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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I i I Date: May i 9, 1995 To: Fro m: Bill G%drich, Ramsey City Attorney David, Bawden, Planning and Zoning Chairperson Subject: ComPrehensive Plan Update This is in response to the memo that i received from Ryan Schroeder regarding the controversy ove~r the comprehensive plan update. Attached you will find a copy of the memo that I sent tq the various concerned individuals within the city government. The bottom line of my concern is the apparent agenda of Jim Gromberg to have the Economic DeVelopment Commission come up with their own plan instead of addressing the sim~le task of land use in the Highway 10 area. This authority may have been given to him ~y others (possibly senior staff or other elected officials) that may not have been happy ~ith the plan that the Planning Commission was coming up with because he seeme~l.to be pursuing this agenda without fear of repercussions. If there were objections to !the plan then the procedure is to have a public hearing and City Council approval be, fore the plan was adopted. During this process anyone could have raised objections sC that City Council could hear "the other side of the story". This process also could I~ave taken place in late 1994 instead of involving consultant time and unnecessary extra ~ost to the city. I don't know ~f any conduct by anyone that may have legal concerns but certainly questionable ethics iplays a major role in what has occurred. I have also ienclosed a copy of the city code that pretty clearly states the responsibilities of th~ Planning Commission and the Economic Development Commission. I am sure you are a~are of this but I am including it to further support my position with regard to what the I~lanning Commission was trying to accomplish. If you have a~y questions please feel free to give me a call (H) 753-4055, (W) 753- 5923. Attachments: Memo 4/20/95 Memo L5/11/95 Board~ and Commissions