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City of Elk River City Council Resolution 19-____ A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Elk River issuing a negative declaration of need for an environmental impact statement for the Lake Orono Restoration and Enhancement project WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) Rules, Chapter 4410, part 4410.1000, Subpart 2, the City of Elk River as the responsible governmental unit completed an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for the Lake Orono Restoration and Enhancement project; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota EQB Rules, Chapter 4410.4300 Subpart 27, the project meets the thresholds for an EAW for work within wetlands and public waters; and WHEREAS, copies of the EAW were distributed to all persons and agencies on the official EQB mailing list prior to May 20, 2019; and WHEREAS, copies of the EAW were distributed to all persons and agencies on the official EQB mailing list prior to May 20, 2019; 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 May 20, 2019; and WHEREAS, a press release was published in the Elk River Star News on May 17, 2019 and June 6, 2019 to announce the availability of the EAW to interested parties; and WHEREAS, the 30-day comment period ended on June 19, 2019 and all comments received have been considered; and WHEREAS, the EAW, in conjunction with comment responses, identified permitting, mitigation, water quality improvements, and habitat improvements, if met, will address environmental effects caused by the project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Elk River, Minnesota, as follows: That it should and hereby does make a negative declaration on the need for an Environmental Impact Statement for the improvements included in the Lake Orono Restoration and Enhancement EAW, provided all mitigation measures of the EAW are implemented by the city as part of the project, and all local, state, and federal environmental standards are followed and incorporated into the final site plans for the project.