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Haviland Fields Development Finding of Facts and Record of Decision Name Comment Response financing required, applied for, or anticipated and the 1. Per section 10.a.iv,the status of any applications made, including permit project is outside of FEMA conditions that may have been ordered or are being 100-year floodplain areas; considered".Additionally, page 8 of the EAW states therefore, minimal flood that the applicant is supposed to list"all direct and risk is anticipated. indirect forms of public financial assistance including 2. The landscape architecture bond guarantees,Tax Increment Financing, and plan, including the tree infrastructure". mitigation plan, will be Despite these requirements,the Haviland Fields EAW development as the project makes no reference to and does not address the moves forward. Per the City Business Assistance Application for Tax Increment of Ramsey Code of Financing(TIF)made to the City of Ramsey and Ordinances, Selective reviewed by the city of Ramsey Economic removal of natural Development Authority at their July 13, 2023 meeting. vegetation is allowed, Therefore,the Haviland Fields EAW does not meet the provided that sufficient EAW Content requirements established by Minnesota vegetative cover remains to Rule 4410.1100 and should not have been distributed screen cars,dwellings and for public comment as it contains insufficient other structures when information to adequately be reviewed by residents of viewed from the water. the community.The City Council should find the EAW 3. Comment noted. insufficient and require an additional public comment 4. Comment noted,the period once the required information on public landscape architecture financing is included within the EAW. plan, including the tree Sincerely, mitigation plan, will be Ramsey Resident development as the project moves forward. Haviland Fields EAW Comments: 5. The project manager will promote travel options that 1. In what ways will stormwater management will reduce the use of facilities be designed to reduce the risks of greenhouse gases. flooding? 6. Per section 20.a,the project 2. Currently the EAW shows that no trees will be will include approximately planted, however,wouldn't the City of 619 new parking spots. Ramsey require a certain number of trees to 7. Traffic analysis is completed be replanted at a minimum? IF so, how many using a simulation to trees would that be? represent actual conditions. 3. The EAW indicates that a comprehensive plan In the case of Iodine Street, amendment,as well as various other there are few turning applications,would be applied for if needed. movements so the LOS is Isn't the applicant or the City of Ramsey impacted more significantly aware of what applications are needed at this if a single vehicle time?Since a site plan has already been experiences higher delay. submitted for review along with the 8. Comment noted,see above. application for business assistance it seems 9. Comment noted. like the City of Ramsey and the applicant 10. A Residential New should have at least some idea of what Townhouse Unit is a permits are required for the project,such as required permit for this comprehensive plan amendment,and that development.The permit information should have been included application must include a within the EAW. site plan,a Certificate of 4. Section 14.0 states that there will be minimal Survey, a Residential Energy tree removal, however,the EAW indicates Code Compliance that 7.37 acres of wooded forested acres will Certificate, and a Sub- be removed constituting over half of the Contractor List.The building 13