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Planning District 6 • Overall Recommendations • District 6 includes the Rice Creek Regional Park Reserve, which is guided Park/Open Space as shown on the 2030 Future Land Use Map for Planning District 6 (Figure 10 -13). District 6 also includes an area surrounding Rondeau Lake and land on the southeast side of the Main Street /I- 35W area that is not within the park reserve. These areas in District 6 are guided for permanent Rural Land Use. It is not likely that these areas can be economically served with municipal utilities because of extensive wetlands, the minimal amount of developable land, and the barrier created by the freeway. • District 6 also includes a few parcels on Centerville Lake at the west end of Mound Trail. These parcels also are not within the park reserve. They will continue to be served by the City of Centerville's municipal utilities. • Support planning for connecting Main Street to 80th Street via a 'northern connection', including a new I0 -35E interchange and a new I -35W interchange, as described in the 2004 CSAH 14 Study and the I -35E Corridor AUAR. • Promote an expanded trail system within the regional park that would provide improved neighborhood access and provide non - motorized trail connections to different portions of the city. Resource Management Recommendations The resource management recommendations for Planning District 6 are shown on Figure 10 -14. The specific resource management recommendation for the Centerville RMU follows. Centerville RMU Existing Conditions Recommendations: • The wetland complex along the northeast side of the lake contains a forested wetland with high stormwater impact potential. The wetlands are part of a storm water pipe and pond system that ultimately discharges to the lake. Pipe and pond systems sometimes lead to channelized runoff through the wetland, losing the benefit of wetland storage and retention. The functioning of the wetlands in retaining runoff and storing nutrients has not been investigated. RMP Future Conditions Recommendations: • An assessment of nutrient reduction effectiveness for the Lamotte Water Quality Improvement Project is needed. As seen on the RMU map (Figure 10 -14), a number of wetlands around the lake may still be subject to volume or stormwater runoff effects, even with the RMP volume standard. Some of these wetlands are associated with other wetlands that did not meet the threshold for high priority wetlands. Additional volume control is recommended through projects developed by the City and /or the Watershed District, and projects that address the whole wetland complex are expected to be successful for the sensitive wetland areas. • 10 -32