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�i=� /� �11�' � � � �b. - CITY of ORONO � � �� G'� RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL �9kESH�4�' NO. � � � � �. 3. EQB Rules 4410.1100 Subpart 6 provide that the RGU shall order the preparation of an EAW if the evidence presented b�T the petitioners,proposers and other persons or otherwise kno�vn 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 proj ect may have the potential for significant environmental effects. 4. The City Council has reviewed the evidence presented by the petitioners,proposers and other persons as well as other information of record pertaining to the Development. 5. The Citizen 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 si�ificant environmental effects. 6. In regards to Concern 1 -Petition Statement:"The proposed subdivision will adverselv effect � the erosion of the steep sloped Erin&Kilkennv soils on Sa�a Hill..."; and"...the possibilitv of increased pollution to Forest Lake Bav bv nmoff directiv dumped into said bav from two ravines located on said propem- (see attached documents bv Barr En�ineerin� and residentsl..." The City Council finds as follo�-s: The City has long been aware of concerns regarding erosion and�vater quality related to development in Saga Hill,expressed by residents during this and prior applications for de�•elopment of this 7-acre parcel. The issues of erosion and v��ater quality are separate but deepl�-intertwined.The third related issue is stormwater runoff impacts, and a113 topics have been addressed at length during the subdivision process. The portions of the parcel which �vill 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 abo�-e Wildhurst Trail, or in the form of channelized flows in two ravines, the smaller("south ra�°ine") located at the southeasterly corner of the site,the larger("north ravine") heading northeastward from the northwesterly corner of the parcel. Both ravines are wooded with mature hardwoods. Soils on a majority of the site per the Hennepin County Soil Survey are of the Kilkenny . series,bein�primarily Kilkenny loam.The Soil Survey classifies these soils�vithin"Building ! . Page 2 of 8