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City Council Regular Meeting —10/25/04 <br />DRAFT Minutes - Page 14 <br />Redevelopment Proj ect, and questioning whether an <br />Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) or an <br />Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was required; and <br />bringing into question whether the City's existing Alternative <br />Urban Area-wide Review (AUAR) was still valid and applicable <br />to the project area. Mayor Klausing advised that the City <br />Attorney had advised the City Council to delay consideration of <br />the application before it as was originally proposed on tonight's <br />agenda, pending a determination by the EQB as to whether: <br />1) The petition for an environmental assessment was <br />dismissed <br />2) A negative declaration has been issued on the need for an <br />environmental impact statement; <br />3) The environmental impact statement has been determined <br />adequate; or <br />4) A variance has been granted from making an <br />environmental impact statement by the EQB. <br />City Attorney Scott Anderson further detailed the petition <br />process; Council options and authority; required time lines; and <br />referenced applicable statutes related to environmental policy; a <br />copy of which had been provided to the City Council and <br />available at the meeting for the public. Mr. Anderson advised <br />that the City had not received a copy of the petition to-date, only <br />notification that a petition had been filed. <br />City Attorney Anderson reviewed the purpose for the review in <br />determining if a potential existed for significant environmental <br />impacts due to a proposed project, to allow all parties at the <br />outset to be aware of those impacts, and potential mitigation of <br />alleviation of those impacts. <br />City Attorney Anderson reviewed the process of the petition <br />process and review by the EQB, noting the EQB received the <br />petition and made a determination within five business days as to <br />their findings if the petition was in proper form and which <br />"Responsible Governmental Unit" (RGU) would receive the <br />petition; and advise the RGU of their responsibilities for making <br />a determination, based on environmental standards and rules, as <br />to the need for an EAW. Mr. Anderson further advised that the <br />RGU had fifteen days from the date of the receipt of the petition <br />