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be required by the DNIL for amending the City's water appropriation permit. In addition, the joint study of the FIG aquifer referred to in the Minnesota Department of Health comments (Comment #t 3) will also assist in assuring the long-term viability of this resource in Anoka County. Both of these efforts will be done in cooperation with state agency start:having no involvement in this project. Commen! #12. After expressing its finding that the AUAR is complete, the Metropolitan Council sttbmitted the following advisory and technical comments: Corn m ent 12.1: In Section 21- Classification Summary, the reclassification changes to A- minor arterials for Industry Avenue and Armstrong Boulevard were approved in April 2003. Response: see 8,5 MM,A ~'eSP0nSe eXPeCled Comment 12.2: In Section 21- Planned ln~provements, this section should note that any major improvemeltts to the TH 10 corridor have to be in the Metropolitan Council's Transportation Policy Plan before major investments in the corridor can be progralnmed. This document is scheduled to be revised in 2004. The section acknowledges funding shortf'alls, which could delay any significant investment on the Ramsey segment of the corridor until the year 2020 or later. Further, there are no planned improvemelttS for the TH 10 corridor' in the current Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) 10- year Plan which identifies major highway project construction to the year 2012. Response' MMA response eXpeCted Comment 12,3: in Section 21- Planned Improvements (page21-3), t he AUAFL should note the City of Ramsey formally requested the Northstar Corridor Development Authority 0NCDA) in 2002 to add a Ramsey commuter rail station to the project. The request was forwarded to Mn/DOT by the NCDA and the department agreed to further evaluate the l'easibility of a station at the Ramsey Town Center site. The feasibility study should proceed when the state portion of the funding for the commuter rail project is secured. Response: MMA reSponseexpe~!ed Comment 12.4: In Section 21- Traffic Analysis Report Summary, this section should acknowledge the development and potential benefits of a pedestrian circulation system tbr the site as conceptually illustrated in the "RTC LLC" plan shown in Section 6. With a variety of mixed land uses, higher density and a pedestrian-friendly environment, a pedestrian system was part of the themes and desired outcomes for the Ramsey Town Center design which emerged fi'om the Calthorpe lead planning effort for the Ramsey Town Center sitel The mix of land uses, compactness and network of greenways/drainage ways should induce bike and pedestrian trips for work, shopping, school, entertainment, and recreational purposes. If not year-round, at least seasonal. These internal trips would replace some auto trips. The AUAR should address the 34-22 -170-