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Case #14: <br /> <br />Adoption of the Final Town Center Alternative Urban Areawide Review <br />(AUAR); Case of City of Ramsey <br /> <br />Councilmember Kurak abstained from the discussion. <br /> <br />Principal Planner Trudgeon stated that on April 22, 2003, the City Council authorized the release <br />of the draft Town Center Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR). The release triggered a <br />30-day review period that ended on May 14, 2003. Under the AUAR process, the City must <br />respond to all comments and send out these responses to agencies and persons making the <br />comments. These responses were received by the appropriate persons/agencies on June 2. <br />Persons and agencies then have 10 business days to object to the City's responses. This 10-day <br />period ended on June 16, 2003. The City received no objections to its responses. Staff had <br />reviewed the final product and finds that it adequately addresses the City's and respondent's <br />concerns to the Draft AUAR. The City received a clarification letter from Metropolitan Council <br />regarding sanitary sewer capacity downstream from Ramsey. The City also received a letter from <br />Erika Sitz regarding the Town Center AUAR. Under Minnesota Administrative Rules, only state <br />agencies can object to the City's responses to the Draf~ AUAR. Nevertheless, Ms. Sitz wanted to <br />make sure that the Council sees her concerns. It was noted that the City will follow the normal <br />permitting process with the DNR for any water appropriation and that this fact is also discussed <br />in the AUAR. As the Ramsey Town Center develops, the City will use the final AUAR <br />document as a basis of review during the approval process and will enforce the mitigation <br />requirements outlined in the final AUAR. In the end, all developments within the Town Center <br />will need to adhere to the policy and mandates of the Town Center AUAR. Staff recommended <br />approval of the final Town Center AUAR subject to City Council conditions. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Cook, seconded by Councilmember Strommen, to adopt Resolution <br />#03-06-164 approving the Final Town Center AUAR. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, and Councilmembers Cook, Strommen, Pearson, <br />and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Abstained: CouncilmemberKurak. <br /> <br />Case #15: <br /> <br />Authorizing the Initiation of an Alternative Urban Areawide Review <br />(AUAR) Environmental Review for Highway #10 Corridor within the City of <br />Ramsey <br /> <br />Principal Planner Trudgeon stated that MnDOT conducted a Highway #10 Inter-Regional <br />Corridor study in 2002 that outlined the deficiencies and needs of the Highway #10 corridor <br />through the next 20+ years. Several alternatives were identified in the I~RC study, including <br />realignment of the existing corridor. In an effort to preserve all of the options presented in the <br />IRC study, the City has taken an active interest in preserving the corridor as much as possible <br />until such time funding is available. This unique combination of transportation and land use <br />factors creates an immediate need to explore tools for transportation management, right of way <br />preservation, and further land use planning. Other actions to be evaluated in the Alternative <br />Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) include official mapping, rezoning, or land use/policy <br /> <br />City Council/June 24, 2003 <br /> Page 31 of 37 <br /> <br /> <br />