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<br />RESOLUTION 06-_ <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />CITY OF ELK RIVER <br />RESOLUTION REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT <br />WORKSHEET FOR LIBERTY HEIGHTS ESTATES <br /> <br />~'\ resolution of tlle City Council of tlle City of Elk Ri\Ter regarding tlle env-irorunental re'vie\v <br />process for dle proposed Liberty Heigllts Estates Developlnent; setting fortll tlle City <br />Council's fl11dings of fact regarding tlle need for an En\Tirorunental Impact Statelnellt; and <br />declaring tllat tlle preparation of an En'vironmental Impact Statement is not necessary <br /> <br />\VHERE..t\.S, Liberty Heigllts Estates is proposing to develop a 444-unit (1/4 - 1/2 <br />acre a\Terage lot size) single family residential developlnent, City Park and proposed scllool <br />site on 260 acres, and, <br /> <br />\\!HERE.L'\S, pursuant to NIinnesota Rules, Part 4410.4300, Subparts 19.D"" a <br />lnandatol"y Environmental AsseSSlnent \V orkslleet (E_A \\1) \vas prepared under rvIinnesota <br />En\Tirorunental Policy 1\ct (IvlEP I\); and, <br /> <br />\X1HERE.L:\S, tIle City of Elk Riv'er, as tIle responsible governmental unit (RGlJ) <br />under EQB Rules, prepared an E.L\ \Y./ as required by EQB Rules; and, <br /> <br />\\1HERE.t\.S, notice of a\Tailability of tlle Ei\ \V \vas publislled in tlle EQB :~vlonitor <br />on IVlarcll 27, 2006; a press release \vas given to tlle Elk River Star Ne\vs on Iv'farcll 22,2006; <br />posted notice ,"vas given at tlle Elk Ri\Ter Public Library and Elk Ri\Ter City Hall on Ivlarcll <br />22, 2006; and copies of tile E.r\ \\1 \vere supplied to all persons and agencies on tlle EQB <br />official E.t\ \YJ distribution list on IVIarcll 22, 2006; and, <br /> <br />\VHEREJ.\S, corrunents l1a\Te been received on the E__A \Y/ from Lance Bernard, <br />j\noka County Higll\Vay Department, by letter dated .L\pril4, 2006, \X1illiam J. Lynott, <br />I\/Iinnesota Pollution Control.L~gency, by letter dated .L~pril13, 2006, froln _Alan <br />Hoebellleinricll; Joe I<.urcinka, lvIinnesota Deparnnent of Natural Resources, by letter dated <br />April 25, 2006; and, <br /> <br />\VHEREAS, all substanti\Te COlnments lla\Te been responded to appropriately by tlle <br />City as RGU in d~e staff memorandum to tlle City Council, dated June 5, 2006, from <br />Rebecca Haug, Environmental.LL\dministrator; and, <br /> <br />\\7HERE.L~S, tlle en\Tirorunental re\rie\v process mandated by the rvIinnesota <br />En\Tironmental Policy .L\ct and unpletnented tl1tOugll the EQB Rules llas been follo\ved and <br />tIus resolution sllall be the City's record of its cOlnpliance ,vitll tlle EQB Rules and decision <br />in tlus matter; and, <br /> <br />s: \Resal utians \2006 Resal utians \ U napproved\E..'-\ \VRESO-liberty heights esta tes.DO C <br />