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CITY OF LAKE ELMO WASHINGTON COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 2025-073 RESOL UTIONAPPRO VING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION ON THE NEED FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE LIMERICK VILLAGE DE FEL OPMENT PROJECT WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo is a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota; and WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Minnesota require that an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) be prepared for construction of a permanent or potentially permanent residential development located in the seven -county Twin Cities metropolitan area equal to or in excess of the thresholds listed in Minnesota Rules 4410.4300 Subpart 19; and WHEREAS, an EAW was prepared for the Limerick Village Development Project on the properties in Washington County as described in Exhibit A, and reviewed by the City of Lake Elmo, and the draft document was circulated for comments to the required State and Federal agencies, as provided by law; and WHEREAS, notice of availability of the EAW was published in the EQB Monitor on August 26, 2025, and the thirty -day conu-nent period ended on September 25, 2025, and during such period comments were received from two public agencies; and WHEREAS, the City Council is required by law to make a finding on the adequacy of the EAW and to determine whether an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) should be prepared; and WHEREAS, the City Council met at a regularly scheduled meeting on October 21, 2025, and considered the EAW, the reports of its staff, and the comments received from the parties as noted above. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT by the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo that the City Council makes the following findings with regard to the environmental impact of the proposed Limerick Village Development Project: 1. The Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) and related documentation for the Limerick Village Development Project were prepared in compliance with the procedures of the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act and Minnesota Rules 4410. 1000 to 4410.1700. All requirements for environmental review of the proposed project have been met.