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October 24th - Future Extension of Urban Services (Sewer & Water) <br />November 14th - Traffic Corridor Improvements & Neighborhood Connections <br />December 5th - Visioning and Marketing of Ramsey <br />RESULTS: <br />Ramsey Final Report <br />Grant No. 05 -1237 <br />City of Ramsey <br />Join the City of Ramsey in a series of Collaborative Planning Sessions to <br />develop the 2008 City of Ramsey Comprehensive Plan Update. These sessions <br />are a continuation of the Open Space Technology Forums hosted by Ramsey <br />August 1! "Setting the Stage" <br />Background rrrformat.on on the Compreherrsh'e pan process, demographks of the city, <br />current arrd use current treads, etc. Air update on Ramsey Town Center LOP be given. <br />Your as a res of Ramsey w; o the agenda of top; you want to hear for the <br />remaMder of theserkes. <br />Proposed Aeenda <br />Attst22'" - BalancingPropertyRight; with Public Interest <br />Septemberl2e'- Identifying Protecting & Enhancing Natural Resources <br />Octobe r3'I -Hots ing Choices, Appropriate de rsity & Neighborhood design <br />October 2l''- Future Extension of UrbanSer..icrs (Sewer &Water) <br />hbuernber14& - Traffic Corridor Improve menis & Neighborhood Connections <br />More information to follow in the next issue of the Ramsey Resident. If you <br />have other questions, please feel free to contact us at (763) 433 -9824. Al l <br />sessions to be held from 6:30 -9:30 p.m. in the Alexander Ramsey Room at <br />the Ramsey Municipal Center; 7550 Sunwood Drive NW. <br />L, r }° You agenda. Yo+ serve as the ta TX: f <br />RAM I-`X]' CITY OF RAMSEY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />Perhaps one Ramsey resident, who has long been an opponent of many initiatives, put it best during the <br />conclusion of one of the latter OST sessions. "I feel we have our city back." While the proposal had <br />envisioned the OST process would serve as a more open and empowering method than the usual focus <br />groups, public hearings and other typical planning methodologies, its impact went far beyond that. It is <br />safe to say, Ramsey will never be the same again. The community has discovered a way to allow for <br />citizen input that truly is respectful of ideas and imposes no preconditions or structure. <br />As an example of how important the process has become to the city, Engineering staff considering the <br />routing of a city street used OST to facilitate the discussion. Thus, the City now has a format for citizens <br />to understand the complexities of issues and contribute to any discussion and solution in a positive way. <br />Staff and Council are committed to using OST routinely for future development and policy discussions. <br />This is not to say that Ramsey does not have more to learn about the process. One particularly vexing <br />issue was that some residents viewed OST as a "brainstorming" process rather than a process designed to <br />reach consensus. Several groups fell into a process of voting that is counter to the principles of OST. <br />Ramsey also needed to deal with the issue of expertise for the sessions, because residents sometimes felt <br />they did not have enough knowledge to fully deal with an issue. Michael Herman pointed out that much of <br />- 12 - <br />