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Commisslc~r ~ults also felt that the wdeo that would be directed towards businesses should include car ~:~, un~, rooftop counts, distance between convenience stores or major thoroughfares to major houst~g tracts, income data and distance to other facilities throughout the Metropolitan Area such as the ~ii'po~s and entertainment facilities. Motion by ~Commissioner Vevea and seconded by Commissioner Fults to develop one video directed toWgds 'business and at a later date update the current video for residents. Further discUSsion. Commissioner Nelson inquired as to how much time and work it would take to update thi~ ~curIent video and that if one is being done, shouldn't both be done at the same time to prevent any~di~onal costs for the actual development of the information. Commissioner Gorecki stated that &e Cily of Ramsey's problem is not getting new residents to move to the City, but in encouraging gew businesses to locate here. Chairman Wagner then asked for the formation of a subcommit[ .e:e tO work with Project Manager Gromberg on script development and actual information ~at~will be included in the video. Commissioners Gorecki, Fults and Thorson all volunteered¢9 work on the subcommittee to develop the new video. Motion cag[ed. Voting Yes: Chairman Wagner, Commissioners Fults, Gorecki, Nelson, Thorson an~ Yevea. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioners Greenberg and Kent. Case #2:: Proposed MUSA Expansion. The City is ic~rr0ntly completing a proposed expansion of the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) bfUndary located in the City of Ramsey. The proposed expansion of the MUSA boundary w~oBld 'extend to 153rd Avenue N.W. in the north, then west to County Road g83, then south along!l~outtty Road g83 to Highway gl0 and along the eastern boundary of Alpaca Estates Addition toithe l~ississippi River. With this proposed expansion, the City would see an increase in industrial proP~erty of over 821 acres, bringing the total within the MUSA boundary to over 1,000 acres.~ Based upon the 15 year absorption rate, this would leave the City with approximately a 68 year s.~p.r, pl~of industrial property. This is one of the areas that the Metropolitan Council would look ~a~ w~en approving the proposed MUSA expansion and which would create problems for the Cit~,i~in approving this expansion. Staff is requesting the Economic Development Commissiot~ io r~view the possibility of recommending to both City Council and the Planning and Zoning Corg¢ission to rezone part of this property as single-family residential or multi-family residential tO help increase the possibility of approval of the MUSA boundary expansion. _r Commissioi~r Ffilts stated that although there are high traffic counts, one of the problems with developme~ ~alontg Highway gl0 for many of the retail establishments is that there are no rooftops visible. ThesPis 6ne of the long-standing problems of zoning all of the property along Highway gl0 as induS{fiat property. He stated that rezoning to residential could alleviate some of the problems. There was some discussion as to the exact area that would be proposed for rezoning. Motion by ~ommissioner Fults and seconded by Commissioner Vevea to encourage City Staff to continue wiih~ thg expansion of the MUSA boundary to 153rd Avenue N.W. in the north, then west to CoU~n~y Road g83 and south to Highway gl0 along the eastern border of Alpaca Estates Addition toithe i".~ississippi River and if it is required to gain approval of the MUSA boundary expansion f~om l~etropolitan Council, to then develop plans to rezone the northern portions of the currently zoO~ct i~dustrial property to multi-family or single-family residential. Economic Development Commission Page 3 of 4 / February 12, 1992