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Regular Planning Commission 5. 5. <br />Meeting Date: 09/04/2014 <br />By: Tim Gladhill, Community Development <br />Information <br />Title: <br />Review and Respond to the Metropolitan Council Regional Transportation Policy Plan <br />Purpose/Background: <br />The purpose of this case is to draft a response to the Metropolitan Council Housing Policy Plan. <br />NOTE: Due to the size of the document, the Transportation Policy Plan is not being attached to this case. The TPP is available online at <br />http ://www.metro c ouncil. org/Transportation/P lanning/Transp ortation-P o licy-Plan/2040-Transp ortation-P o licy-Plan/2040-TP P- Publ ic -Comment-Draft. asp x. <br />Staff will also make hard copies, hyperlinks, or distribution of PDF versions upon request. <br />Notification: <br />Notification is not required. <br />Observations/Alternatives: <br />As the Planning Commission is aware, the Metropolitan Council is in the process of updating Regional System Plans (Water Resources, Transportation, Parks, <br />Housing). The Metropolitan Council has released the Transportation Policy Plan for public comment. The City's Engineering Division is preparing a response to <br />the Metropolitan Council and desires preliminary feedback from the Planning Commission. <br />The Transportation Policy Plan is an important policy document as it relates to Ramsey's goals and initiatives. This policy document will serve as the policy <br />document for key transportation investments across the region. The two regional transportation systems identified as a regional system are U.S. Highway 10 and <br />Trunk Highway 47. <br />Broadly speaking, based on previous review with the Planning Commission, City Council, and other advisory boards, comments should address the following <br />broad categories: <br />1. Additional investment to Highway 10 <br />2. Additional investment to Highway 47 <br />3. Long range planning for a future river crossing to the City of Dayton <br />Staff feels additional emphasis in these three (3) categories is warranted. The policy plan does acknowledge the Armstrong Interchange as a regional project. <br />Staff feels that the Highway 10 Access Planning Study should be featured with more prominence. Finally, Staff believes that, although likely several years <br />away, an emphasis on planning for a future river crossing to the City of Dayton should not be lost in the amendment to this policy plan. This will be key as this <br />future project will require coordination of the City of Ramsey, City of Dayton, Anoka County, Hennepin County, Mn/DOT, DNR, and the Metropolitan <br />Council. Regardless of the timing of this future project, Staff is afraid that this priority will diminish over time as these policy documents are only updated once <br />every ten (10) years. <br />Funding Source: <br />This case is being prepared as part of normal Staff duties. <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends that the draft response to the Transportation Policy Plan provide greater emphasis on the following categories: <br />1. Additional investment to Highway 10 <br />2. Additional investment to Highway 47 <br />3. Long range planning for a future river crossing to the City of Dayton <br />Staff will also be prepared to provide more detailed analysis on other components of the plan, such as the transit and bicycle sections. <br />Action: <br />Motion to recommend that the draft response to the Transportation Policy Plan provide greater emphasis on the following categories: <br />1. Additional investment to Highway 10 <br />2. Additional investment to Highway 47 <br />3. Long range planning for a future river crossing to the City of Dayton <br />Attachments <br />No file(s) attached. <br />Form Review <br />Inbox Reviewed By Date <br />Chns Anderson Chns Anderson 08/29/2014 01 56 PM <br />Brace Westby Bruce Westby 08/29/2014 02 33 PM <br />