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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Mr. Patrick D'udgeon, Principal Planner May 14, 2003 Page. 3 We suggest the following change on pagd 14-2, paragraph 3, last sentence: "... Critical Area Plan has been conditionally approved by the DNR as part of the City's LCP." The summary of environmental impacts, on page 14-2, should acknowledge that there will be a stormwater outfall to the Mississippi River within the Corridor in one location or another because of the RTC site. Regarding the asterisked paragraph on page 14-4, Executive Order C. 1. a. (8) requires preparation of criteria for control of noise, and does not specifically state that it is required for plans. This is a standard that we would look for consistency throug~h city-wide or Corridor ordinances, not plans. Because local units of governments shall permit development only in accordance with adopted plans and regulations and the DNR approval, the list of Executive Order standards submitted by DNR include those that must be assured by implementation of the Plt~n and regulations. Please omit the asterisk on page 14-3 and the paragraph explanation on expected Plan amendments, as it is not needed. On the stated assertion that the "project does not directly affect the Critical Area," on page 14-4, last paragraph, if there will be a discharge to the Mississippi River because of this project, the project does directly affect the Critical Area, which should be acknowledged. For any lands within the Critical Area/WSR/MNRRA Corridor under the county's jurisdiction that may be affected by discharge, stormwater management, or wetland mitigation of the RTC project, the County is subject to the same state Critical Area laws for local units of government. The County's Critical Area Plan was conditionally approved March 14, 2002, including a condition that "all future uses, development, management, transportatiOn, utility, parks, recreation, and capital improvement and public facility programs affecting lands under county jurisdiction within the ... Corridor shall be consistent and permitted only in accordance With the County's Plan, the standards and guidelines of Executive Order 79-19, and other applicable local, state, and federal laws, whichever is more restrictive." For clarification, the last paragraph, the last sentence on page 14-4 should include the following: "The City will also work with Anoka County Parks to imp!ement these standards and the County's DNR-conditionall¥ approved MNRRA/Critical Area Plan within MRP land controlled by the County." Section 15. 14/ater Surface Use While we appreciate that much has been done to minimize runoff from the developed site, we encourage additional effort to achieve pre-development volumes of runoff entering the Mississippi River. -197-