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Mayor Gamec replied that it would be interesting to have an area to do a study. ~.;;i~~. Councilmember Hendr/keen stated that the Met Council's "grand design" is to tat~'~!i~:'-area with five lots and then split them into 30 or 40 lots. ~ ~':~:~'i'?:~' ":'~i!iiii:~i~ii~:; Councilmember Zimmerman stated that the urban reserve study are~5;~, not part comprehensive plan when they started the planning process and he di~d~not se~ii:ifeason to it at this point. ~-,~.!?;'(':!ii!'1%.~ ':~';? <~ii~.:~ Councilmember Hendriksen noted that the urban reserve ?U~.:¢~ea~.:, ~4~., was~-~,~:~;~} one of the agreed upon items in the November 7, 2000 le~er. ,~?:~?~ :;: Ci, Administrator No, an replied that the urb~ re~:):~dY area w~?~:Tadded to the le~er dated November 7, 2000 so the Council should not ~0nside~f~m t~'~e.'~':~.-No~an stated that there was a lot of discussion during the last Council me'~n~-:~k~ding land use and that several changes needed to be made to the land use map. He inq~i~d.:as to what those changes should be. '?;~'7~;~. Councilmember Zi~e~an stated'tfia~ ~:I'~d Use map dated M~ch 8,--~'7999-~dicates the l~d east of Sunfish Lake Boulev~dTa~3,0:~ts p~"a~re ~nd the most r~de~ land use map has it zoned low and medium densiW:" He fel~ ~at the prop'~-~gh;Tuld~b~'-"all low densiW at 3.0 uNts per acre. In the area be~een C.R. g56:and C.R.;:~83' the Ci'¢?haS been holding the land for indusMal development for 20 years and J0~ ~ther~.i{;"talk of d~¢~i;ping the land into residential and he was not s~e~at is the best hmre'me;fof"the CiW o~amsey. He suggested exploring · e option of plac~g high~ densiW on the ~a~u~herly edge of the golf course. Mr. Zi~e~ also stated that the Council-~eds to dete~ifi4 if Cek)~can agee on a location for the co~uter Mayor~Ga~ea' replied [h~ ~e !0caliph of ~,~uter rail station should be dete~ined a~er · -~:C~Levine noted th[t ~e Rmsey Boulevard location of the co~uter rail station is not "cast in The location 0~the sfifion could be moved to the west if the Council so chooses. Councilmemb~ Zi~e~eplied that he had he~d that if the station was not adjacent to a Coun~ road th~City would have to pay for it. Ci~ Admi~s~tor No,an explained that there is a FDA requirement that there must be a ~ad~ ~' ~;:~.? :~: crossing for p~estfians ~d if the station is not adjacent to a Coun~ road then some ~pe of ': ',, ~Ossing 0v~r.the rail road ~acks would have to be constructed. CoUnci~ember Hendfiksen inquired as to how large the platfo~ would have to be on either side of the tracks. Ci~ Counc~February 20, 2001 Page 2 of 6 -40-