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Planning Manager Larson shared the options that Council has. He stated that they can either find that there are significant environmental concerns raised to order an environmental impact statement, which is much more detailed and in-depth. He noted that they could also have this sent back to have certain things looked at again. He stated that they would not necessarily deny this document and approval of the document is not an approval of the project itself. Councilmember Musgrove thanked Councilmember Riley for pulling this item for more discussion. She stated that she was interested to see that there were a number of complaints on this. She asked if they would be able to include a statement from the City addressing and acknowledging some of the areas of concern. Planning Manager Larson stated that this would be possible; however, this is the City's document so the need for a statement is a little awkward. He noted that these things would need to be done right to the City's satisfaction. Motion by Councilmember Riley, seconded by Councilmember Woestehoff, to send the EAW back to the applicant to further address the traffic concerns. Further discussion: Planning Manager Larson noted that this document goes onto a distribution list in Anoka County and the transportation department was provided a copy of this and they did not provide any responses or concerns. Councilmember Woestehoff stated that when looking at the study it very clearly shows traffic degradation as it lists some intersections as going from a D to an F. He noted that the charts show that traffic is going to get worse. Sam Jagodzinski, Presbyterian Homes, came forward and shared his appreciation for the comments on the study. He stated that the comment on traffic is well taken and shared that they have tried to be very proactive about this. He noted that they worked with Kimley-Horn which is one of the most well regarded traffic analysis firms. He added that there were three different days of data collection that measured eight intersections and modeled five scenarios. He explained that this document is just the first pass and this document just informs of the planning rather than approving anything. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Kuzma, Councilmembers Riley, Woestehoff, Howell, Musgrove, Olson, and Specht. Voting No: None. 7.05: Adopt Resolution #23-234 to Enter into a Residential Recycling Program Agreement with Anoka County - Please Note: this case was moved from the Consent Agenda - Case 5.24 -to the regular agenda - Case 7.5. Councilmember Howell shared her concerns with this item and asked if the Council has any appetite to look at this item in a work session. City Council/ September 26, 2023 Page 14 of 16