8.f)2) Timeline for Completing Zavoral Mining and Reclamation Project EIS Meeting Date: 12/21/2010
Agenda Item:
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City Council Agenda Report
City of Scandia
14727 209th St. North
Scandia, MN 55073 (651) 433-2274
Action Requested: Receive a report on the timeline for completing the Zavoral Mining and
Reclamation Project EIS (Environmental Impact Statement.)
Deadline/Timeline: N/A
Background: • At the December 7 meeting the City Council passed a motion
directing staff to work with AECOM and Tiller Corporation to
develop a timeline for completion of the EIS. Preparation of the EIS
has been delayed due to proposer's (Tiller Corporation) failure to
provide critical information.
• Staff, consultants and representative of Tiller Corporation have met
and developed the attached timeline for submission of the required
information, projected dates for two PAC (Project Advisory
Committee) meetings, and delivery of the Draft EIS to the City.
• The timeline assumes that all information will be delivered and
complete as shown on the schedule. If additional information is
needed or new issues arise out of the analysis of the data the
timeline could be delayed.
• Once the Draft EIS has been completed, the timeline is much less
certain. The dates for the comment period will depend on when
official notices are published and meeting dates can be arranged.
Completing a Final EIS will depend on how long it takes to respond
to comments on the Draft EIS.
• Consideration of the Conditional Use Permit Application (CUP) can ,
be scheduled only after completion of the entire environmental '
review process—when the Final EIS is determined to be adequate.
That would likely be sometime in 2012.
Recommendation: I recommend that the Council receive this report. No action is
necessary. Mike Caron of Tiller Corporation and staff will be available
to answer questions.
Attachments/ • Timeline for Completion of EIS
Materials provided:
Contact(s): Mike Caron, Tiller Corporation (763 315-
6004)
Prepared by: Anne Hurlburt, Administrator
(Zavoral EIS Timeline)
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