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Whereas, the Elk River City Council received a petition from community residents pursuant to EQB Rules, Part 4410.1100, which was also filed with the Environmental Quality Board, requesting the preparation of an EAW for the Facility at the August 21, 2000 Elk River City Council meeting; and, Whereas, the comments identified in the petition and all substantive comments have been responded to by the City as RGU in the staff memorandum to the City Council, dated August 28, 2000, from Michele McPherson, Director of Planning; and, Whereas, the environmental review process mandated by the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act and implemented through the EQB Rules has been followed and this resolution shall be the City's record of its compliance with the EQB Rules and decision in this matter; and, Whereas, pursuant to EQB Rules, the City of Elk River, as the RGU, shall order the preparation of an EAW if the evidence presented by the petitioners, proposers and other persons or otherwise known to the RGU demonstrates that, because of the nature or location of the proposed Facility, the Facility may have the potential for significant environmental effects; and, Whereas, pursuant to EQB Rules, the City of Elk River, as the RGU, shall deny the petition if the evidence presented fails to demonstrate that the facility may have the potential for significant environmental effects. NOW, THEREFORE, BASED ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE DEVELOPER'S APPLICATION, THE COMMENTS RECEIVED, AND THE RESPONSES THERETO FROM CITY STAFF IN THEIR MEMORANDUM TO THE COUNCIL DATED AUGUST 28, 2000, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER FINDS THE FACILITY DOES NOT HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS AND, THEREFORE, DOES NOT REQUIRE THE PREPARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET FOR, THE FOI J OWING REASONS: A. All manufacturing activities at the Facility will be conducted indoors. Therefore, the Facility will comply with State Noise Standards and will have no significant environmental effects related to noise. B. The manufacturing process used at the Facility is a closed loop system, which will ensure there will be no significant environmental effects related to air emissions or odor. C. Traffic generated by the Facility, including truck traffic, will be well within the design capacity of the surrounding road system, therefore, there will be no significant environmental effects related to traffic. D. Elk River Municipal Utilities has more than sufficient capacity to provide water to the Facility and the site plan provides for appropriate management of surface water runoff. Therefore, the Facility does not have the potential for significant environmental effects related to ground water, surface water, or the municipal water supply.