RES 16-017 FINDING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF NEED FOR AN ENVIORNMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR MIRROR LAKE IMPROVEMENTS

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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION 16 -017 A RESOLUTION FINDING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF NEED FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR MIRROR LAKE IMPROVEMENTS WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) Rules, Chapter 4410, part 4410.1000, Subpart 3, the City of St. Anthony Village as the responsible governmental unit completed an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for the lake improvements identified in the Mirror Lake Improvements EAW; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota EQB Rules, Chapter 4410.4300 Subpart 27, the project meets the thresholds for an EAW for wetlands and public waters projects; and WHEREAS, copies of the EAW were distributed to all persons and agencies on the official EQB mailing list prior to November 9, 2015; and WHEREAS, notice of the availability of the EAW for public review for a 30 -day comment period was published in the EQB Monitor on November 9, 2015; and WHEREAS, a press release was published in the St. Anthony Bulletin on November 11, 2015 to announce the availability of the EAW to interested parties; and WHEREAS, the 30 -day comment period ended on December 9, 2015 and all comments received have been considered; and WHEREAS, the EAW, in conjunction with comment responses, identified construction phasing, mitigation, habitat restoration, and water quality improvements that, if met, will address environmental effects on water bodies and wildlife caused as a result of the project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of St. Anthony Village that: That it should and hereby does make a negative declaration on the need for an Environmental Impact Statement for the improvements included in the Mirror Lake Improvements EAW, provided all mitigation measures of the EAW are implemented by the developer(s) as part of the projects, and all City of St. Anthony and Rice Creek Watershed District environmental standards are followed and incorporated into the final site plans for the project.