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You will gain a team <br />experienced in both the public <br />and private sectors — a design <br />team that has in-depth and <br />successful experience with the <br />policy portion of community <br />plans and studies as well as <br />the development realities of the <br />plans. <br />Approach to the <br />Scope of Services <br />Our company is unique in that we have experience with both public and private sector <br />clients. This helps us incorporate market realities into the planning we do for cities <br />and helps us to better understand the resident and developer positions, while ensuring <br />that the city's goals are met. This is especially valuable for the City when we are <br />working on ordinance updates as we can anticipate challenges and opportunities and <br />draft language to address those issues up front to minimize conflicts. <br />Planning & Zoning and Economic Development are two separate but related City <br />activities. We believe that planning and zoning tools put in place by the City should <br />encourage the type of development you wish to see and clearly define expectations. <br />However, these ordinances must leave enough flexibility for developers to respond <br />to market changes that allow development that is consistent with the City's overall <br />vision. <br />Our firm has extensive experience working with cities to develop and implement <br />ordinances and development policies. We have a solid understanding of the <br />opportunities and challenges new developments present for communities. <br />We can help the City Council, Planning Commission and City Staff make appropriate <br />decisions regarding City zoning and land use policies. We understand that the needs <br />of a community like Ramsey are different than other cities, but we can apply our <br />experience from working in other communities to help create solutions that work for <br />you. We can help you with plan review for new development, be present at meetings <br />and create ordinances and maps to implement the goals and the objectives of the City. <br />We will create tools to assist you in preserving the historic characteristics of your City <br />while responding to new influences and other impacts. We can create ordinances that <br />meet the specific needs of Ramsey and will be readable and understandable to the <br />public and the Council. We pride ourselves on our ability to communicate effectively <br />with people both verbally and in writing and we relish the opportunity to work with <br />you this year as you finalize your code updates. <br />Our firm is uniquely qualified to help you implement these plans as we have a solid <br />understanding of the market realities and professional planning principles. We can <br />capitalize on these skill sets to benefit the City of Ramsey as you review development <br />proposals. <br />