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City Attorney Goodrich inquired if ther,e was anything in addition that he wanted the Council to <br />be aware of. <br /> <br />Mr. Martinson replied that he had provided the City Council with the comments he wanted to <br />make regarding the issue. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich stated that the time frame of when they were notified of the Planning <br />Commission meeting did not make a difference since they were able to discuss the issue with the <br />City Council. <br /> <br />Mr. Martinson disagreed, stating that he thought it made a big difference. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich inquired as to how they have not been treated fairly. <br /> <br />Mr. Martinson replied that they were not able to appear at the Planning Commission meeting and <br />beyond the notice requirement the fact that St. Paul Terminals was in discussion with the City <br />regarding expanding the facility so they did not feel there was an urgency with completing the <br />fence. It was ultimately unfair for the City to not respond or the City not to inform him that the <br />EDA determined the area as being a blighted area. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman noted that the area has not been determined to be a blighted area, it <br />was a general discussion amongst the EDA to consider redevelopment of the area. <br /> <br />City Attorney GoodriCh inquired as to how that was unfair to his clients. <br /> <br />Mr. Martinson replied that if they ','could have been informed of that information on June 9th they <br />may have been able to complete the fence. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich noted that that was a month ago and questioned why the fence was not <br />completed. <br /> <br />Mr. Martinson replied that the fence was not completed because of the lack of money. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich replied that it would not have mattered if they did not have the money to <br />complete the fence anyway. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman noted that "Critical Blight" was the name of a sewer and water <br />project. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kurak noted that she was a member of the EDA and they never designated a <br />certain part of Ramsey as blighted. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich inquired if Mr. Martinson could give the City Council an assurance that <br />the third extension would have a different outcome. <br /> <br />P82 <br /> <br />City Council/July 8, 2003 <br />Page 22 of 30 <br /> <br /> <br />