Agenda - Environmental Policy Board - 10/15/2018

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• Ramsey Town Center 9th Addition —90 units (under construction) • Ramsey Town Center 10th Addition — 44 units (under construction) • PACT Charter School — 5.34 acres • NAU Country — 1.23 acres • COR ONE (Residence at the COR)--326 units (under construction) • COR TWO (Sunwood Retail) —4.09 acres Approved) • COR THREE (North Commons) — 17 units (under construction) • Fountains of Ramsey Convention Center/Banquet Facility-3.14 acres • Midwest Medical Examiner's Office-1.22 acres • Draw Park — 7.79 acres • Rhinestone Commons Park — 6.31 acres The City's 2030 Comprehensive Plan, as amended by the 2012 Comprehensive Plan Amendment (The COR) (approved by the Metropolitan Council on December 12, 2012 for compliance with regional systems), reflects the land uses in Development Plan 6.0, which was prepared as an update to the Preferred Development Scenario from the 2003 AUAR. All of the developments that have been approved are within the thresholds of the AUAR and the City's Comprehensive Plan. 3. Areas Remaining to be Developed Of the 369.05 acres in the AUAR area, approximately 215 acres remain that have not been approved for development. They are shown in Figure 2 (Development Plan 6.0). The development of land within The COR is dependent on market forces, but the remaining areas could develop in the next 5-15 years. 4. Update to the Environmental Review The DNR Natural Heritage Database was reviewed to provide an update for any threatened and endangered species. This review and DNR correspondence is attached in Appendix B. There are no new incidents of rare or endangered species within the study area. The City updated the Comprehensive Sewer and Water Plans in 2012. We have reviewed the sewer and water systems in relation to the existing conditions, past development and the AUAR. The City's sewer and water systems can accommodate the development proposed within the AUAR area. A number of street improvements have occurred within the AUAR area. These improvements were noted in the AUAR as part of the mitigation measures and are noted in this AUAR update in Section 5. Stormwater Management regulations have changed since the 2003 AUAR. The Lower Rum River Watershed Management Organization (LRRWMO) adopted new rules in the "3'd Generation Watershed Management Plan" on January 19, 2012. A new stormwater management plan is being completed by the Alternative Urban Areawide Review Update The COR (formerly Ramsey Town Center) City of Ramsey, MN Landform Project No. RAM12015.000 2