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COMMENTS & RESPONSES <br /> <br />AUG 02-2005 89:23 CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> <br />?6342?5543 P.02 <br /> <br />Metropolitan Council <br /> <br />I lll <br /> <br />July 14, 2005 <br /> <br />Amy Geisler, Associate Planne~ <br />City of Ramsey <br />15153 Nowthen Boulevard NW <br />Ramsey, MN 55303~6140 <br /> <br />RE: City of Ramsey Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) <br /> Brookfield Addition <br /> Metropolitan Council District 9 (Natalie Steffen) <br /> Metropolitan Council Review File No. 1950%1 <br /> <br />Dear Ms. Geisler: <br /> <br />Thank you for submitting the Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) to the Metropolitan Council <br />for review. The EAW evaluates a proposed residential development on 179 acres. <br /> <br />Our staff is responsible for reviewing the EAW to determine whether it adequately and accurately <br />addresses regional concerns. The Council stafffinds that. the EAW is complete, and an environmental <br />impact statement (EIS) is not necessary for reg/onal purposes. The Council will take no formal action on <br />the EAW. However, the Council staff offers the following comments. <br /> <br />Item 8: Permits and Approvals Required <br /> <br />The EAW indicates that the property is 179 acres and the proposed development will have 253 homes. <br />On June 29, 2005, the Council took final action on the Brookfield Addition comprehensive plan <br />amendment changing the land use and urban service staging on 156 acres for 235 residential units. <br />Therefore, the MUSA Extension and comprehensive plan amendments, a.s the EAW indicates, are not <br />needed. <br /> <br />Item 13: Water Use <br /> <br />The EAW indicates that the proposed development will be connected to the City's municipal water <br />supply system, which needs to be expanded to provide the additional capacity to serve the area. The <br />EAW also states that the development's average water use needs will be based on an average use of 150 <br />gallons per day per capita (gpcd), and a peak water use factor of 3 (450 bp. cd), These water use <br />projections are higher than the observed seven-county metropolitan area's water use averages. The <br />average day water use is 75 gpcd, and the peaking factor is 2.5, or 188 gped. <br /> <br />The City's July 2004 Comprehensive Water System Study states that the actual average residential water <br />use, during the period of 2000 through 2003, was 120 gpod. The Council recommends that the City <br />consider using 120 gpcd as a water use projection, since this is a proposed residential development. <br /> <br />Council staff will review the City's future application to revise the Department of Natural Resources <br />water appropriation permit. The Council's Water Supply Policy and Strategies support the efficient use <br />of regional water resources by promoting water conservation measures and environmentally sound and <br />cooperative water use practices. <br /> <br />I;,'[Rl:.l"ll~W$:f'#mmunitte;~*Ramsev!t.¢tter.~",Ramst~.v 2005 h'A <br /> · ' ~etro III10 Line 602-1888 <br /> <br />230 !.:~'tst Filth Street "St. Paul, Mlmtesota 551014626 · (651)602-1000 o Fax 602-1550 · TTY 291-0904 <br /> An ErlUOI Opportuttity Employer <br /> <br /> <br />