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Housing Comments indicate that the plan is incomplete. Comments provided by Guy Peterson, Metropolitan Council staff, indicate that Ramsey's "Housing Action Plan" should be incorporated or adopted by reference into the plan. It is the City's position that because the goals and policies identified in the Housing Element were derived from the text of the Housing Action Plan, the housing chapter is complete for review by the Metropolitan Council as submitted in the December 21, 1999 draft. Further comments from the Metropolitan Council should be made through the formal review comments. In addition, it was requested that the availability of land for medium and high density housing through 2010 be documented. Differing numbers on differing tables were referenced. The following points are offered for clarification: . The 246 acres in table V-2 represent the total amount of land (developed and undeveloped) guided for high and medium density housing in the community. . Table V-5 does not refer to land available in the community for medium and high- density housing. Rather Table V -5 refers to land needed to meet Metropolitan Council projections. . The 163 acres in Table V -6 represent the total amount of vacant developable lands guided for medium (6 units per acre) and high density (15 units per acre) residential development within the urban growth boundary as represented on Figure V-4. When the medium and high density areas are combined they average out at a density of 11 units per acre on 163 acres of land. The lands guided for medium and high density residential development are all planned to be provided with urban services by 2010. This can be observed by cross referencing the future land use map (Figure V-2 on page V-8) with the development staging plan (Figure V-4 on page V-35.) . In order to clarify this issue, a footnote under table V -7 in the land use plan on page V- 34 will be inserted to indicate that 163 acres of land designated medium or high density development will be provided urban services by 2010. Water Resources Management The assumption is made that the Metropolitan Council considers this section as incomplete. The following remedies need to occur: . Sewer flow projections need to be made in five-year increments and are reflected in an amended Table VIll-4. . The heading in Table VIll-1 is amended to indicate the data is as of January 1998. . Enclosed is a large version of the City's sewer system map. . ISTS is included as a policy statement (policy 5) on page V-14 of the land use chapter and then indicated as an implementation strategy in the Implementation Chapter (see section C on page XVI-3). It is the City's intent to study the issues of ISTS and implement a program consistent with Minnesota Rule 7080 by December of2001 . Soils were mapped in the Critical Area chapter as required by State Statutes. For the remainder of the City soils are not mapped. It should be noted that in all instances requiring private septic systems, soil tests are required and it is the City's intention to abide by this requirement. It is generally noted that the majority of soils in the city are well suited to private septic systems. Soils were generally mapped in previous comp planning efforts and maps are available at City Hall.