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CITY COUNCIL <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramsey City Council conducted a work session on Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at the Ramsey <br />Fire Station Number I, 15050 Armstrong Boulevard NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Mayor Thomas Gamec <br />Councilmember Todd Cook <br /> <br />Councilmember <br />Councilmember <br />Councilmember <br />Councilmember <br /> <br />David Elvig <br />Patti Kurak <br />A1 Pearson <br />Jerry Zimmerman <br /> <br />Members Absent: <br /> <br />Councilmember Sarah Strommen <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />City Administrator, James E. Norman <br />Assistant City Administrator Heidi Nelson <br />Community Development Director Sylvia Frolik <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec called the work session of the City Council to order at 5:40 p.m. <br /> <br />WORK SESSION TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br /> <br />~~) Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map <br /> Community Development Director Frolik stated that the Community Development Department is <br /> in the process of updating the City's zoning and subdivision regulations and the zoning map for <br /> the purpose of implementing the 2001 Comprehensive Plan. Some of the zoning districts <br /> currently being worked on are identified in the Comprehensive Plan as 'Places to Work' and <br /> 'Places to Shop'. The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing regarding the text and <br /> map changes on May 1, 2003. The parcels affected by any rezoning were notified. Several <br /> comments were submitted at the public hearing, including Property owners in opposition to their <br /> proposed respective rezoning. The public hearing was continued to June 5th' and the Planning <br /> Commission recommended that the City Council review the Comprehensive Plan Future Land <br /> Use Map as requested. There were three areas of concern. The first issue had to do with the <br /> North R/vlyn Street neighborhood, south of Highway #10. The parcels on the north side of <br /> Rivlyn Street are currently zoned Single Family Residential. The Comprehensive Plan <br /> designates this area ±hr 'Places to Work'. The residents are opposed to the proposed rezoning to <br /> E-1 Employment and wish to retain their low-density residential zoning. Subsequent to the May <br /> 1, 2003 Planning Commission hearing, the affected residents submitted a petition to City Council <br /> requesting an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan Furore Land Use Map to change the <br /> <br />City Council Work Session/June 10, 2003 <br /> Page 1 of 8 <br /> <br />53 <br /> <br /> <br />