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City Council Study Session Monday, July lb, 2007 Page 22 1 Mayor Klausing noted the language of the Public Works, Environ- 2 ment and Transportation Commission as required by siaiute; with staff 3 clarifying the language wording related to a"negative declaration as 4 to an EIS." � N . . �o 11 12 13 14 i5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3� 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 City Attorney Anderson provided additional clarification of State Statute procedures related to the RGU's ability to postpone their de- termination for thirty (30) days if they feel there is insufficient in�or- mation to make that detennination; requesting that the proponent gather and bring forward identified and readily-abtainable informa- tion. Mr. Anderson further clarified, and Mayor Klausing confirmed, that if the information was not deemed readily obtainable, and it was determined that they were needed to address whether there were sig- nificant environmental impacts needing further study, that would be a posiiive declaration for the need for an EIS, if �hose items in all prob- ability will not be mitigated or propexly identif ed. Mx. Anderson concluded that the EAW served as ihe scoping document to determine if an EIS was warranted. Mayor Klausing interrupted the meeting for a determination of which items were included in additional discussion prior to the extended meeiing time. Those items were identified and approved by consensus, as items S.g, S.h, and 5 j, respectively entitled, "Discuss completion of the Updated AUAR or of a discretionary EAW prior to approval of the land use application �or 2700 Cleveland Avenue;" "Presen-- tation of the Revised Draft Twin Lakes AUAR;" and "Discussion on the Housing and Redevelopment Authority Appointment Process." g. Discussion — Discuss Completion of fhe Updated Alternative Ur- ban Areawide Review (AUAR) or of a Discretionary Environ-. mental Assessment Workshee# (EAW} Prior to Approval of the Land Use Application for 2700 Cleveland Avenue Community Development Director John Stark reviewed staf�s re- quest that approval of fhe land use application for 2700 C�eveland Avenue (C�nt Ventures) be withheld until completion of the updated Twin Lakes Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) or until the applicant agrees to participate in the completion of a Discretionary EAW.