Agenda - Planning Commission - 02/05/2009

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together in a way that anyone envisioned. He stated that he is proud of what the people of Ramsey have put together because there has been community involvement and shaping of the plan, which is why it has taken longer than anticipated. He stated that they are asking that this be distributed so it can be refined as it moves forward. He made a brief presentation on the history of the process and the timeline of events leading up to the draft Comprehensive Plan. He reviewed what a Comprehensive Plan is as well as the Metropolitan Land Planning Act. He stated that Ramsey is considered a Developing Area, which means there are requirements from the Met Council that need to be met; he reviewed some of those requirements.. He stated that the Plan must be submitted by December 31, 2008, with a possible extension to May 29, 2009, which Ramsey has been granted. He reviewed some specific information about Ramsey's existing land use. He stated that there is a vision statement that came out of the community Ramsey3 project. He stated that there is also a listing of Ramsey's values, which is, in essence, a constitution for the City. He stated that the purpose and outcome of the Comprehensive Plan is a land use plan. He noted that issues to consider for a Comprehensive Plan amendment would be density transition, neighborhood design guidelines, natural resource protection strategies and neighborhood'-specific small area plans. He reviewed the Met Council household forecast for Ramsey through 2030 and noted that the Comprehensive Plan revised their projection to 13,650 from the Met Council figure of 16,500. He reviewed some of the possible urban planned areas in the year 2030, such as north of Trott Brook and west of Town Center along Highway 10. He showed a map that showed the different land use designation from 2020 to the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. Councilmember Elvig left the Council Chambers at 9:43 p.m. Mr. Carlson stated that they are anticipating a transit stop on the Northstar Commuter Rail. He stated that the Comprehensive Plan, when it was interpreted, changed the household forecast to 15,736 rather than the 13,650, which should be acceptable to the Met Council. Councilmember Elvig retumed to the Council Chambers at 9:45 p.m. Mr. Carlson stated that adjacent jurisdictions have up to 6 months to review the Comprehensive Plan and submit comments and then it will be submitted to the Met Council in early 2009. He stated that they are asking for authorization to submit the Comprehensive Plan to sunounding jurisdictions for comment. Associate Planner Gladhill stated that there was a request to strike pages 329-331 from tonight's packet and requested that these not be discussed. Councilmember Dehen stated that looking at the letter from the MPCA, he wonders what they were talking about when they talked about a conservation easement. Community Development Director Miller stated that some entities met because they want a conservation easement to protect the oak savannah that the MPCA owns. Councilmember Strommen stated that the McKnight Foundation that funded the Ramsey3 process came out with a repol1 about some of the things they discovered through this process. City Council! November 25, 2008 Page 19 of 24 P27