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3. Comment noted. The development scenarios represent a full build out of the corridor. The Item 6-Project Description,Forecasts(Todd Graham,651-W2-1322) City anticipates development timing consistent The AUAR Update presents two remaining alternative scenarios for planned land use and accompanying 3❑. with the 2040 forecasts. development.Scenario 1 Includes maximum levels of 4,888 housing units,5.1 million sq.fL of commercial use,12,8 million sq,ft,of industrial space Scenario 2 includes maximum levels of 7,403 housing units,5 3 million sq.R.of commercial use, 10.1 million sq.ft-of industrial space. 4. Comment noted. Items 27.3 and 27.4 have Should future development result In maximum levels of Scenarios 1 or 2,the result would substantially been added to the mitigation plan. exceed citywide forecasts for Lino Lakes.The AUAR Study Area includes the eastern half of TAZs 160 and 161(west of 1-35)and all of TAZ 162(east of 1.35).In its 2040 Comprehensive Plan the City expected 5. The City's Wellhead Protection Plan was additions of 1,227 households,3,200 population,and 853 jobs in these three zones during 2018-2040. Council staff may recommend a different allocation at the time of the 2050 Plan.We invite City staff to adopted in 2015. A 2021 evaluation of the contact Met Council to discuss thrs. effect of Well 6 on the DWSMA included Item 9-Land Use(Emma Dvorak,651-602-1399) reclassifying the entirety of the Lino Lakes The land uses presented in Scenario 1 appears consistent with the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. DWSMA to Moderate Vulnerability based on Any changes to land use.density,of intensity that deviates from the adopted comprehensive plan will require a the latest MDH guidance at that time, which will Comprehensive Plan Amendment process independent of the AUAR,and will be subject to additional be memorialized in the City's upcoming WHPP Council review. update. A statement has been added to the The land uses outlined in Scenario 2 are inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan.Scenario 2 will require AUAR regarding Centerville's DWSMA and a Comprehensive Plan Amendment subject to additional Council review. land use Chokes. Rem 11-Water Resources,Water Supply(Lanya Ross.651-602-1803) The Final Technical Memo from WSB to the City of Lino Lakes dated April 28,2025,recognizes the Lino 6. A statement has been added to the water Lakes Drinking Water Supply Management Area(DWSMA)in the study area.However.the AUAR Update memo (Appendix C) about future wellhead does not—and should-include information about the 51.Paul Priority A Drinking water SUDDIy A4 naaement Are that extends into the southern portion of the study area(west of 35E and south of Main DWSMA. St.)and the Centerville Drinking Water Supply Management Area that also extends across part of the study area.Different land uses are associated with different potential contaminants(see KIDH Land Cover and 7. A statement has been added to the water Associated Potential Contaminant Sources surnnvarv}.The memo should also Include how this Information will be used to guide land use choices and development standards for the study area. memo (Appendix C)for developers to locate and seal any unlocated wells. This is also noted The Final Technical Memo from WSB to the City of Lino Lakes dated April 28,2025,notes that a future in the Mitigation Plan as Mitigation Measure wellrield is preliminarily located within the study area.The memo must acknowledge that this will trigger the 6 delineation of a new Emergency Response Area and DWSMA around new wells in this wellfield as well as 13.5. how the consideration of future wellhead protection is being used to proactively guide land use choices and development standards. 8. A statement has been added to the water The Final Technical Memo from WSB to the City of Lino Lakes dated April 28,2025,notes several known memo (Appendix C) for aquifer test pumping of wells in the study area based on the Minnesota Well Index,However,it's important to acknowledge that F new wells when necessary. This is also noted unreported wells may also exist_The AUAR Update should include a commitment to search for additional in the Mitigation Plan as Mitigation Measure wells during development and to document and properly seal both known and newly discovered wells. 13.10. The AUAR Update does not discuss wells located outside the study area that may be impacted by any new municipal wells in the proposed new wellfield.The AUAR Update should address what approaches will be 9. Comment noted. taken to evaluate the potential for and mitigate well interference from future development(including new water supply infrastructure)in the study area. The AUAR Update(page 2)and Final Technical Memo from WSB to the City of Lino Lakes dated April 28, 2025,concludes that planned developed under both scenarios will require Lino Lakes to provide water at a rate that exceeds their current water appropriation permit limits,and that the ability to adjust those permits may be impacted by the study area's location within the North and East Groundwater Management Area and the Ramsey County District Court Order from litigation related to the White Bear Lake water level.The memo refers to a White Bear Lake Area Comprehensive Plan,which will include water supply alternatives for the Northeast Metro that could inform water supply options for the study area.That plan is expected to be complete by June 30,2027-A revision to the AUAR Update may be required to incorporate new water 8 Page 197 of 240