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City Council Special Meeting Minutes . November 29, 1994 Page 3 1 Apache Plaza will only contribute 9% of the phosphorous load into the lake. He stated 2 that this was a significant reduction. 3 4 Councilmember Enrooth noted that 91% of the phosphorous would still be coming from 5 other areas. 6 7 Bob Johnson, St. Anthony resident, commented that there are being improvements made 8 in other areas also, such as Wexfurd Heights and the Salvation Army Camp. He stated 9 that Ramsey and Anoka County were making improvements to the water quality of the 10 drainage into the lake. 11 12 Shirley Speka, St. Anthony resident, asked if the Apache Plaza project was indeed going 13 to go through. She commented on all the talk she has heard about Silver Lake. She 14 stated that she works for the Food and Drug Department and has seen some test results 15 that indicate that the water in the lake has a high level of phosphorous. She asked if the 16 project was going to start in the spring. 17 18 Ranallo stated that if the city is able to get the project going, there will be improvements 19 made to the water quality of Silver Lake. 0 City Attorney Soth stated that the_city has.to determine-whether to require an EAW to 22 be prepared or to deny the petition. He stated that.a_petition has been submitted 23 requesting an EAW. The City of St. Anthony has been appointed as the Responsible 24 Governing Unit by the Environmental Quality Board. It is now for the city to decide if 25 an EAW is required. -:The owners of Apache Plaza have submitted materials:to support 26 that an EAW is not necessary. This means that there are no significant environmental 27 effects due to the redevelopment and proposed drainage plan. Soth reported that he has 28 submitted a letter to the City of St. Anthony concerning these matters and that he 29 concludes that there is not a sufficient basis for the city to require that an EAW be 30 completed. He stated that he has prepared a resolution to that effect. He advised that 31 the Council pass the resolution with certain findings set forth in support of the 32 resolution. He stated that if the Council does not approve the resolution, they then need 33 to approve the EAW and begin the preparation. 34 35 Ranallo asked what the cost and amount of time would be involved in preparation of an 36 EAW. 37 38 City Manager Morrison reported that he had conferred with two engineering firms, Barr 39 Engineering and Rieke Carroll Muller Engineering. They both stated that the 40 preparation of the EAW itself was not costly. It is responding to the public questions 41 that is time consuming and costly. He reported that the process can take from 90 to 120 days. The cost can be as much as $40,000. 44 Marks stated that in trying to do this project, the city is not only trying to effectively 45 renovate Apache Plaza into a viable business place but also effectively take care of the