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Eclty1� ,.,�� Request for Action River To Item Number Mayor and City Council 8.2 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by General Business November 7, 2016 Kristin Mroz, Environmental Technician Item Description Reviewed by Negative Declaration on Need for EIS for Tiller Suzanne Fischer,Director COD Corporation and Max Steininger,Inc. Sand and Reviewed by Gravel Mines Environmental Assessment Cal Portner, City Administrator Worksheet Action Requested Adopt,by resolution, a negative declaration on the need for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Tiller Corporation and Max Stemiger Inc. Sand and Gravel Mines Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW). Background/Discussion The purpose of the EAW is to describe the project and gather information to identify any potential environmental impacts. Staff believes the EAW accurately describes the project and any potential environmental impacts. Mitigation measures to reduce the environmental impacts have been identified by the EAW and will be incorporated into the project plans. Staff recommends a negative declaration on the need for an EIS for the Tiller Corporation and Max Steininger,Inc. request. The Elk River City Council is the Responsible Governmental Unit (RGU) charged with determining, from the information gathered through the EAW process,whether or not this project has significant potential to cause irreversible environmental impacts. If the Council believes there is a significant potential to cause irreversible environmental impacts, they shall order the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the project. The Council will consider the following information: the EAW, comments received on the EAW, and the responses to the comments received. The Council shall order the preparation of an EIS if they determine the impacts may reasonably be expected by the project to have the potential for significant environmental impacts. The Council shall consider the impacts of the project under the following criteria: ■ The type, extent, and reversibility of the environmental effects. ■ Cumulative Potential Effects. The RGU shall consider the following factors: Whether the cumulative potential effect is significant;whether the contribution from the project is significant when viewed in connection with other contributions to the cumulative potential effect; the degree to which the project complies with approved mitigation measures specifically designed to address the cumulative potential effect; and the efforts of the proposer to minimize the contributions from the project. ■ The extent to which the environmental effects are subject to mitigation by ongoing public regulatory authority. The RGU may rely only on mitigation measures that are specific and can be reasonably expected to effectively mitigate the identified environmental impacts of the POWERED 6T A IR