Minor Amendment-MUSA Expansion Requests

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~ "', Metropolitan Council Meeting of November 19, 1992 Business Item: B-1 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL Mears Park Centre, 230 East Fifth St., St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 612/291-6359 REPORT OF THE METROPOLITAN AND COMMUNI1Y DEVELOPMENT COMMITI'EE Referral Report 92-62 DATE: November 9, 1992 TO: Metropolitan Council SUBJECT City of Ramsey Comprehensive Plan Amendment Year 2000 MUSA Expansion Metropolitan Council Referral File No. 13834-6 Metropolitan Council District No.9 BACKGROUND At its meeting on November 9, 1992, the Metropolitan and Community Development Committee discussed a staff report and recommendations dealing with the review of the city of Ramsey plan amendment. ISSUES AND CONCERNS Steven Schwanke, Council staff (ext. 6594) presented the report and answered questions from the Committee. The Council staff report recommends a plan modification requiring the city of Ramsey to remove the 44-acre Metropolitan Urban Service Area expansion. When the staff report was prepared, the city of Ramsey had not completed a comprehensive traffic study requested by the Council in 1989. Because this study was not completed, the Council was unable to determine whether the proposed 44-acre MUSA expansion may have the potential to impact TH 10, a metropolitan highway. Mr. Schwanke distnbuted a new set of findings and recommendations for the committee's consideration. This material was prepared after receiving a November 6, 1992 letter from the city of Ramsey. In this letter, the city completed the traffic analysis requested by the Council in 1989. The city is also requesting the Metropolitan Council "facilitate and participate" in a corridor study of TH 10. Mr. Ryan Schroeder, city administrator for the city of Ramsey spoke on behalf of the city. He stated that the city of Ramsey is aware of the traffic congestion on TH 10 and is willing to be part of a study that addresses this issue. Mr. Schroeder stated that the 44-acre MUSA expanion was necessary to address a number of local issues in the city. .:.:.:.:.:.;.:.....:.... {{{"B""';::{{{ !)!ji!;!;ir::::::)i~i!!ii1~!) .. ........... ;:;:::;:;:;:;:;:::::::::;:::;:::::: ................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. :;:;:.:.;.;-;.:.:.:::::.:.:.:.:.:.: ................. .................. ::::':':{~:::::?}} .................. ................. .................. ................. ~~11[1~1~~~~~~~~~~[~t[11[[11~1j~ I \}~{r{r1ttt :~:~:~:~:~f:~:~:~:r~:~:~r: