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architectural themes used in Ramsey Town Center. Finally, Anoka County Highway <br />Department is working with the City and the site developer to assure that all of the road <br />work potentially impacting County highways is acceptable and meets County standards. <br />Anoka Conservation District (ACD). ACD has a greenway corridor plan for wildlife <br />corridors that crosses the Ramsey Town Center watershed and the site itself. Figure 27.1 <br />illustrates the ACD greenway contained within the plan. Currently the plan indicates that <br />an ideal wildlife corridor would go through the Town Center in essentially the same <br />location as the central drainage swale. The location of the corridor is critical here <br />because of the proximity of the Town Center to Mississippi West Regional Park, which is <br />a local hub for wildlife. In a conversation with EOR, ACD staff (Rich Biske, Wildlife <br />Habitat Management Technician) indicated that the drainage swale could be an <br />appropriate wildlife corridor if native vegetation (specifically mentioned big blue stem <br />and forbs) instead of turf grass was planted. He noted that if turf grass is planted in the <br />central drainage swale, a wildlife corridor would need to be created in a less desirable <br />location, possibly in the undeveloped area to the west of the site, as east of the site is <br />already developed. ACD also expressed interest in connecting the trail system and <br />possibly the wildlife corridor to the trails and open space associated with Sunfish Lake to <br />the east. <br />Department of Natural Resources (DNR). DNR implements the State's Critical Area <br />program and has approved the City's Critical Area Plan as part of its local comprehensive <br />plan (see Item 27). DNR also administers the State Wild and Scenic Rivers program. <br />Provisions to coordinate the Critical Area Plan with the Wild and Scenic River and the <br />federal Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (MNRRA) are contained within <br />the City's comprehensive plan. <br />Metropolitan Council. The Metropolitan Council is charged under Minnesota Statutes, <br />Chapter 473 with assuring the orderly and economic development of the seven -county <br />metropolitan area. To implement this responsibility, the Council reviews the local <br />comprehensive plans (LCP) of communities within the region, and has approval authority <br />over aspects of the plan that affect one of the four -egional systems" - wastewater, <br />transportation, regional parks and airports. Other elements of the LCP that are not related <br />directly to the four regional systems are reviewed for consistency with overall regional <br />plans. <br />Of specific AUAR concern to the RTC site are the Ramsey LCP regional system <br />elements addressing traffic and wastewater, and the non -system components addressing <br />water supply and stormwater. The Ramsey LCP was adopted in 2001 by the City and <br />approved by the Metropolitan Council. This AUAR reviewed the traffic and wastewater <br />elements of the site development and drew some conclusions in Items 21 and 18, <br />respectively, on system impact. Items 13 and 17 similarly addressed the water supply <br />and stormwater aspects of the development. <br />Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). The MDH is the state agency responsible for <br />assuring that municipal water suppliers meet the requirements of the state and federal <br />27-8 <br />