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Ramsey3 Final Report Grant No. OS-1237 City of Ramsey Future Steps 1. Refinement of Checklist Matrix: Staff, memberst 1 Ricals t 3~ whi has tot genller t a matrix based d like to take the final results of the project to their nex g p on the final visioning documents that will refinects oruolic es fulfill theivision. Sint a this is a task at can be used to evaluate how well potential prod p suited more to professionals than the citizen group that formed the core of Ramsey3 it will be undertaken by staff and others with city planning expertise. 2. Combinin the Vision with the Com rehensive Plan: Pri it Ramsetanln August he ~siori g and .with the Comprehensive Planning Process on a parallcl track w Y checklist documents will be combined with the drae fol owed by aseries of public hearings Sion with Council and the Planning Commission. This will b . 3. Providin for a More Permanent Citizen Involvemative citizen.involvemtent processmWhile Ope the vision document is the provision for a more collabor Space Technology is the logical choice is a major ingredient for this process, staff and Council will need to develop a systematic process for this citizen involvement. Conclusions Like many communities, Ramsey faces the dif`fvihoult~Jt sh t sell their large 1 is for developments Weo. oppose further development with landowners believe the process we pioneered along with the cod am ~h them w~thou t he rancor and suspicion of the eliminate these conflicts but they will allow us to past. . This project helped us to envision our future through a pe al ex tectationshWe believe t elprocess W as undertaken. That process succeeded well beyond our inlti p used could have broad application for other com staff and decis on mak ~s commit to p ocesseshe • process needs to be systemic. It requires that c ty methodologies, and tools that are unfamiliar to most of them. They must understand that what we have come to call the Ra ho are wi lingito let go' cof traditl nal interrelated series of ingredients. Above all, it requires staff control and open up the process. We in Ramrocess. Itis to Pat and what he~ epresented t t wegdedicate the lead staff member through most of this p this final report Most of all, the City and people of Ramsey deeply appreciate the McKnight Foundation's assistance in allowing us to reach this vision. -24- -215-