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IAA Metropolitan Council <br />June 11, 2013 <br />Mr, Tim Gladhill, Development Services Manager <br />City of Ramsey <br />7550 Sunwo©d Drive NW <br />Ramsey, MN 55303 <br />RE: The CDR Alternative Urban Areawide Review <br />Metropolitan Council District 9, Edward Reynosa <br />Dear Mr, Gladhill: <br />Metropolitan Council staff completed its review of The COR(formerly "Ramsey Town Center") updated <br />Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) to determine its accuracy and completeness in addressing <br />regional concerns. Staff concludes that the updated AUAR is complete and accurate with respect to <br />regional concerns and raises no major issues of consistency with Council policies. <br />However, staff offers the following comments: <br />Item 13: Transportation <br />The Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Master Water Supply Plan states that the following will need <br />to be addressed, should water supplies be developed using the FIG aquifer: 1) potential for well <br />interference, 2) potential for impact on surface water features, and DNR and MDH-identified <br />conditions. <br />The AUAR acknowledges the issue of possible surface water impact and that increased pumping <br />of the FIG could impact private wells that pump from this aquifer. The AUAR concludes that the <br />private well interference issue is addressed by requiring additional DNR appropriation permits <br />before wells are drilled, and Council staff commend the City for working with DNR to evaluate <br />water supply sustainability. <br />However, the current mitigation strategy does not acknowledge the planned growth in <br />neighboring communities who also use the FIG aquifer. This is may cause FIG aquifer <br />conditions to change over the timeframe of the AUAR, and no mitigation strategy is proposed <br />should the DNR deny future appropriation permits. The City should provide additional <br />information about how development will be staged to ensure that construction does not occur <br />until after a sustainable water supply is assured, The current mitigation strategy should also <br />address potential for stormwater reuse and water conservation. <br />Item 21 Mitigation elements <br />The expansion of TH 10 from a four -lane expressway to a 6-lane freeway is not included in the <br />Metropolitan Council's fiscally —constrained 2030 Tran,sportalion Policy Plan which focuses on <br />low cost, high benefit solutions. The Council is supportive to the construction of an interchange <br />at TEl 101CSAH 83 and is participating in the recently initiated TH 10 Access Planning Study. <br />www.melracuunc1I.urg <br />391E Robert Street Nortle • St. Paul, MN 55101-1805 • (651I 602- 1000 - Fax 16531 602- 1550 • 1'1'Y (6511 291.0904 <br />An Egnnf Orrynr/wily F.'rnp hire <br />