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INTRODUCING THE TASK The next step in the Comprehensive Plan process is for the focus group to reach some resolution on the critical issues facing the City of Ramsey. The following is a summary of our discoveries and a brief explanation of the issues expressed at the community meetings in September and October. SETTING THE STAGE September 18, 1996 at the Ramsey Elementary School, the City kicked off the first of many meetings to update the Ramsey Comprehensive Plan. That meeting was called the "Visioning Meeting". The purpose of the meeting was to identify what Ramsey is and to establish a community wide shared vision by answering the question "What does this place want to be?" Most recently, a series of special interest groups convened to identify the critical issues that face Ramsey. A total of four special interest group meetings were held. Residents who live within the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) were invited to attend the first special interest group meeting. These residents have municipal sewer and water services available to them and are generally located south of 153rd Avenue and east of Ramsey Boulevard. Residents who live outside of the MUSA were invited to attend the second and third meetings. Business members and investment owners of the community attended the final meeting. The meetings were held between October ~h through the 15th. IDENTIFYING THE CRITICAL ISSUES Each meeting identified a list of the most critical issues that need to be addressed by a focus group meeting. The critical issues began to emerge as we compared the lists generated by each group. The issue of growth vs. no growth tends to cover a large number of issues that were identified in all four meetings. Under this issue fall several more detailed issues. [J MUSA Expansion: Where should the MUSA line expand? What uses should it expand for (land uses such as housing, commercial, or industrial)? When should it expand and how fast? Where does it stop? Should new schools be planned for within Ramsey and will they be within MUSA? lJ Housing: What is the appropriate density for housing (large lot vs. smaller lot developments)? Should Ramsey promote development of a wider choice of housing style (townhouse, condo, and apartments) and size of homes? Q Traffic: How can the problems of access, safety, maintenance and design of Highways 47 and 10 be alleviated? Should public transit be made more available in Hoisington Koegler Group, Ine Ph (612) 338-0800 Fx (612) 338-6838 . 1 - 123 North Third Street, Suite 100 Minneapolis. MN 55401 .....