Minutes - Council - 03/21/1995 - Public Hearing

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Commercial; between 1980 and 1990, the land fronting Highway #10 was zoned B-1 Commercial, with the remainder zoned Single-Family Dwelling. Between the 1950's and 1980, this acreage was zoned I-1 Industrial. He stated he realizes he is powerless to affect Council's decision regarding location of the future bridge, but reminded Council that he has always been as cooperative as possible with their former plans. He expressed a desire that Council make a final decision regarding the bridge location so he can make future plans for his property. He asked that Council not change the plan designation of his land from Business until the location of the bridge is officially relocated and until he can be guaranteed that a Highway #10 service road from the east will serve his property. He called attention to the fact that Mr. Torkelson also made an agreement with Herb and Marcella Huseby (former owners of the park land, who have a life estate) that a road would not come across the park. He offered that, at some point, he may be able to straighten that out if the City so desires. He felt the service road is important because, without Highway #10 access, which will at some point be taken from him if the bridge location is changed, residential development of his 45.9 acres will be blighted, because its only access to and from his present land will be through an industrial neighborhood. Mr. Martin recommended that the service road across the park (and his land if it is designated as "Mixed Residential) should be located adjacent to Highway #10 right-of-way as it will detract from the value of these uses to be set back from the highway to allow highway frontage sites. He also asked that Council notify the Anoka County Parks Department that Ramsey will no longer prohibit the Parks Department from acquiring his 45.9 acres, so that they can become a bidder for the property. Mayor Hardin informed Mr. Martin that the area he is concerned about is still anticipated as business use. Ken Wagner, 16380 Hedgehog Street N.W., Ramsey, stated that the map he was given doesn't show a frontage road on Highway #10 between Sunfish Lake Boulevard and Ramsey Boulevard. City Administrator Schroeder noted three mistakes on the map handed out tonight. 1) The frontage road between Sunfish Lake Boulevard and 1,000 feet west of Ramsey Boulevard, south of the tracks and north of Highway #10. 2) Sunwood Drive west of County Road #5 is not shown on the black and white map. 3) Mr. Martin's property is shown as residential and Council's intent is commercial. Wayne Johnson stated that the bridge, as Mr. Martin pointed out, has been analyzed and re- analyzed for 15 to 20 years. We know the State of Minnesota does not have any funding for a river crossing between Elk River and Anoka in their 20-year plan. He stated that three years ago, he, along with Mr. Dick Klusak, proposed constructing a private bridge between the Cities of Ramsey and Dayton. Residents of the City of Dayton were adamantly opposed. He suggested a coalition or committee be organized with representatives of the Cities of Ramsey and Dayton, Anoka County, MnDOT and at-large, to deal with this on a consistent basis to move it to a conclusion. It appears to be in a state of drift. Mayor Hardin stated that the City of Dayton is going through the same situation as Ramsey - updating their comprehensive plan. Their transportation committee signed off on an alignment for a potential bridge corridor and are still in the process of reviewing that. They have had a couple of public hearings but it has not gone to Council as yet. Mr. Martin stated that looking at that alignment of roads to the south of the river - if you take the present route and drop directly south, you will strike the new #610. He thought this would give a better flow into the City and be more of a benefit for all of the City as opposed to swinging out farther to the north. Public Hearing/City Council/March 21, 1995 Page 5 of 10