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Page - 2 | August 1, 2025 | METROPOLITAN COUNCIL <br />will be necessary to service the increased development in the AUAR area. The forcemain will be <br />provided a connection point to the new interceptor facility. <br /> <br />The City will need to amend their comprehensive plan to reflect the proposed land use changes, <br />development staging, and the corresponding wastewater flow projections before any MPCA <br />sanitary sewer extension permit applications can be recommended for approval by the Council. <br />This information will allow the Council time for the needed improvements, to ensure capacity is <br />available for growth within the AUAR project area. <br /> <br />Item 10 - Land Use (Emma Dvorak, 651-602-1399) <br />The land uses presented in Scenario 1 appear consistent with the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. <br />Scenario 2 proposes high and medium density housing, and commercial development around <br />Main Street and Sunset Avenue, with low-density on the eastern side of the subject site, which <br />differs from the existing 2040 Plan. Any changes to land use, density, or intensity that deviates <br />from the adopted comprehensive plan will require a comprehensive plan amendment, <br />independent of the AUAR and will be subject to additional Council review. <br /> <br />Item 10- Land Use, Parks (Colin Kelly, 651-602-1361) <br />The planned Central Anoka Regional Trail overlaps the 962-acre study area. This regional trail <br />has a Met Council-approved long-range plan, most recently amended in 2018. Anoka County <br />Parks and Recreation is the Regional Park Implementing Agency that manages Central Anoka <br />Regional Trail. <br /> <br />The AUAR needs to reference the planned Central Anoka Regional Trail in Section 6. Project <br />Description and Section 10. Land Use, parts ii, b, and c. <br /> <br />The Parks and Trails section of Section 6 currently states that “the area’s development will feature <br />the construction of a segment of the Bunker-Chain of Lakes Regional Trail along Main Street” (pg. <br />8). This sentence needs to reference Central Anoka Regional Trail instead of Bunker (Hills)-Chain <br />of Lakes Regional Trail. <br /> <br />Bunker Hills-Chain of Lakes Regional Trail coincides with Elm Street, approximately 2.0 miles <br />south of Central Anoka Regional Trail, which is planned to travel along Main Street (125th Avenue <br />NE). Council Parks and Trails staff appreciate that “both scenarios also propose a network of <br />trails through the future development, totaling 41,5000 linear feet (LF) of asphalt trail and 5,200 <br />LF of regional trail” (pg. 8). <br /> <br />Item 12- Water Resources, Surface Water (Maureen Hoffman, 651-602-8026) <br />Chloride management best practices should be considered and implemented during the winter <br />months to limit impacts to surrounding water bodies, wetlands, and soils. <br /> <br />Item 12 - Water Resources, Water Supply (John Clark, 651-602-1452) <br />The AUAR states that the city’s current water appropriation is not sufficient to meet the additional <br />demand required by either scenario 1 or 2, and that additional water supply will be needed. Before <br />developing, the city should work with the Minnesota DNR (DNR) and surrounding communities to <br />assess the potential impacts of additional pumping on source water aquifers, connected <br />ecosystems, and surrounding wells. This will help to ensure water will be available to meet future <br />demands associated with this and other developments. <br /> <br />Potential wellfield expansion in Lino Lakes and by nearby communities could impact each other <br />and nearby private wells. <br /> <br />Page 594 of 679