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DEC-01-'94 THU 09:12 ID:METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TEL NO:612/291-6550 . l:t192 P03-'- e e metropolttan sanltal)' acwcm and municipal water to areas of past development in the rural and rural transition areas of the city, Council starr recommends that the city modify ita on-alte system management program and ordinances to incorporate all facets of the CouncU's standards for proper design, location, installation, maintenance and on-going monitoring of on-site systems. Program modifications need to include the requirement that 011 oll..slte system. ID the dty be IDspec:tecl at least blenDlaUy by aD Individual certified b)' the MlnDesota PoIh.tlon Control Aleney aDd llceDsed by th~ city or county to promote uniformity and a higher degree of ..vlroDlDeDtal protection. The Ra111ley plan amendment review was deemed incomplete for over a year due to potential impacts of the large MUSA addition upon the Metropolitan Hilhway System, specifICally TH 10 and TH 169. The city of Ramsey cooperated with Anaka County in a tnUlsportlltion analysis study completed in October 1994. The transportation analysis found that the forecasted. growth for 2005 in Anoka County communities can be accommodated by the metropolitan highway system, but only if a number of capacity enhancements are made to city, county and slate highways (see table 2 attached). These facilities serve a large area of Anoka County llnd provide alternatives to using metropolitan highways. Anaka County and the city of Ramsey have mutually a&rced throulh this review process to carry out these improvements 8$ development occurs to preserve the capacity of the Metropolitan Highway System. Ramsey haa a considerably higher percentage of single family housing than is forecast by the Council. The 1990 Census indicated that the median value of Ramsey housing was $87,200, somewhat lower than the $88,900 for the metropolitan area. Only four percent of the housing units in Ramsey would meet the definition of low Income housing. 'The city may want to consider cluster planning opportunities, or the creation of policies and land development ordinances to encourage development of diverse types of housing in a range of costs, as well as the designation of a portion of their proposed expansion area to multifamily opportunities. The proposed Ramsey plan amendment is not consistent with Council housing pol"-'Y' The Council would like to nCJOtiate with the city of Ramsey to develop an acceptable housing plan cl~ment to implement the Councirs regional policies for diversity of housing type and cost. RECOMMENDATIONS . That the Metropolitan Council: 1. Adopt the staff report and findings as part of these recommendations: 2. Inform the city of Ramsey that pursuant to the Metropolitan Land Planning Act (Minnesota Statutes Sec. 473.175, Subd. 1), before it can put the plan amendment into effect it must agree to, within nine months of linal Council action on this document, incorporate post-installation inspection and maintenance within the city's on-aite ordinance and sewage system management program. The requirement would entail biennial inspections, at a minimum, of each on-site system in the city to verify its continued proper operation and need for solids removal. Inspections must be carried out by an inspector certified by the MPCA, and licensed by the city and/or county. The city's program Is expected to include the keeping of permit records, licensing, correction or existing system problema and training of personnel as outlined in the Council', Policy Plan. J