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I I I I I I I I '1 I I I I I I I I I Ramsey Parks o Town Center AUAR 3 March 14, 2003 signals, mm lanes, channelization, additional lanes for capacity, etc., should be considered the responsibility of the developers and/or the City. The County regularly coordinates its systemic transportation issues with Mn/DOT. Due to its size and impact, the transportation issues posed by the Ramsey Town Center should also be coordinated with Mn/DOT plans for TH 10, commuter rail, commuter transit, and transit facilities for the area. & Recreation Department Comments We would like to see provisions made in the Town Center design to accomrriodate a furore potential pedestrian bridge, over TH 10 connecting the Town Center development to Mississippi West Regional Park. We concur that this should be aligned with the proposed treatment pond south of TH 10. In the interim, provisions should be made at the intersection of TH 10 and Ramsey Boulevard to accommodate pedestrian movement between the park and Town Center. The design of the Ramsey Boulevard and TH 10 intersection must also accommodate the future vehicular connection between the park and Ramsey Boulevard south of TH 10. Ingress/egress to the park will need to be considered, with mm-lanes and stacking from TH 10 to the park entrance, and from the park entrance to TH 10. The proposed settling pond, treatment pond, and infiltration ponds, should be designed in such a manner as to meet the following objectives: bench in a tread way to accommodate a future trail with a minimum width of ten feet, plus two-foot wide shoulders, incorporate native plant materials that are suitable to the conditions of the site and provide an aesthetic park-like appeal, provide holding capacity to accommodate a 100-year flood event without over-topping the trail, and use an outlet structure at the Mississippi River which minimizes visual and physical intrusion in the park. The viewshed from the park to the Town Center development should be considered. To the extent possible, plant materials should be used to screen the view of buildings or other man-made structures. Consideration of evening uses of the park should also be accommodated in lighting of the Town Center development. Light cast into the park or visible from the park will have a long-term detrime..ntal impact on use of the park for evening activities. We support the preservation of a wildlife corridor between Lake Itasca and the Mississippi River. To that end, provisions should be made in the design development of the Town Center and the future park to ensure continuity in both the alignment and natural characteristics of the wildlife corridor. Discussions should take place prior to detailed design to explore possibilities for achieving harmony in the architectural vernacular between the Town Center development and the future park development, particularly where the two projects will interface e.g. lighting, site furnishings, landscaping, etc. -189-