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<br />it docs not need to be adopted for some time~ and he thinks the Council should review this to <br />i.mdcrstand it better. Councilmember Elvig concurred. Councilmember Strommen stated this <br />was'on a work session discussion, and a lot of time has gone into this ordinance.. She suggested <br />jf this is discussed at another work session that Chris Anderson~ Jim ACU'ndt~ Ron Peterson, and <br />the EPB .attend th.e work session when this is discussed. Community Development suggested the <br />EPB attend the work session as well. Mr. Hunt stated he talked to Chris Anderson and asked if <br />he needed help~ and he was told he did not need any help. He brought up the fIre problem to. <br />Chris who then talked to the Fire Marshal. This draft is much better than the first one that went <br />to the Planning Commission~ but it will still cost the homeowners a lot~ and it will be something <br />that will not be attractive to Ramsey. The ordinance states you cannot mow the buffer, which <br />means he would not be able to have his winter ski trail. He stated he had to. go to City Hall on <br />Friday to pick the ordinance up because it was just finished for the presentation, and theprevious <br />time it was discussed at the Plann,ingCommission, they did not even have a finished copy for the <br />Planning Commission. He stated people like Tom Wright and Ron Hunt~ who <own 200 acres, <br />were not even contacted about this ordinance; only people from the residentiat area were on the <br />committee to put this together. Councilmember Strommen stressed the urgency of getting the <br />wetland inventory underway due to the season. Councilmember Elvig suggested the transfer <br />ii'OlTI the Landfill Tipping Fund be authorized~and that the ordinance be tabled to a work session. <br /> <br />Council members Cook and Strommen withdrew the motion on the floor. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Strommen~ seconded by Councilmember Cook, to adopt Resolution <br />#05-07~242 authoriiing the transfer of $35~000.OO from the Landfill Tipping Fund to the General <br />Fund to engage the services of Peterson Environmental Consulting Inc. for the purposes of <br />conducting a wetlands inventory and assessment. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec~ Councilmembers Cook~ Strommen, Elvig, Jeffrey~ <br />Olson, and Pearson, Voting No: None. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec directed staff to include the wetland buffer ordinance on an upcoming work <br />session agenda. <br /> <br />Motion by Council member Cook~ seconded by CouncUmember Elvig, to table the wetland buffer <br />ordinance. . <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Cook~ Elvig, Jeffrey, Olson~ <br />Pearson~ and Strommen. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />Case #17:. Determination of Need for Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Pulte <br />Homes Sommerset Station Development Case of City of Ramsey <br /> <br />Community Development Director Trudgeon explained Pulte Homes has submitted a subdivision <br />plan to develop 190 acres located north of Highway #10~ west of Armstrong Boulevard~ and <br />south of Alpine Drive. The proposed development~ Sommerset Station, of approximately 98 <br />acres~ is proposed to be developed with residential, Units for a net density of approximately 8.0 <br />I units per acre. . 36 acres is proposing to be developed with commercial uses. A portion of the <br /> <br />City Council / July 26, 2005 <br />Page 29 of 35 <br /> <br />53 <br />