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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 8.3 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />General Business July 15, 2019 Amanda Bednar, Environmental Coordinator <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Lake Orono Restoration and Enhancement Brandon Wisner, Stormwater Coordinator <br />Environmental Assessment Worksheet <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Adopt, by motion, a resolution issuing a negative declaration of need for an Environmental Impact <br />Statement for the Lake Orono Restoration and Enhancement Project. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />WSB Engineering has completed an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for the proposed <br />Lake Orono Restoration and Enhancement dredging project. The proposed project would remove <br />approximately 125,000 cubic yards of material from Lake Orono to improve navigation, recreation and <br />wildlife habitat. The lake was previously dredged in 1998. The project triggers the need for a mandatory <br />EAW per Minnesota State Statute. <br /> <br />The EAW was filed with the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board, circulated for review and <br />comment to the required EAW distribution list and noticed via press release in the Star News. The public <br />comment period ended June 19, 2019. Comments were received from the Minnesota Department of <br />Transportation, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Minnesota Department of Administration – State <br />Historic Preservation Office, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and US Army Corps of <br />Engineers. Comments were considered in determining the potential significant environmental impacts of <br />the project. An Environmental Impact Statement is required for projects that have potential for <br />significant environmental effects. <br /> <br />Based on the comments received and information generated, it has been determined that the project does <br />not have potential for significant environmental effects. The EAW identified areas of potential <br />environmental effects, but appropriate mitigation will be incorporated into the project plans. All required <br />approvals and permits will be obtained as well. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />None <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> Resolution No 19-__ issuing a negative declaration of need for an Environmental Impact <br />Statement for the Lake Orono Restoration and Enhancement Project. <br /> Environmental Assessment Worksheet Record of Decision <br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br />