Agenda - Public Works Committee - 01/18/2022

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Regional Stormwater Retention Pond Analysis The regional stromwater retention pond located within The COR is often referred to as The Waterfront, and is proposed to be constructed north of Ramsey Parkway, South of Bunker Lake Boulevard, West of Center Street and East of Zeolite Street. The City is currently analyzing potential construction methodologies, sequencing strategies, and timing of pond construction. The general pond configuration is depicted on the exhibits for this report, and the land use is considered in the analysis. Lake Ramsey Regional Park There are several park related improvements in the development stage at this time. Park features around The Waterfront and along Center Street are in the schematic design phase at this time. As the current sketch plans are further refined, adjacent public infrastructure improvements may be influenced by those designs. Regional Infiltration Basin Much of The COR is restricted relative to storm water infiltration. The City is currently designing and preparing to construct a regional infiltration basin in the southeast portion of The COR. The final configuration of the infiltration basin could impact roadway alignments in that portion of The COR. Bunker Lake Boulevard Bunker Lake Boulevard, from Ramsey Boulevard to Armstrong Boulevard, is under the jurisdiction of Anoka County. Exhibits depicting the future configuration are included in this report and are based off of information from the Anoka County 2030 Transportation Plan. Lane geometry and vertical grades were considered as a part of this analysis, as they have the potential to impact other roadways within The COR. See Figures 11, 24 and 29 in Appendix B. Traffic Counts In order to gain an understanding of traffic patterns within The COR, traffic counts were obtained at 17 strategic locations to obtain the Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT). Appendix C includes a figure depicting the locations of the traffic counts and the 17 locations where the counts were obtained. Traffic counting is anticipated to be repeated annually, to provide the ability to analyze growth associated with development in, and adjacent to, The COR. Lot Size Analysis While performed separately from this study, the results of this analysis are contained in Appendix B. The roadways, and associated right-of-ways, form a grid pattern in The COR. The lot areas resulting from the roadway layouts then dictate available developable land on a block -by -block basis. While these are preliminary land areas based on GIS information, the information can be used in initial discussions with potential developers. The block--by--block land areas, based on the roadway geometrics in this study, are presented on figure 5 in Appendix B. Prepared by: Bolton & Menk, Inc. ON -GOING AN❑ RELATED STUDIES AND IMPROVEMENTS The COR Analysis I R16.114924 Page 3