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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />S <br />9 <br />�o <br />1 �. <br />IZ <br />�3 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />�2 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />Regular Ciiy C�t�nciI Meeting <br />i!9[anday, July 2�, 2407 <br />Page 32 <br />a. E�vironm�ntai Asses�men� Worksheet {EAV� — Consider Ap� <br />provrn� an EAVV for 1�To�thw�stern Caiie�e <br />Ci�y Planner Thomas Paschke introdueed ihe Noz-thwestern �ollege <br />paresenfiatzon of their d'zsearetionazy Envzronmental As�es�ment Work- <br />sheet (EAW) related to their Master Plan and request for an Amended <br />Planned Unit Development (PUD). Agenda packe� materials incl�ded <br />th� EAW; comments irom ag�ncies; comments fxom r�sidents and <br />resideni associatzons and co��ege responses to all comments; a� well as <br />a draft resolution provided by sta�'f �or Council consideration and enti- <br />t�ed, "Resoluizon Es�ablishing Findings o�' Face, Conclusians af Law <br />and Qrdcr �ssuing a Negative Declaratinn for an Environmental Im- <br />pact State�nent (EI�} on the Development Known as the Northwesiern <br />Co�Iege Master P1an. <br />11�ayor Klausing saught Counci� questions for sta�f prior to hearing <br />public comment. <br />Councilmembear Ih�an ask�d haw tonight's public comment would be <br />incorporated into paten�ial Council action; a.nd who drafted the find- <br />�ngs of face, and their apparent conclusion �ha� there was no basis for <br />an EIS, wi�h no op�ional resalution �or the Council declaring that there <br />was need £ar an EZS. <br />City Attorney Anderson advised thai the draft �resoluizon was dxafted <br />by the City Aitarney office, with inpui from staff, to ensure that th� <br />proposed findings camplied wi�h requirements under �Vlinnesota State <br />Sta�.i,ite and environmenia� ruling� and acts. Mr. Anderson adv�sed <br />�ha�, from the City Attnrney's perspectzve and based on sta�£'s evz- <br />dence, and ihe�r sk��l and expe�ience, they were proposing a negative <br />declaraiion, and had asked for his o�f ce's assis�ance in dra�ing the <br />docum�nt. <br />Counc�lmember Ihlan again siaied tha� the City Council had no dacu� <br />ments for any alierna�ive course of aciion. <br />36 Mayor Klausing du�y nated Gauncil�ra.ember Thlan's to various agency <br />37 and public eommen�s io-date; and i�'th� EAW was thc sam� draft pro- <br />3S vided io the Ci�y Counci� at thezr �asi meet�ng, <br />39 <br />