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-302- The City agrees to allow the Developer to utilize all of the trunk fee money generated from this fu:st phase of 44 lots as well as an additional 156 lots that will be platted in the future on land under the Developer's control within the "triangle" during a five year period following the date of final approval of Villas of Meadow Point. The "triangle" is defined by the right-of-ways of Alpine Dr. NW, County Road 5 (Nowthen Blvd.), and County Road 57 (Sunfish Lake Blvd.). The trunk fee money that the City is allowing the Developer to utilize is to be used to construct the 30" trunk sanitary sewer line through the site and across County Road 5 at a depth and alignment as approved by the City Engineer. If the cost to construct the above mentioned 30" tnmk sanitary sewer line through the site plus a 25% increase for design, contract administration, legal, and contingency is below that which will be generated from tnmk fees, then the difference will be due to the City from the Developer upon final platting of a subsequent phase. On October 11, 2002, the City of Ramsey received notification from the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board that a valid citizen petition requesting that the City require an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW') be completed for Villas of Meadow Point. The petition raises three potential environmental effects that could occur with the Villas of Meadow Point development; 1) Harm to the natural habitat of the Blanding's Turtles, 2) Reduction of the habitat for other wildlife, 3) Decline of water quality and supply. Under State law, the City Council cannot make any £mal government approvals of a project until the need for an EAW has been determined. State statutes allow for the City Council to take up to 30 working days to make a decision. The developer, in response to the petition, has indicated that they will be bringing forward information addressing the citizen petition's concerns at the October 22, 2002 City Council meeting. Under State law, the City has 30 working days to make a determination on whether an EAW shall be conducted. Recommendation: The first item that the City Council must consider is to make a decision on the citizen petition. The City Council may want to consider several options; ¸2. Motion to table action on the plat in order to conduct a review of the environmental issues raised as part of the citizen petition. As part of this motion, the City Council should instruct staff' to h/re an independent consultant to review the citizen petition and provide guidance to the City Council. Motion to adopt findings of fact that determine that an EAW is not needed for the Villas of Meadow Point subdivisions. Staff will bring basic findings of fact to the meeting for the Council to consider if this is the preferred option. Additional findings will need to be added by the City Council Motion to adopt the preliminary plat contingent that, among other things, the City Council makes a determination at a future meeting that an EAW is not necessary or warranted for the Villas of Meadow Point subdivision. As part of this motion, the City Council should instruct I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I