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Met Council approval of the Comprehensive Plan amendment, and that staff come up with an acceptable landscape plan, without irrigation as long as a rain garden is in place. Further Discussion: Councilmember Elvig stated that he has concerns that their parking lots will require custom plowing. He cautioned that if they do a lot of that and push it to the southeast corner there would be a fairly large snow bank there, which could be a concern for traffic. He stated that he wanted to make sure that the church was alert to this issue. Councilmember Dehen stated that he doesn't think staff should come up with acceptable landscape plan, but the church should. Mr. Dufond stated that will do as they have the other things and have staff work with them to give feedback on what they like and don't like. He stated that he sees this as an opportunity to work together because there is some expertise on staff, for example, he has talked with Mark Riverblood about some landscaping issues. Councilmember Jeffrey stated that it was his intent for the church to create the landscaping plan so it is acceptable to staff. Councilmember Strommen stated that she agrees that this issue may be coming down the pike and would hate to have policies that discourage this kind of thing in our ordinance. Assistant Community Development Director Frolik stated that she was just at a Planners Conference in Duluth and there was a session on rain gardens. Councilmember Elvig stated that something, he would like the church to consider is interior structuring that would give shelter in a storm because this will be a big building with a lot of wind surface. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec and Councilmembers Jeffrey, Olson, Dehen, Elvig, Look and Strommen. Voting No: None. Case #9: Introduce Ordinance Amending Sections 7.61 (Charitable Gambling) of City Code Mayor Gamec reviewed the discussion from the September 8, 2008 Work Session that this ordinance be amended to allow Anoka organizations with 50% or more of their members being Ramsey residents to apply to conduct charitable gambling in Ramsey. Motion by Councilmember Elvig, seconded by Councilmember Look, to Introduce an Ordinance Amending Section 7.61, Charitable Gambling of City Code. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec and Councilmembers Elvig, Look, Dehen, Jeffrey, Olson and Strommen. Voting No: None. MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STAFF INPUT Consider Work Session on September 30, 2008 Assistant City Administrator Nelson stated that next Tuesday is a fifth Tuesday of the month, so Council can choose whether or not to hold a Work Session meeting. After a brief discussion, it was decided that the Council would take that night off. City Council / September 23, 2008 Page 20 of 21