Agenda - Council Work Session - 09/24/2013

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EDA Recommendation: August 08, 2013 (1) Pursue the Pearson Properties Site (north) as the primary industrial 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 (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. (4-6) Continue to monitor these potential future industrial park sites; however, do not actively pursue additional information.