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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey Planning Commission conducted a regular meeting on Thursday, May 2, 2002, 'at the Ramsey Fire Station #2, 15050 Armstrong Boulevard NW, Ramsey, Minnes~ Members Present: Chairperson Michael Nixt Commissioner Ralph Brauer Commissioner Robert Johnson Commissioner Bill Kociscak Also Present: Community ik Principal Planner Patrick Assistant Planner Met Absent: Commissioner Michael Commission~;.~athleen Sweet Commission :~a~son Phor to the Board of Adjustmen~meeting be~g?~1~; To order an ~fomal discussion be~een Planmng Co~ms~oners premn~.a~d khe aud~en~t¢~0k place. . Commissioner Jo~s0~'nbted the m~{Sng would '~ when they had a quorum. He asked if there was any citzzm, ~nput that cou:lg:bezm~e~aor ~:;the official st~ of ~e meeting. Joe McDilda, 14321 ~>~;7~:f?~W, stated he ~epresented Ramsey P.O.N.D.S. which is ~ organiza~0h'7~'~Wfing ¢~ds and other natural enviroments in Rmsey.' He showed p~cmre~ of wetl~ds:n~, some~'~9~9 prope~es being considered for rezomng tomght. He also shg~ed~picmres of tfi'a':J~d beifi~ ~eloped as ~e Ponds subdivision. He explained the ~ees o~ ~h~ development pr6~y consi~bd of red ~d white oak, elm ~d other wetl~d ,pes of sh~b~'.~d trees. He saiff~ trees had been clewed out in ~o days. he also displayed a picture of a P~i~7'0fwood chips to:Jd~onstrate me end result of cu2ing trees. He noted h t~s ~ea, ody 12 treesWere~saved. H~:said he lives across ~om ~at area, and witnessed the removal of ~e trees. He ~°ntmded,~/~uch isn't done to prese~e wetlmds. A citizen residin~:::~{' 164th Avenue and the Golf Course questioned if ~e rezo~ng is a completed issue. Commissioner Johnson explained that it is not complete. The City Council makes the final decision. Planning Commission/May 2, 2002 Page 1 of 23 -19-