Agenda - Council - 01/04/2005 - Special

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TER/vlS A. The RTC design shall provide a pedestrian bridge over U.S. Highway 10, connecting the RTC development to Mississippi West Regional Park. This should be aligned with the proposed trail through the treatment pond south of U.S. Highway 10. This section does not prohibit the City from seeking other sources of funding to assist in construction of the pedestrian bridge. B. The design of the Ramsey Boulevard and U.S. High~vay 10 intersection must also accommodate vehicular connection between the park and Ramsey Boulevard, south of Highway 10. Ingress/egress to the park is to be constructed with mm lanes and stacking from Highway i0 to the park entrance and from the park entrance to Highway 10. C. The proposed settling pond, treatment pond, and infiltration ponds should be designed in such a manner as to meet the following objectives: (1) Grade a "bench" to accommodate a future trail with a mm/mum width of 10 feet, plus 2- foot shoulders; provide holding capacity to accommodate a 100 year flood event without over~topping the trail; and (2) Incorporate native plant materials that are suitable to the conditions of the site and provide an .aesthetic park-like appeal; and (3) Use an outlet structure at the Mississippi River which minimizes visual and physical intrusion in the park. The view shed from the park to the RTC development should be considered. To the extent possible, plant materials should be used to screen the view of buildings or other man-made structures. Consideration of evening uses of the park should also be considered in lighting of the RTC development. Light cast into the park or that is visible from the park will have a long-term detrimental impact on use of the park for evening activities. The RTC design should preserve a wildlife corridor between Lake Itaska and the Mississippi River. To that end, provisions should be made in the design, development of the RTC and the thture park to ensure continuity in both the alignment and natural characteristics of the wildlife corridor. The City shall facilitate meetings prior to detailed design, to explore possibilities for achieving harmony in the architectural vernacular between the RTC development and the future park development, particularly where the two projects will interface, e.g. lighting, site furnishings, landscaping, etc. The design of the storm sewer system throughout the development and along the outfall to the Mississippi River will provide for adequate capacity for the county roadways in and around the development area including all roadways and ditches that now naturally drain toward the