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Comment 6.4: As a reminder, Ramsey Blvd. is County State Aid (CSAH) Route 56. Sunfish Lake Blvd. NW is CSAH Route 57. Any work on a CSAH route must meet State Aid rules and policies. Also, the County must review any changes to its County State Aid system so that they stay within its system limits. Please note that both CSAH 56, and CSAH 57 are within Anoka County's jurisdiction and the County must have the opportunity to review and comment on the proposed development as well. Information sources on State Aids rules and policies, and a Mn/DOT contact are given. Response: The AUAR notes in Section 21 that several roadways affected by project traffic are State Aid roadways. The City and project sponsor are currently working with the County to address the County and State requirements for roadway construction. All pertinent rules, policies and reviews will be followed. Comment 6.5: Mn/DOT document submittal guidelines require three complete copies of plats and two copies of other review documents including site plans. Failure to submit these when a project is initiated will lead to delay. This is offered as advisory comment. Response: Advisory comment acknowledged. Comment 6.6: In Appendix B, please re -check the traffic assignments in Figures 7 and 8. For example, in Figure 8 (PM), the difference in the through volumes (for with, and without project) on westbound TH 10 at Sunfish Lake Blvd. NW is 1,065 (3,165 - 2,100). This number also represents the traffic entering the development in the afternoon (PM) from the east on TH 10 (43 percent of 2,480). If the differences in the Left Turns, and Right Turns at Ramsey Blvd. and Armstrong Blvd. NW are added, the result is 779. It appears that there is no accounting for 286 vehicles. These figures must be double- checked for accuracy, and any revised traffic information submitted to Mn/DOT (contact given). Response: The turning movement assignments in Figures 7 and 8 of Appendix B have been rechecked. The westbound through movement at Sunfish Lake in the PM peak has been adjusted from 3,165 vehicles to 2,865 as shown in Revised Figure 8 (Attachment 1 at the end of this response document) to account for 300 inbound (to the project) vehicles that are assigned to use Sunfish Lake Boulevard to reach Industry Avenue. Of the 300 vehicles in this revision, 100 were assumed to use Sunfish Lake Boulevard and are included in the 418 vehicles assigned to the westbound right turn at Sunfish Lake Boulevard. The other 200 vehicles are assigned to the westbound through movement on Industry Avenue at Sunfish Lake Boulevard. The turning movements in original Figure 8 on Sunfish Lake Boulevard and Industry Avenue included these vehicles and are not revised. Revised Figure 8, when compared to original Figure 5 (the future base traffic assignment), shows that 765 vehicles would enter the project from TH 10 east of Sunfish Lake Boulevard. The incremental difference in traffic turning right onto Ramsey and Armstrong Boulevards is 772. The difference between the two numbers is the result of rounding up during calculations made by the Traffix (computer modeling) program as it makes the incremental assignments from the multiple zones within the project site. Four additional pages of Appendix B are revised to account for this adjustment in traffic volumes: future with project (no mitigation) 34-7