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Jim Norman, City Administrator January 13, 2000 Page 3 Transportation and Transit (Carl Ohm 651602-1719) The transportation element of the plan is almost complete for review. . Indicate on the road map or in the text the number oflanes on collectors, major and A-minor arterials. The city is advised that some issues may surface in the review. Any changes to the functional class of a highway need to go through the TAB process. The basic reasons to manage highway access should be articulated in the plan so as to have a legal basis to defend the restrictions. . Include in the description available transit services of the Anoka County Volunteer Transportation Program. Service is provided Monday through Friday to seniors and/or clients receiving assistance from the county for medical, dental or social service appointments. Where the plan calls for working with Anoka and Sherburne Counties and Metro Transit to develop a process to form car pools, it should be noted that the can refer its residents to Metro Commuter Services for ride matching services. Parks and Open Space This element is complete for review Implementation (Sandra Pinel 651 602-1513) This element is complete for review. Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area and Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (Kristina Smitten 651 602-1535) The city's Comprehensive Plan (Draft 12/21/99) includes a proposed Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area Plan and incorporates goals for the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (MNRRA) and addresses some of the informal review comments dated February 1, 1999. The city does not yet have an approved Critical Area Plan in place. The Metropolitan Council will review the city of Ramsey's Mississippi River Critical Area Corridor plan during the comprehensive plan review process under the provisions of the Critical Areas Act of 1973 and Executive Order 79-19, and will also review the plan for voluntary consistency with the MNRRA plan, approved in 1995. The Council forwards its findings to the Department ofNaturai Resources, which approves Critical Area Plans and to the National Park Service, which certifies the plan for voluntary consistency with the MNRRA plan. Staff will contact the city in the near future ifthere are any issues to be addressed in the review. Advisory Comments The Metropolitan Council is working with the Northstar Corridor Development Authority to help assure a complete federal funding application for commuter rail. During the plan review, we will be asking the city to commit to working with us on a continued station area land use planning effort.