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u <br />• <br />REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION <br />Approval: <br />� T� <br />DATE: 04/23/07 <br />ITEM NO: 7.f <br />, Agenda Section: <br />Item Description: Request by the Coini�lnity Development Department to act as the <br />Responsible Governmental Unit (RGU) in the Northwestern College <br />Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAV� (PF07-002). <br />i <br />? 1.0 REQUESTED ACTION: <br />3 1.1 Northwestern College is currently completing a Discretionary Environmental Assessment <br />�� Worksheet (EAW) for the City of Arden Hills and Roseville pertaining to their request <br />5 for an AMENDED PLANNED LJNIT DEVELOPMENT. <br />1.2 <br />� <br />9 <br />�0 1.3 <br />it <br />�� <br />This EAW is being prepared, in part, as a response to a request to do so from the City of <br />Roseville. <br />The EAW is being prepared by Northwestern College's consultant (TKDA) at the sole <br />cost of Northwestern College. <br />�� 1.4 The rules of the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) require, however, that the <br />�=E Responsible Governmental Unit (RGU) be the official source of the EAW. The City of <br />� s Roseville is the RGU and as such the City is responsible for review of the document and <br />� t� its forwarding to the EQB and other state agencies far review and comment. In essence, <br />� � once the EAW is complete it becomes the City's document and must be processed <br />� � according to Minnesota Rules. <br />� �� <br />2t� 1.5 The Community Development Department (City Planner) is currently acting as the lead in <br />2 � the land use process and has been the main contact for the current EAW process. An <br />22 EAW is required to be submitted to EQB for publication in the EQB Monitor and <br />'_3 forwarded to 7 State agencies. <br />�� <br />25 1.6 As Northwestern College's EAW is being prepared at the direction of the City of <br />?t� Roseville, the City is required to act as the RGU of the EAW; staff is seeking Council's <br />�: support to act in this capacity. <br />?� <br />29 <br />;{j <br />3� <br />;� <br />2.0 <br />2.1 <br />SUGGESTED ACTION: <br />By motion, accept the designation as the Responsible Governmental Unit (RGU) for <br />the Northwestern College EAW and direct staff to take steps required of an RGU. <br />PF07-002_EAW_RCA_042307.doc Page 1 of 1 <br />