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1RECE61/E® FEBA 2 106 - CITY OF LAKE ago . -, February 191' 1996 -. .. .; .. .. `i•M1� - ``i Ms. Mary Kueffner, City Administrator 'ems City'of.Lake Elmo'. - - -3800 Laverne .Ave: No. ..'Lake 'Elmo, MN 55042 ' RE:' -Petition for"an.Environmental Assessment. Worksheet.(EAW) for the Lake '.'Elmo Public.Works Facility and Compost Site, Perschens. Site • .. •.. � �Deat Ms. Kueffner: ... .. �., :. . . The Environmental Quality,Board'(EQB)`has 'received 'a petition requesting ' • � � prepared on the � ' p p project petition, and has .-'..that-.an EAW''be - .'determined that the,City of Lake Elmo -::is the appropriate governmental unit to -decide the need for an EAW: The requirements for environmental review, . including the preparation., of an EAW, .can be found in the Minnesota 'Rules,- - parts 4410.0200-to 4410.7800:.. .Please contact me if you do, not' have access- - to these rules. - - - '.The procedures to; be.followed.iii making the EAW decision are set forth'in� -- part '4410.1100. Key points yin"the'.procedures include:- - 1.No final- government approvals may given to the projectnamed in (' the -;petitions; -nor may construction -on the project be started until the need. for an EAW 'has -been determined.. Projectconstruction �(...includes any activities' which directly affecttheenvironment,.:-- • -including. preparation of. land. If the decision is to. prepare an'.EAW;` ."..approval must be withheld until_ either, a Negative Declaration is issuedoran Environmental Impact Statement :LEIS.) " completed (see.. ' . part 4410.:3100.) .. .. - 2. A first step in making the decision regarding the need 'for 'an EAW .. - ..would be to compare the project to the mandatory 1AW, E'IS 'and Exemption categories listed. in parts 4410'.4300, 4410.4400, and..: - - '; 4410.4600, respectively.... if the project should fall under any of - -'these'.categories, environmental review is automatically. required or " prohibited. If this should be -the case, proceed accordingly. 3. _ If' preparation..of an EAW is neither mandatory, nor exempted, the City has the option to_.prepare an EAW. .-:The-.standard_to be used to .decide . if an EAW should be done is. given in.part 4410.1106,;subp.-6. Note' .- ..that, this. .requires that.a record`ofdecision including .specific - 'findings of fact be maintained. " .4.�," You.'are-allowed 30,working days (Saturdays, Sundays and holidays do'-.. -. not count.) for your decision�if it will be made by a council, board,- - ,or other bodywhichmeetsonly periodically;' or 15 working days if it " o_ - wil'I-be made by a.single'individual.. You may.'request an extra.15 -. days from EQB if the decision will bemade by an individual. ea . N w 4ft '��,� ENVIRONMENTA1 OAA11TY' RDARO, 650 CEOA6 SiREEY; R1. PADI,.MN"55155.612 2H-2603 '1RN 012 296-3098 6iAII PROVIDER BY mp��NNINN .;