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asterisk on page 14-3 and the paragraph explanation on expected Plan amendments, as it is not needed. Response: The document has been changed to reflect the comment. Comment 7.11: On the stated assertion that the "...project does not directly affect the Critical Area" on page 14-4, last paragraph, if there will be a discharge to the Mississippi River because of this project, the project does directly affect the Critical Area, which should be acknowledged. Response: The document has been changed to reflect the comment. Comment 7.12: For any lands within the Critical Area/WSR/MNRRA Corridor under the County's jurisdiction that may be affected by discharge, stormwater management or wetland mitigation of the RTC project, the County is subject to the same state Critical Area laws for local units of government. The County's Critical Area Plan was conditionally approved March 14, 2002, including a condition that "all future uses, development, management, transportation, utility, parks, recreation, and capital improvement and public facility programs affecting lands under County jurisdiction within the ...Corridor shall be consistent and permitted only in accordance with the County's Plan, the standards and guidelines of Executive Order 79-19, and other applicable local, state, and federal laws, whichever is more restrictive." For clarification, the last paragraph, the last sentence on page 14-4 should include the following: "The City will also work with Anoka County Parks to implement these standards and the County's DNR-conditionally approved MNRRA/Critical Area Plan within MRP land controlled by the County." Response: The document has been changed to reflect the comment. Comment 7.13: While we appreciate that much has been done to minimize runoff from the developed site, we encourage additional effort to achieve pre -development volumes of runoff entering the Mississippi River. Response: Item 17 and the added Appendix J discuss the means that will be used to handle runoff from the RTC site. However, the discussion of the drainage system does not include details on the specific BMPs that will be introduced into each block as it is constructed. The AUAR document looked instead at the overall need to address drainage under high flow conditions, and route that water such that flooding problems do not occur. This approach is required by the LRRWMO. Follow-up implementation of BMPs to enhance infiltration, filtration and detention will be a design detail that will likely lead to additional reduced runoff. 34-11