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8.f)2) Timeline for Completing Zavoral Mining and Reclamation Project EIS Meeting Date: 12/21/2010 Agenda Item: �� � � 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) Page 1 of 1 12/17/10