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<br />Councilmember LeTourneau introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br /> <br />RESOLUTION #13-04-076 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION ORDERING THE INITIATION OF AN ALTERNATIVE URBAN <br />AREAWIDE REVIEW (AUAR) ENVRIONMENTAL REVIEW FOR THE AREA TO BE <br />DEVELOPED AS THE RAMSEY TOWN CENTER <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, <br />the Housing and Redevelopment Authority in and for the City of Ramsey, <br />hereinafter referred to as “Developer”, is proposing to develop The COR, a mixed-use <br />development, within the City of Ramsey, hereinafter referred to as “City”; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br />under the City’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan, the Subject Property is <br />designated as Mixed-Use; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> the Developer is proposing to locate a mixture of residential, commercial, <br />light industrial, office, institutional, and public uses on the Subject Property; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> the Developer desires that the variety of land uses to be intermingled <br />amongst each other to provide for diversity of uses and density; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> the Developer is proposing that the Ramsey Town Center contain up to <br />2,200 housing units; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br />the Developer is proposing that the Ramsey Town Center contain up to <br />1,724,042 square feet of leaseable commercial, retail, office, and institutional square footage; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br />Chapter 4410.4300 of Minnesota Rules states that a mandatory <br />Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) must be conducted if certain mandatory thresholds <br />are exceeded; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS <br />, Chapter 4410.4400 of Minnesota Rules states that a mandatory <br />Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) must be prepared if certain mandatory thresholds are <br />exceeded; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> the Ramsey Town Center, as proposed will exceed many of the applicable <br />thresholds for requiring a mandatory EAW and EIS; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> Chapter 4410.3600 of Minnesota Rules allows for alternative environmental <br />review of a project when environmental review is required; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> Chapter 4410.3610 of Minnesota Rules allows for a local unit of <br />government to use an Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) environmental review <br />process instead of and EAW and EIS; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> the City adopted an AUAR for The COR, then known as Ramsey Town <br />Center, in 2003 (the “2003 AUAR”); and <br /> <br />