Minutes - Council - 01/25/1999 - Special Joint with Planning Commission

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Cindy Sherman January 13, 1999 Page 5 The plan does not build the case to support access management. The City appears to be supportive of various techniques but to be able to require certain changes in present practices or on the part of developers the City will be required to establish why this is in the public good. One key strategy is to plan land uses and transportation together so they complement one another. This concept could be added to the access management policy. The discussion of City policy by development type could include policies that integrate land use and transportation. o The Plan does not included bicycle or pedestrian facilities as modes of travel. Without such plans, the City will not be eli/!ble to receive federal transportation funds allocated through the TAB/Council process. The City's east/west minor arterial appears to be inadequate given the level of growth to 2020. One of the reasons for the high traffic volume on TH 10 may be due to the lack of other east/west opportunities. ° Does the Anoka Co. 2015 transportation plan accurately portray the City's growth? By location and type? "' The mileage of different types of roads on the top of page 52 appears inaccurate. The plan does not appear to follow through on some goals. For example, Goal 2 is not supported by either a purposefial bicycle or pedestrian facility plan. We note that Lisa Christianson, a transportation planner and local government liaison with the Metropolitan Division of Mn/DOT has provided the Cty with several additional comments in a January g, 1999 letter. B. Avit~tion -- (Chauncey Case, 651-602-1724) This section addresses issues regarding the relationship of the City's plan to the aviation airspace and airports in the region. A review of the plan indicates the following: The draft Comprehensive Plan recognizes that there are no airports existing within the City's boundaries. However, the City of Ramsey is within the region's general airspace. This airspace needs to be protected from potential obstructions to air navigation. The plan should acknowledge the need to protect this general airspace in its plan (page 53) and also include a paragraph on "notification" to MnDOT concerning proposed structures. This notification should be a policy under the section on Implementing Transportation Plan (page 60). In the implementation section there should be reference to a local ordinance that provides for the airspace protection. The Aviation chapter of the Metropolitan Development Guide (MDG) includes pE!icies and text on protection of the regions' airspace resource. The airspace policy supports the need to include both Federal and State safety standards, which must be a major consideration in the planning, design, maintenance and operation of air transportation facilities and services. A community has a responsibility to include airspace protection in its comprehensive plan. There are three types of communities involved in airspace protection: