Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 04/10/2014

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City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update Chapter 11: The Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area 9. Encourage restoration of native vegetation such as floodplain forest or dry prairie grass. 10. Work with federal, state and local agencies and educational institutes to develop educational programs about pollution prevention practices, shoreland protection and stabilization practices and native vegetation restoration practices. b) Preserving and celebrating the History and Culture The Mississippi River corridor presents a great deal of history for the City of Ramsey as well as surrounding communities, the State of Minnesota and the United States. It is important to tell the story of the how the Mississippi became what it is today and to preserve its sense of history. Critical Area Corridor/1VINRRA Policy In regards to Historic and Cultural preservation it is the policy of the City to: 11. Work with Minnesota and Anoka County Historical Societies, Native American groups and the State Historic Preservation Committee to identify, research and protect cultural and historical sites and information prior to site plan approval for development projects. 12. Educate realtors, homebuilders, developers and residential lenders on the significance of the Critical Area corridor and develop means to filter information to their prospective clients wishing to locate within the corridor. 13. Work with state and local historical societies to make available information pertaining to the early settlement of Itasca Village, The Winnebago Indians, The Red River Trail and other historical or cultural events. c) Ensuring Sensitive Development Development occurs in many areas within the corridor. It has different impacts whether it occurs directly adjacent to the riverbank, near the riverbank, or away from the river but still within the general river corridor. The MNRRA Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP) lays out different criteria for how development can be regulated in each of these cases. The CMP requires compliance with the Critical Area Act, which may be more restrictive in certain instances. The City will ensure development meets the intent of this plan as well as all Critical Area/Wild and Scenic River ordinance Requirements, and other regulatory efforts. Critical Area Corridor/MNRRA Policy In regards to site development and land use, it is the policy of the City to: 14. Ensure consistency with existing federal, state and local requirements that preserve floodplains and wetlands and continue to update local ordinances to reflect changes in technology and natural changes in the river system by working directly with federal, state and local agencies including the City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan Page 11-18