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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br />RESOLUTION #OS-08- <br />A RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING AND REy VISION AND VALUES STAEMENTN A <br />05-1237 FINAL REPORT, AND A COMMUN <br />COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF THE RAIVISEY3 STEERING COMMITTEE, gAMSEY3 <br />WORKING GROUP, AND COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. <br />WHEREAS, in 2005 the Ramsey3 Steering Committeeoapnli innovat ve methods to ach000 <br />grant from the McKnight.Foundation for the purposes of expl g <br />community participation and planning efforts in charting the City's future course; and <br />WHEREAS, the Ramsey3 Steering Committee- organized a series of four (4) educational <br />forums for the residents and policymakers of the City that focused on four (4) critical issues facing <br />metropolitan communities: transportation, innovative zoning, regional intersections, and community <br />ecology; and <br />.WHEREAS, the Ramsey3 Steering Committee organized a seri o~ workin (sessions around <br />Open Space Technology (OST) sessions to allow residents to create their g <br />themes that they have deemed important to the community; and <br />WHEREAS, the Ramsey3 Steering Committee worked collaborae is into a CihevRio sand <br />Working Group of residents and stakeholders to refine the OST based comm tY <br />values statements; arid <br />WHEREAS, the .activities and outcomes of the Ramsey3 initiative are'documented in a Final <br />Report to the McKnight Foundation, in accordance with the grant obligations; and <br />WHEREAS, the Ramsey3 Steering Committee. desires to present the-Final Report, Community <br />Vision and Values Statements to City Council for community planning purposes. <br />NOW TIiEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: <br />1. That the City Council respectfully receives the McKnight Grant No. 05-1237 Final Report <br />as prepared by the Ramsey3 Steering Committee. <br />2. That the City Council extends its gratitude to the Ramsey reii die is nh~e e Openz Space <br />unique opportunity and volunteered .many hours to partic p <br />Technology sessions to define the issues that are important to the future of this community. <br />3. That the. City Council commends the Ramsey3 Working Group for their willingness to <br />accept the final challenge from the Ramsey3 Steering Com ande Suan orting eVauues <br />information from the OST sessions into the City s Vision PP <br />Statements that will serve as the City's framework for the future. <br />-189- <br />