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AGENDA ITEM 7 E STAFF ORIGINATOR: Jeff Smyser C. C. MEETING DATE: October 14, 2002 TOPIC: Resolution 02-142 Approving Distribution of the Environmental Assessment Worksheet for the Eagle Brook Church ACTION REQUIRED: 3/5 vote BACKGROUND Eagle Brook Church is proposing to build a church on a site approximately 3/ mile north of the Centerville/Lino Lakes border, on the west side of 20th Ave. The church has prepared an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for the project. City staff have reviewed the information submitted by the church and is comfortable recommending that the EAW be distributed for public comment. Resolution 02-142 approves the distribution for public comment. The resolution does not in any way grant any approval of the church project itself. The Eagle Brook Church EAW is voluntary. The proposed project does not cross any mandatory EAW thresholds. A citizen group did submit a petition requesting the preparation of an EAW, which was forwarded to the City. However, the church decided to prepare the EAW by the time the City received the petition, so the City did not need to decide if an EAW was warranted. The church has not submitted any project applications to the City for review. Based on the preliminary plans described in the EAW, the site comprises 95 acres overall. The proposed new church would include 88,000 sf with the possible addition of another 7,500 sf. The potential total of 95,500 sf is analyzed by the EAW. The project would also include the necessary parking, road improvements, and other typical elements of site development. Environmental Review Process Rules written by the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board describe the requirements for the environmental review. These rules were written to implement MN Statute 116D, the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act. Environmental review starts with an environmental assessment worksheet (EAW). An EAW is defined as a brief document which is designed to set out the basic facts necessary to determine whether an environmental impact statement (EIS) is necessary. The EAW form was created by the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB). It is a list of questions that must be completed based on the project specifics.