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.' I CITY OF ARDEN HILLS I- MEMORANDUM . DATE: July 7,1995 . TO: Mayor and City Council ~ FROM: Kevin Ringwald, Community Development Director I SUBJECT: Authorize Distribution ofEA W - Townhouses of Lake Valentine I Backl!round The City Council on April 10, 1995, ordered the preparation of a discretionary I Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EA W) for the Townhomes of Lake Valentine. The Townhomes of Lake Valentine is a sixteen unit townhouse development proposed by Mr. Dan Ogren. . Discussion I- The EA W is a brief document which is designed to set out the basic facts necessary to determine whether an Environmental Impact Statement (ElS) is required for a proposed project. Although an EA W may also accomplish other purposes (provide permit I information, inform the public about a project, help identify ways to protect the environment from harm from the project) the primary, legal purpose is to provide the information necessary for a decision on the need for an EIS. The decision on the need for an EIS is I determined by the projects potential for "significant environmental effects", as defined in Minnesota Rules, Chapter 4410.1700, Subpart 7. I At this point in the EA W process the City has prepared the EA W document, with the assistance of RLK Associates. The next step in that process is City Council authorization to distribute the EA W. If the City Council authorizes the distibution of the EAW, then the I Staff would: 1. Submit the EA W to the EQB Staff for publication in the EQB I Monitor on July 31, 1995; . 2. Distribute the EA W to the necessary agencies, departments and persons pusuant to Minnesota Rules, Chapter 4410.l500A; . I- .