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CITY OF LINO LAKES
RESOLUTION NO. 05-85
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING DISTRIBUTION OF THE
I -35E CORRIDOR DRAFT ALTERNATIVE URBAN AREAWIDE REVIEW
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
WHEREAS, the northeast portion of the City of Lino includes identified growth areas,
existing rural land uses, existing commercial uses, the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes
Regional Park Reserve, and the I -35 E, I -35 W, and County Road 14 transportation
corridors; and
WHEREAS, the Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) process gives the City the
opportunity to assess the impact of potential development on the area's natural resources
prior to receiving and considering individual development proposals for approval;
WHEREAS, the City Council authorized the preparation of an AUAR with Resolution
05 -51 on April 11, 2005; and
WHEREAS, the City has prepared a Draft Alternative Urban Areawide Review
(DAUAR) document according to Minnesota Environmental Review Program, MN Rules
4410.3610; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Lino Lakes is the Responsible Governmental Unit (RGU);
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council authorizes distribution
of the I -35E corridor Draft Alternative Urban Areawide Review for Public Comment.
Passed by the Lino Lakes City Council this 2-7C-- day of 2005.
ATTEST:
Ann Blai ity Clerk
Jo . Berg on, ayor
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AGENDA ITEM 6 A
STAFF ORIGINATOR: Jeff Smyser
C. C. MEETING DATE: June 27, 2005
TOPIC: Resolution 05 -85
Authorizing Distribution of I -35E Corridor Draft
AUAR for Public Comment
VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5
BACKGROUND
The City Council authorized the preparation of an Alternative Urban Areawide Review
(AUAR) with Resolution 05 -51 on April 11. The Environmental Board and the AUAR
Advisory Panel have seen a preliminary review draft and provided suggestions for
improving the document. The document has been revised to address those comments.
• The result is the Draft Alternative Urban Areawide Review (DAUAR) document.
The next step is for the City Council to authorize the distribution of the draft for public
comment.
The vote to distribute the document for public comment is not a commitment to any of
the development scenarios that are analyzed in the document. The vote to distribute for
comments is not a commitment to anything in the document, nor is it a commitment to
any other action or project in the study area.
Once distribution is authorized by the Council, the document will be sent to the
Environmental Quality Board, which will publish a notice in its newsletter. This notice
will signal the beginning of the 30 -day public comment period, which will run from July
4th to August 3rd. After the public comment period, the consultant team and staff will
analyze the comments and prepare responses, including any necessary revisions to the
document. We also will prepare the complete mitigation plan, which is only summarized
in the DAUAR.
We will bring the Final AUAR, which includes the mitigation plan, to the City Council
for authorization to distribute it. The Final AUAR will be distributed, providing a 10-
day opportunity to present any objections.
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After that, we will bring the final document to the City Council for formal adoption. We
• anticipate this will be September 26th.
OPTIONS
1. Approve Resolution 05 -85 Authorizing Distribution of I -35E Corridor Draft AUAR
for Public Comment
2. Return to staff with direction.
RECOMMENDATION
Option 1
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