 31 process to help anticipate and rectify problems when specific projects are still flexible. 32 The AUAR process gives the City the opportunity to assess the impact of development on 33 the area's natural resources prior to receiving and considering development proposals for 34 approval. The AUAR process also results in a mitigation plan adopted by the City 35 Council for how the significant environmental impacts will be avoided, and assurance 36 that mitigation strategies will be implemented. 37 38 Mr. Shardlow referred to a map of the area that is included in the AUAR process noting 39 the participants in the project. The participants included an advisory panel make up of 40 citizens, property owners and City Board representatives. The City Council will make all 41 final decisions through this process after hearing from staff, consultants, advisory panel, 42 the public and other advisory commissions. 43 44 Mr. Shardlow noted the advisory panel workshops are open to the public. A public open 45 house will be held on February 17, 2005. 46 47 Mr. Shardlow explained the AUAR process noting the Council will review agency, 48 advisory panel and open house comments as well as development scenario alternatives. It 49 is anticipated the City Council will order the AUAR on February 28, 2005. The City