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I. INTRODUCTION The City of Ramsey has identified the need to prepare for further development of The COR. While much of The COR has been developed, additional infill is anticipated in the near future. The purpose of this analysis is to provide an update to the previous analysis, dated June of 2018, and determine the necessary public infrastructure and associated costs required to allow the remaining, undeveloped portions of The COR to develop. Additional analyses have supplemented the original report since 2018, including geotechnical evaluations, Ramsey Parkway median alternatives, wetland delineations, and traffic counts. Much of the information from the original report has been carried forward with this update. For reference, the following figures and exhibits are contained in the appendix of this report: Our analysis consists of three separate components that, when combined, provide an overview of the study area needs: • Preliminary Design Layouts — Provide graphical depictions of the public roadways and utilities, • Preliminary Project Cost Estimates — Provides a baseline for fiscal planning of the improvements, and • Final Report — Describes required infrastructure improvements, layouts and costs. For reference, the following figures and exhibits are contained in the appendix of this report: • Appendix A includes a previously prepared Land Use Plan for The COR, along with roadway related graphics from The COR Design Framework plan and City's Comprehensive Plan. • Appendix B includes figures referenced throughout this study, • Appendix C includes the geotechnical evaluation dated June 27, 2018, • Appendix D includes the wetland delineation report, completed in October 2022. The delineation is currently being reviewed by the Lower Rum River Watershed Management Organization (LRRWMO), • Appendix E includes the traffic counts collected in The COR in 2022, • Appendix F includes previously conducted analyses within The COR Framework, and • Appendix G includes The COR Tree Inventory Tabulation II. PRELIMINARY DESIGN LAYOUTS, FIGURES AND EXHIBITS To complete the analysis, existing conditions and proposed improvements were conceptually designed to allow for estimating construction costs. The figures contained in Appendix B form the basis for much of the analysis. The following list summarizes the figures contained in Appendix B: • Figures 1-5: Study Area Layouts • Figures 6-8: National Wetland Inventory & Mitigation Plan • Figures 9-11: Public Utilities • Figures 12-13: Site Grading & Drainage • Figures 14: The Waterfront, Phase 1 Sketch • Figures 15: The COR Area Tree Inventory • Figures 16-18: The COR Roadway Typical Sections Prepared by: Bolton & Menk, Inc. The COR Analysis I OR1.129128 INTRODUCTION Page 2