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~ -~~I Minutes of Ramsey Focus Group Meeting DATE: December 3, 1997 Focus Group Members and City Staff TO: SUBJECT: December 2, 1997, Focus Group Meeting "'" Prepared by Fred Hoisington - Present: Focus Group Members: Gerald Bauer, Margaret Connolly, Chris Dempsey, Blaine Edmundson, John EnsTrom. Del Fredricks, Terry Hendrickson, Wayne Jefferies, Tom Kurak, Cindy Win;, Jeanette Monear, Stan Peichel, Ray Renner, Paul Riley, ErickD SitZ, Mike Sjoquist, Terri Svare and Marlys Williams Others Present: Mayor Tom Gamec, Councilmember Jerry Zimmerman, Sylvia Froli1c, Brad Scheib, and Fred Hoisington. The meeting began at 7:05 p.m. at the Anoka Electric Cooperative facility. Fred Hoisington asked if there were any coITections to the November 10, 1997, organizational meeting minutes. Hearing none the mi.nutes were allowed to stand. Fred Hoisington introduced Brad Scheib, a member of his staff, to present additional background infonnation regarding process, existing land USe, transportation functional classification, etc. Fred Hoisington then presented a brief summary of the Decision Resource's Community Survey of 400 randomly selected households. Fred explained that two questions are to be answered this evening. The first is selection of issues from the prepared list of ten issues that came from the Special Interest Group meetings and the community survey. Issues identified included MUSA expansion; growth; housing; density of population; traffic/congestion; improved Mississippi River crossing; parks, recreation and trails; Protection of rural lifestyle or character; protection of individual property rights and property taxes. Fred asked if there were any of these that are not appropriate to be considered as part of the Comprehensive Planning process? It was agreed that open spaces be added to the parks, recreation and trails issue and property taxes be dropped as an issue for further discussion. The second question having to do with issues definition, three of the nine issues were discussed inClUding Mississippi River crossing, traffic/congestion, and growth (commerciallindustrial and residential growth were split). A summary of the conclusions of each of the issues discussed follows: Issue: Improve MississiDPj River Oossing Pe,.spective Support Perspective OPPosItion · Will alleviate congestion · Will eliminate Congestion on HighWay 47 . .. · VVillin~secongestion somewhere else Conclusion: All support a new or improved crossing. There is no issue warranting resolution at this time. ~n I n....r ~':l..,r'\':l,..,,, ..,.., I r'\~ I T C T nu OC"OOOC"C"_?TO