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The Ramsey City Council and EDA have recognized the state of the City's economic development position and have identified finding a solution a priority. For the past three months the EDA has discussed potential future business park locations. The EDA reviewed six major sites. As a result, the EDA provided staff with the following direction: (1) Pursue the Pearson Properties Site (north) as the primary business park for Ramsey -- Engage surrounding property owners regarding a potential zoning change (open house /public input); before submitting an application for a Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Amendment. -- Develop feasibility study, utilizing the City's Engineering Department, for full build out of an industrial park (projected revenues and expenditures) Upon completion & EDA confirmation (later date) -- Direct staff to pursue shovel ready certification -- Direct staff to develop a memorandum of understanding with AL Pearson regarding the development of his property into an industrial park - -Get Council /EDA policy direction on the use of ED tools and the instillation of public infrastructure. - -Get Council /EDA policy direction on the required expansion of Bunker (2) Continue to discuss the Hageman Holdings property -- Further understand implications of the required completion of Bunker Lake Boulevard. -- Further understand implications of previous assessments -- Attain asking price -- Further understand which type of users would be allowed (3) Continue to discuss acceptable land uses with the MPCA on the Closed Landfill property - -The likely scenario would include a public use (i.e. public works campus); which would free up tax exempt land in the existing industrial park. This discussion will likely take several months to unfold. UPDATE: staff has received word the MPCA is not willing to allow ANY development on this site. (4 -6) Continue to monitor these potential future business park sites; however, do not actively pursue additional information.