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Ramsey3-Final Report Grant No. OS-1237 City of Ramsey ..USA Chan e Guidelines -Met Council, Natural Resourc~s S stems - Design Models Develouments, M Nat<u-al and Cultural Resources Commun.i Protection Stiate ies Checkhs he blo came to serve as a place for residents to voice their ce ~ del known in the comtmun ty, the g T g comp plan process. Although a great many of these issues wer y blog allowed for a freer discussion of them than had formerly been possible. The Forums the s rin of 2007, the City of Ramsey hosted a series of fouh~ four nation experts tordis uo snd In p g critical issues facing Ramsey and the region. The forums broug Re Tonal Intersections, Community Ecology, Innovative Zoning, and Transportation Alternatives. The g ci was also quite successful in attracting cosponsors from around the Twin Cities region to help ty publicize the' events and increase regional capacity. 3 ublicized these events through the web site, through the community newsletter; through Ramsey p wide mailing. The speakers appearances by city staff and offs backat ound materiags~forthte forums that was posted on the web site. also provided an extensive list o ~' ch forum attracted approximately 50 people, who ranged fromially comm ing to see particip tioln from. Ea that had not previously been engaged in city affairs. It was espec y gr' residents, officials, and policy makers from communities in Sherburne, Hennepin, and Anoka Counties. Background discussions with all the speakers stressed ten exchange of ideasobetween experts and the events, for the proposal envisioned the forums as an op ublic. It was extremely important.to encourage this dialogue so that those attending could more fully p discuss their questions and concerns. led with each forum was a minimum of half a day for the guestconp fission members fortraining Schedu works, engineering, public safety and city planning staff, council an on the concepts, tools and processes presented by forum leaders. 'deota ed each session and broadcast them over Quad Cities se v deota es are available Finally, staff vi P channel serving the cities of Ramsey, Anoka, Andover, and Champlin. The through the City of Ramsey. The dates and speakers of each forum are: 8 2007 Regional Intersections Dan Marckel, CURA, Minneapolis; MN February Douglas Farr, Farr Associates, Chicago, IL February 22; 2007 .Community Ecology Innovative Zoning Leslie Oberholtzer, Farr Associates, Chicago, March 29; 2007 A ril 12, 2007 Transportation Alternatives .Dan Burden, Walkable Communities, Orlando, F p The following pages recap the proceedings of each forum. -6- -197-