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Mayor Gamec asked where sewer will be run down residential streets in this Plan. Councilmember Zimmerman answered in the Central Planning Area. Mayor Gamec noted that the City Council is the group that would make that Ms. Haas Steffen to comment on this issue ~:.~.~(:,.!:.¢~ Natalie Haas Steffen stated the reason to identify the study center is ~o-.fol~ ed that i the negotiation of the a~eement, it was made clear to her that ~ey,~w~te' r of acres in the 4 in 40 put into the 2.5 acre lots· She tried to m~e it ;~hat whe~ Comprehensive Plan comes to the Metropolitan Council, if ~e is a sub~ ~ dep~'~ from the Regional Blueprint, it is denied. She stated the a~eement made le~em~was si~ed was that she would t~ to address the desire of Ramsey to move ~e way to do that and get the Metropolitan Council to pass it, [er understanding is that Metropolitan Council staff met with CiW Staff and at an area that still had vacant land in it, was in an area by older of mass sewer failures, and in the future would need or want sewer. She stated sewer to the homes but she was trying to change the study area, that is the 1970s the City asked for approved considerably less ground a very expensive pipe not know if you can get City wants that in )olitan Council it is u. naceeptable to have in the ~5% to 40% which is what was estimated on the plans the City ueness of Ramsey with more dense property to the south, 2.5 acre~i~,-~ en, and land with acreage north of it, they are trying t%find a way to get arou~ hg a substafitial departure fi.om the Regional Blueprint by declaring:a'S:tudy area. She sta~;~ihat is what the study area is about and if the City wants it in a different locati6n,.~_ she will see wlS~_she~ean do. Councdmember Z,mmerman asked ff ~ndustry?g.e..ts added ~nto the area. Ms. Haas Steffen stated ffwouldbe:addfii/t:}and the count of what flows through the pipe would be added into that i~:ipe:' :'She stated the i3politan Council anticipates 40 to 50 years to fill the .?-"~'"'P~p~.i However, she'is hsking for a study out to the year 2020, unless the Council changes their Councilmen~bee Zimmerman 'hsked what happens when something gets put into the study area some~g happens a year. and then in Ms. Haas Steffen asked when such a thing occurred. "-',.Councilmember Zimmerman stated he does not know but it could be studied. Councilmember Hendr/ksen stated at one time cities were asked to sign up for Livable communities, a feel good program, but now it is mandatory which makes him suspicious that City Council/March 13, 2001 Page 25 of 31 -107-