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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #04-01- RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FINAL ALTERNATIVE URBAN AREAWIDE REVIEW (AUAR) DOCUMENT FOR THE HIGHWAY 10 AREA WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey, hereinafter referred to as "City", has an interest on how to best preserve the State Hwy. 10 corridor through the City of Ramsey for future improvement; and WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), in conjunction with the City and other local and county governmental units, have conducted an Inter-Regional Corridor (IRC) study for State Hwy. 10 that details the needs of the corridor for the next 20 plus years; and WHEREAS, the Hwy. 10 IRC study identified several alternatives for Hwy. 10 to be improved, including realignment of the Hwy. 10 corridor; and WHEREAS, the City, based on the information contained in the Hwy. 10 IRC study, wants to keep all of the options presented in the study as viable options; and WHEREAS, some of the tools for the City to keep the options presented in the HWY. 10 IRC study viable are official mapping, rezoning, and land use/policy planning; and WHEREAS, for purposes of ensuring a proper and complete review of the above mentioned tools, the City desires to utilize the Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) as prescribed in Chapter 4410.3600 of the Minnesota Rules to study the HWY. 10 corridor. WHEREAS, on September 23, 2003, the City Council authorized release of the Draft AUAR for the Town Center project; and WHEREAS, on October 13, 2003 the comment period for the Draft AUAR began; and WHEREAS, on November 12, 2003, the comment period for the draft AUAR ended; and WHEREAS, the City received comments regarding the Draft AUAR from governmental agencies; WHEREAS, the City released responses to the comments received from governmental agencies andthe general public on February 9, 2004; and