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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION ^ ^ ^ <br />^rty ^ <br />D«€Vr^^uary 8, 1997 <br />‘ • V. .' <br />Item No.:1 <br />Department Approval: A Administrator Approval: <br />Name: Michael P. Gaffirorf'* <br />Title: Asst. Planning & Zoning Administrator <br />Agenda Section: <br />Zoning <br />Item Decription: Designation As 'Responsible Government Unit’ (RGU) for Spring Hill EAW <br />Attachments:A - Resolution <br />B - Tom Crosby letter 12-31-96 <br />C - City of Medina Resolution <br />D - Overview of EAW Process <br />E - Project Schedule <br />The Spring Hill Golf Club is expected to make a formal application in January for the CUP's <br />necessary to develop a private golf course on properties located mainly in Orono but partially in <br />Medina. This development is subject to a mandalon' Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAU") <br />review process because it is a "permanent conversion of 80 acres or more of agricultural, forest or <br />naturally vegetated land to a more intensive, developed land use...". <br />While each City will complete its own zoning review of the proposal, the Minnesota Environmental <br />Review Program Rules require that one RGU be designated when a project is subject to more than <br />one jurisdiction. The hierarchy for determining the RGU in this case is: <br />1 . The unit of government with the greatest amount of authority over the project is the RGU; <br />2. If it is unclear who has the greatest authority, the units of government involved may <br />mutually agree on which is to be the RGU. <br />Because 3/4ths of the land involved and all the proposed buildings will be in Orono, the developers <br />have suggested that Orono should be designated as RGU, and staff concurs. The Medina City <br />Council has adopted a resolution (Exhibit C) agreeing to the designation of Orono as RGU for this <br />project. <br />Council Action Requested <br />Adopt the attached resolution accepting RGU status for the Spring Hill Golf Club EAW,