Agenda - Planning Commission - 02/01/2000

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5) Review and Adopt I999 Amended General Fund Budget Finance Officer Lund stated that the City is required to amend their adopted budgets annually to reflect more accurately the actual expenditures and revenues of the City for the proposed year. Included in the amended budget are items acted upon and approved in prior City Council meetings. An amendment to the General Fund Expenditure budget was approved on October 12, 1999. Motion by Councilmember Zimmerman, seconded by Councilmember Connolly, to adopt Resolution #00-01- Amending the 199 General Fund Budget. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Zimmerman, Connolly, Anderson, and Hendriksen. Voting No: None. 6) Review and Adopt the 2000 Budget Calendar Finance Officer Lund stated that the Ramsey City Charter specifically states that a budget- calendar shall be established annually bY'resolution. Motion by Councilmember Zimmerman, seconded by Councilmember Hendriksen, to adopt resolution #00-01- ., Approving the City of Ramsey's 2001 Budget Calendar. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Zimmerman, Hendriksen, Anderson, and Connolly. Voting No: None. Case #8a: Request for Exception to Moratorium; Case of Chris Bulow Acting Community Development Director Frolik stated that on November 17, 1999, developer Chris Bulow was present at a Council works session to solicit comments regarding a concept plan for the property just west of the radio tower on the north side of County Road #116. The concept plan reviewed a the ti.m,.e was for a mixture of town_homes and apartments. The developer's concept was receivbd favorably with a suggestion that detached townhomes be utilized on the common property line with the adjacent existing neighboring, Flintwood. The developer is in the process of modifying the development plan per Council's suggestions and would like to submit the sketch plan to the Planning Commission on February 1st. In order to do so, the Applicant would have to submit a formal application to the City. However, the subject property is subject to the moratorium until February 16, 2000 and staff cannot accept the application. Consequently, Mr. Bulow is requesting an exception to the moratorium. The past practice has been to send requests for moratorium exceptions to the Comprehensive Plan consultants, Hoisington Koegler, for review and recommendation. City staff is in the opinion that the time and expense associated with obtaining the consultant's recommendation in this case may not be justified for the following reasons: a) Mr. Bulow's plan for high density residential City Council/January 11, 2000 Page 15 of 16