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CASE#: [5 <br />AUTHORIZING THE INITIATION OF AN ALTERNATIVE URBAN AREAWIDE REVIEW <br /> (AUAR) ENVRIONMENTAL REVIEW FOR HIGHWAY 10 CORRIDOR <br /> WITHIN THE CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> By: Principal Planner Patrick Trudgeon, AICP <br /> Principal City Engineer Brian Olson, P.E. <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />As the City Council may recall, MnDOT conducted a Hwy. 10 Inter:R~gional Corridor <br />study in 2002 that outlined the deficiencies and needs of the Hwy. 10 corridor through the <br />next 20+ years. Several alternatives were identified in the IRc study, including <br />realignment of the existing corridor. In an effort to preserve all of the options Presented <br />in the IRC study, the City has taken an active interest in preserving the corridor as much <br />as possible until such time funding is available. <br /> <br />This unique combination of transportation and land use factors creates an immediate need <br />to explore tools for transportation management, fight-of-way preservation, and further <br />land use planning. Other actions to be evaluated in the Alternative Urban Areawide <br />Review (AUAR) include official mapping, rezoning, or land use/policy planning focused <br />on the TH 10 corridor. ~' <br /> <br />The following items are part of the case: <br /> <br />a) Resolution initiating the Hwy. 10 AUAR. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the initiation of an AUAR for the Hwy. <br />10 corridor. <br /> <br />Council Action: <br /> <br />Motion to approve Resolution # 03-06-~ that authorizes the initiation of the Hwy. 10 <br />AUAR <br /> <br />Review Checklist: <br />City Administrator <br />Community Development Director <br /> <br />CC: 06/24/03 <br /> <br />-291- <br /> <br /> <br />