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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, and Councilmembers Elvig, Cook, Kurak, Pearson, Strommen, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Councilmember Kurak stated, for the record, that she will be abstaining from discussion and action related to Cases #20 and #21. She explained that even though the PACT Charter school is on the City Center site, she is not the fee title so she will participate in Case #19. Case #20: Request for Final Plat Review of the Ramsey Town Center; Case of Ramsey Town Center LLC Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon advised that Ramsey Town Center, LLC has submitted a final plat for the Ramsey Town Center. The Ramsey Town Center is a Mixed Use development on over 300 acres and is located generally on land between Ramsey Boulevard and Armstrong Boulevard. Staff has reviewed the final plat for the Ramsey Town Center. Comments regarding the submittal are contained in the staff review letters. He advised that staff has spent considerable time reviewing the final plat document during the past few weeks and have noted con'ections needed to be made as reflected in the review letters. Staff recommends approval of the final plat contingent on the following items: a) Compliance with City Staff Review Letter dated September 16, 2003, September 19, 2003 b) Compliance with Engineering Department's Review Letter dated September 16, 2003 c) Hakanson Anderson Review Letter dated September 16, 2003 d) Bolton and Menk Review Letter dated September 16, 2003 e) Adoption by the City of a zoning ordinance rezoning the Subject Property to allow the residential/commercial uses contemplated by Applicant. Assistant Public Works Director Olson stated he distributed a list of items to show the extent the consulting engiueering firm is working with staff to resolve the issues. He stated that they would have corrected a lot of the deficiencies as they were found. But, since this was such a large document, staff requested a new plat not be submitted. He distributed information related to cost estimates per phase and noted there was some conflicting information so a contingency has been added to include a letter stating: "I hereby certify that the scope of services that are identified in this cost estimate are defining the broad responsibilities of the Master Developer as defined in that certain Master Development Agreement dated September 17, 2003 between Ramsey Town Center LLC and the City of Ramsey. Any reallocation of these costs to Secondary Developer will be defined in subsequent Secondary Development Agreements. In the absence of that definition, the responsibility will be the Master Developer's." Councilmelnber Cook asked if the Council can consider the item if the staff letters and contingency letter are included in the motion. City Council/September 23, 2003 Page 22 of 41