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Councihnember Elvig introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br /> <br />RESOLUTION #04-01-018 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FINAL ALTERNATIVE URBAN AREAWIDE <br />REVIEW (AUAR) DOCUMENT FOR THE HIGHWAY 10 AREA <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey, hereinafter referred to as "City", has an interest on how <br />to best preserve the State Hwy. 10 corridor through the City of Ramsey for future improvement; <br />and <br /> WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), in conjunction <br />with thc City and other local and county governmental units, have conducted an Inter-Regional <br />Corridor (IRC) study for State Hwy. 10 that details the needs of the corridor for the next 20 plus <br />years; and <br /> <br /> WHERJgAS, the Hwy. 10 IRC study identified several alternatives for Hwy. 10 to be <br />improved, including realignment of the Hwy. 10 corridor; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City, based on the information contained in the Hwy. 10 IRC study, <br />wants to keep all of the options presented in the study as viable options; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, SOlne of the tools for the City to keep the options presented in the Hwy. 10 <br />IRC study viable are official mapping, rezoning, and land use/policy planning; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAs, for purposes of ensuring a proper and complete review of the above <br />mentioned tools, the City desires to utilize the Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) as <br />prescribed in Chapter 4410.3600 of the Minnesota Rules to study the Hwy. 10 corridor. <br /> <br /> WltEREAS, on September 23, 2003, the City Council authorized release of the Draft <br />AUAR for the Town Center project; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on October 13, 2003 the comment period for the Draft AUAR began; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on November 12, 2003, the comment period for the draft AUAR ended; <br /> <br />and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City received comments regarding the Draft AUAR from governmental <br />agencies; <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City released responses to the comments received fi'om governmental <br />agencies and the general public on January 9, 2004; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the 10-day period for the City to receive objections to the responses <br />gathered fi'om the Draft AUAR as stated in Chapter 4410.3610 (5) (D) of Minnesota Rules <br />expired on January 23, 2004; and <br /> <br /> <br />