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January 28, 2000 Housing Comments indicate that the plan is incomplete. Comments provided by Guy Peterson indicate that Ramsey's "Housing Action Plan" should be incorporated or adopted by reference into the plan. Many ofthe goals and policies identified in the Housing Element were taken from the Housing Action plan. The following amendments are suggested: . A policy statement should be inserted into the Housing Element to address this concern and may read as follows: "the City will implement its housing action plan to achieve its life-cycle housing goals." . A sentence should be inserted into section F. of the Implementation chapter that may read as follows: "Additional housing strategies and programs are identified in the City of Ramsey's Housing Action Plan." 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 (IS 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 II 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 ofland designated medium or high density development will be provided urban services by 2010. It is indicated that Guy Peterson will clarify what is needed in separate correspondence to the City. Further clarification can be provided at that time ifneeded. 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. Steve Jankowski will need to make these calculations. HKGi will provide needed land use data. . The heading in Table VIII-I will be amended to indicate the data is as of 1998. . The City should have this system map available and should supply it as requested. A smaller, less detailed copy created by HKGi, is included in the plan. This map could be revised to reflect needed info as an additional service. . 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). The city should discuss this with the Metropolitan Council and determine if it is sufficient. It is my understanding that the Metropolitan Council needs a commitment from the 2