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Advance Acquisition Loan Application Procedures A. PreliminaW Approval The applicant submits, tot preliminary Council approval, an application including, as a minimum' Resolutio~ of local jurisdiction authorizing loan application and purchase of property. See Attachment b. Statement of need to ac,quire property, including evidence regarding imminent conversion. ~ : The Minnesota Department of T~ansportation (Mn/DOT), the City of Ramsey (City), and Anoka County (County) all support improving ~nd upgra~digg Trunk Highway 10 (TH10) from an expressway to a freeway; and planni~glW~rk oB ~orridor has already staked in the form of the TH 10 Corrid~r Managemenf~i'An ~6~pleted in spr ng 2002 and the Ramsey TH 10 Corridor AUAR c,)rnpleted in sum~2~03 The TH10 Corridor Management Plan recommends th~::~SBversion of the existing four- lane expressway [o a six--lane froeway through Ramsey. *~;~.~planned improvements to TH 10--including the freeway expansion--may not happen for several years. However, given the rate of growth and development currently occurring along TH 10 in Ramsey, the City has dewfloped and impiemented interim strategies including an official map to prese~e and protect right--of-way on TH 10 and maintain the viability of future improvements. The proposed TH 10 freeway corridor lies between existing TH 10 to the south and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe r~il line to the north. Given the constraints within the proposed area, the freeway alignment would generally follow the existing TH 10 alignment. This conclusion can be determined as a result of the following factors: the BNSF Railroad line limits opportunities to move the TH 10 freeway alignment to the north of the railroad; and environmental constraints to the south, including The Mississippi River National Riw3r and Recreation Area (MNRRA) and residential development constrain moving the fl-eeway alignment to the south. While this limits the nUmber of expansion and realignment alternatives to that of the existing THIO alignment, access management and safety becomes an issue. Improvements to the current roadway require the elimination of a significant number of existing access points to private businesses and residential properties within the study area. Future access would be limited to interchange locations which would require significant acquisition of right of way to meet design and construction standards, and would preclude any future acces~ to properties within the proposed area. City of Ramsey Preliminary Approval Application -- RAL F program 1 June 2004