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3. $ r’ ( .; ■ 4. 5. 6. EQB Rules 4410.1100 Subpart 6 provide that the RGU shall order the preparation of an EAW if the evidence presented by the petitioners, proposers and other persons or otherwise knowm to the RGU demonstrates that, because of the nature or location of the proposed project, the project may have the potential for significant environmental effects. The RGU shall deny the petition if the evidence presented fails to demonstrate the project may have the potential for significant environmental effects. The City Council has reviewred the evidence presented by the petitioners, proposers and other persons as well as other information of record pertaining to the Development. The Citiz,en Petition presents a series of statements regarding the Development that can be categorized into four specific Concerns to be addressed and considered in determination of whether there is a potential for significant environmental effects. In regards to Concern 1 - Petition Statement: “The proposed subdivision will adversely effect the erosion of the steep sloped Erin & Kilkenny soils on Saga Hill...”: and “...the possibility of increased pollu tion to Forest Lake Bay bv runoff directly dumped into said bav from two ravines located on said property (see attached documents bv Barr Engineering and residents’!...” The City Council finds as follows: The City has long been aware of concerns regarding erosion and water quality related to development in Saga Hill, expressed by residents during this and prior applications for development of this 7-acre parcel. TTie issues of erosion and water quality are separate but deeply intertwined. The third related issue is stormwater runoff impacts, and all 3 topics have been addressed at length during the subdivision process. The portions of the parcel which will be disturbed by development activity are located primarily on slopes of 0-12%, uphill from steeper slopes leading down to Forest Lake Bay of Lake Minnetonka. Runoff from the site either is in the form of sheet flows over the relatively uniform slopes just above Wildhurst Trail, or in the form of channelized flows in two ravines, the smaller (“south ravine”) located at the southeasterly comer of the site, the larger (“north ravine”) heading northeastward from the northwesterly comer of the parcel. Botli ravines are wooded w'ith mature hardwoods. Soils on a majority of the site per the Hennepin County Soil Survey are of the Kilkenny series, being primarily Kilkenny loam. The Soil Survey classifies these soils within “Building Page 2 of 8