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i *06 ■ <br />City of Gem Lake 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br />Review File No. 220634, Business item No. 2022-127 JT <br />The following Review Record documents how the proposed Plan meets the requirements of the <br />Metropolitan Land Planning Act and conforms to regional system plans, is consistent with regional <br />policies, and is compatible with the plans of adjacent and affected jurisdictions. <br />Conformance with Reg ional.Systems <br />The Council.reviews plans to determine conformance with metropolitan system plans. The Council <br />has reviewed the City's Plan and finds that it conforms to. the Council's regional system plans for <br />Regional Parks, Transportation (including Aviation,) and Water Resources, <br />Regional Parks and Trails <br />Reviewer: Colin Kelly, Community Development (CD) - Regional.Parks (651-602-1361) <br />The Plan conforms to the 2040 Regional Parks Policy Plan (RPPP) for the Regional Parks System <br />element. Washington County is the Park Implementing Agency for Regional Parks System <br />components in the City of Gem Lake, for which the Plan accurate describes the Regional.Parks <br />System components. Regional Trails located within the City include the St. Anthony Railroad Spur <br />Regional Trail Search (Figure 1). There are no State or Federal recreation lands in the City. <br />Regional Transportation, Transit, and Aviation <br />Reviewer., Russ Owen, Metropolitan Transportation Services (MTS) (659-602 1724) <br />The Gem Lake Comprehensive Plan Update (Plan) conforms to the 2040 Transportation Policy <br />Plan [TPP} adopted in 2015. It accurately incorporates and integrates transportation system <br />components of the TPP. The Plan is also consistent with Council poIicies.regarding community <br />roles, the needs. of non -automobile transportation, and the needs of freight. The Plan is compatible <br />with the plans of adjacent and affected governmental units. <br />Roadways <br />The Plan conforms to the Roadways system element of the TPP. There are no principal.arterials in <br />Gem Lake; although 1-35 is located just to the west of the: community and serves its residents. The <br />Plan accurately accounts for the two A- minor arterials located in the community (County Road E, <br />and. U.S. 61) and has..delineated. major and mirror collectors.. All roads in the city have two (2) <br />lanes. The Plan identifies existing and forecasted traffic volumes for its A -minor arterials. The.Plan <br />also. refers to guidelines on how access will be managed for A -minor arterials. <br />Transit <br />The Plan conforms to the. Transit system element of the TPP. Gem Lake is in Transit Market Area <br />ill; with primarily commuter. express bus service. Dial a ride service is available through Transit <br />° Link. The plan also discusses the Rush Line`Transitway which is funded underthe Current <br />Revenue Scenario in 2015 and is now identified. as the Purple Line: <br />0 <br />Aviation <br />The Plan conforms to Aviation system element of the TPP. The Plan includes policies. that protect <br />regional airspace from obstructions. <br />Bicycling and Walking <br />The. Plan its consistent with the Bicycling;and Pedestrian. element of the TPP. The Plan states that <br />_t;;a motorized vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians share roadways in Gem Lake. Given the nature:of <br />