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ITEM # 3.1. 'y of MEMORANDLM Elk �� TO: Planning Commission River FROM: Rebecca Haug, Environmental 13065 Orono Parkway Technician Elk River,MN 55330 DATE: August 10, 2004 SUBJECT: Environmental Assessment Worksheet for River Park Included in your packet is a copy of the Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for the residential development of River Park. The purpose of the EAW is to describe the project and gather information to identify any potential environmental effects. For the plat of River Park, the City Council for the City of Elk River 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 effects. If the Council feels there is a significant potential to cause irreversible environmental effects, they shall order an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) be prepared for the project. To make their decision the Council will consider the following information: the EAW itself, comments received on the EAW, and the responses to the comments received. The Council shall order an Environmental Impact Statement be prepared, if they determine that the impacts that may reasonably be expected by the project have the potential for significant environmental effects. The Council shall consider the impacts of the project under the following criteria: • type, extent, and reversibility of the environmental effects; • cumulative potential effects of related or anticipated future projects; • the extent to which the environmental effects are subject to mitigation by ongoing public regulatory authority; and • the extent to which enviromnental effects can be anticipated and controlled as a result of other environmental studies. RESPONSE TO COMMENTS The only comment received on the EAW was from Anoka County Highway Department. This comment letter, dated July 19, 2004 is attached. Comment—Anoka County Highway Department question the number of vehicle trips generated by the project listed in question 21 of the EAW. Response—Mike Spack, a Traffic Engineer for TDI, addresses this issue in the attached memorandum dated August 2, 2004. Mr. Spack contends the lesser number of vehicles trips listed in the EAW versus Anoka County's calculations is due to townhomes generating less trips. Phone:763.635.1000 Fax.763.635.1090 www.ci.elk-river.ran.us