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denies the option of doing the inspection themselves. Principal Planner Trudgeon stated that is correct. A roll call vote was performed by the Recording Secretary: Councilmember Anderson aye Councilmember Kurak aye Councilmember Hendriksen nay Councilmember Zimmerman nay Mayor Gamec aye Motion carried. Case #3: City of Ramsey Comprehensive Plan- City Administrator Norman noted the Comprehensive Plan adopted and that has now theiSTS had been Mayor Gamec stated he was and invited them to do so. to provide input I John 6001 146th Avenue NW had submitted Bertzyk, indicating the ibllowing: "We want a Town Services - Green Spaces - a Central Park Meeting :Place and Picnic area that can be walked in and I lived in. We are:i~il~r°aCti~e ~group that will: input into the design of a Town Center plan. We want a C~l~;ehensix)'~:i~and Use Plan ~lef~d now with mixed uses between Ramsey I Boulevard'~iand Armstrong' ::'Boulevard so qualifies for the Multi-Modal Transportation Depot wlth,the~qorthstar Statl want the City of Ramsey to qualify for .the Smart.Grovutg.(iStudy Thorpe and Associates do a market study, a I citizen's surv~il)~d,~a ._, result will be to help Ramsey citizens choose a Town Center Planlthat has "character." We want our shopping, restaurants, Mississippi bridge, /~!!?~;'t~i~Fstation and ~'~Srehensiv,~ Plan now, not later." Mr. Bertzyk stated 483 people have I ~:::??"'s~d":their support 0'~.~is,pet~on. He stated he strongly supports the Comprehensive Plan --~¢i~ii'~¢~>'being ad~t~d tonight an~:i::t~i~e6;~'ihere are several industrial buildings that are vacant where the i?~ residents pald":fOr the lan~:'i~provements, and curbing but they are vacant and not generating Is.~, He stated this area has help wanted but the is $9 hour and income. many SignS average pay per ~ii~:i,~,~, residents cann~it/~fford houses at $9 per hour. He stated the train center will allow people fi.om · ~::~!i?!':'~, St. Cloud to co~'~ to this area and support ~e industrial park. Mr. ,B,,ertzyk stated the bridge,from ~ili:ii":ii:i, Dayton to Higi~ay 10 will eliminate the Ferry Street parking lot and Ramsey citizens would I ~':,..: have a spebial access through a cloverleaf to cross the bridge, enter Highway 169 and the · ~eeWay/:':/H~ stated that $600 to $800 could be saved fi.om car and gasoline expenses each year I by.."¢Sirig'' the train. Mr. Bertzyk stated all in attendance are in support of the downtown center an~IComprehensive Plan. City Council/March 13, 2001 I Page 21 of 31 -103-