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planted in Ramsey. The City has scheduled a public hearing on a draft ordinance on June 5, 2003, with the expectation that the City Council will review the ordinance later in June. Comment 12.9: In Section 11 - Mitigation Element/Wildlife Habitat, the proposed greenway and trail connection between the Town Center project and the Mississippi West Regional Park, Regional Trail and the Mississippi River may provide a desirable connection. For the trail connection to be safe and convenient for people to use, a grade - separated connection is preferred. An over pass would seem to provide a safer connection for people due to the length a tunnel would need to be to traverse both the railroad tracks and TH 10. A wildlife corridor connection would likely work better if it was an underpass. The Minnesota Department of transportation provides "critter crossing" on some of their road projects and could provide examples of successful projects. A wider and greener connection would make the connection between the development and the regional park/river stronger. Response: Please refer to the response to Comment #8.16 for the wildlife element. The details of the trail connection are under discussion among the County Parks Department, the City and the developer. It is anticipated that Mn/DOT will ultimately be part of the discussion as well as the design details for crossing TH 10 develop. Comment 12.10: In Section 12 - Drainage Area 26, a portion of the storm water connection to the Mississippi River is proposed to be in Mississippi West Regional Park. Coordination with Anoka County Parks is required for any work proposed in the park. If storm water management for the Town Center development is done in the park, appropriate mitigation should be provided. Public park land that was purchased/donated for park purposes that is used to manage storm water for an off -site development should be replaced with comparable parkland. Figure 12.4 indicates that some of the wetland mitigation will take place in the regional park. If land within the park is utilized for wetland mitigation for the Town Center development, this land should be replaced with comparable land. Response: Discussions are under way with the County on the use of its land to develop a drainage and trail corridor between the RTC site and the Mississippi River. The new Appendix J shows that the drainage infiltration featured noted as 26b in Figure 12.4 no longer extends into the Mississippi Regional Park. However, a pipe connection from 26b to the River remains a part of the drainage concept, provided this route is approved by the County. The nature of the pipe and the design of the outlet structure at the River are discussed in Appendix J and will be the subject of regulatory review by the DNR, County and City if and when it occurs. Comment 12.11: In Section 12 - Mitigation Impacts Associated with Stormwater Outfall to the Mississippi River, preservation of the river bluff and its natural vegetation is important. The storm water management infrastructure should strive to minimize disturbance to the natural shoreline of the river. Council staff concurs with the AUAR recommendation for use of directional boring techniques in lieu of open -cut construction. 34-27