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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date: May 18, 2020 <br />Item No.: 7.h <br />Department ApprovalCity Manager Approval <br />Item Description: Consider adoptiona Resolution memorializing the Twin Lakes Station <br />EAW Record of Decision <br />1 B ACKGROUND <br />2The City of Roseville, as the Regulatory Governmental Unit, is responsible for administering the <br />3Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) process. The City Council declared the Twin <br />4Lakes StationEAW complete on March 23, 2020. Since that time, the EAW has been publicly <br />5available for viewing on the City’s website. The public comment period closed on May 6, 2020, <br />6causing the City to respond/address any public comments received and to determine whether an <br />7Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), a more detailed environmental review, is necessary. <br />8Further, Kimley-Horn,acting on behalf of Launch Properties,seeksa decision on the EAW <br />9pertaining to Twin Lakes Stationand their planned redevelopment, so they can continue to move <br />10their project forward. <br />11The following timeline outlines the EAW public comment/review process: <br />12April 6, 2020:The Twin Lakes StationEAW was published in the <br />13Environmental Quality Board (EQB) Monitor, thus beginning <br />14the 30-day review and comment period. <br />15May 6, 2020:The 30-day review and comment period ended, with the <br />16Planning Division receiving commentsfrom four state <br />17agencies, including Minnesota Department of Transportation, <br />18Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Minnesota Department <br />19of Natural Resources,and the MetropolitanCouncil. <br />20May 4 and May 6, 2020:The City notified Kimley-Horn regarding the comments <br />21received on the Twin Lakes StationEAW and requested <br />22feedback needed to formulate formal responses. <br />23May 11,2020:The Planning Division received information from Kimley- <br />24Horn, which aided City response to the commentsreceivedon <br />25the Twin Lakes StationEAW. <br />26May 12, 2020:City Staff fromPublic Worksand Community Development <br />27met to review the Kimley-Horn information and to formulate <br />28formal responses to the comments received. <br />PROJ0046_TwinLakesStationEAW <br />Page 1of 2 <br /> <br />