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The City Staff has been working closely with Metropolitan Council in expanding its MUSA boundary since the spring of 1987. On July 13, 1989, Metropolitan Council authorized the expansion of the MUSA boundary to include the area of the proposed Cedar Hills and Chestnut Hills Additions. On July 18, 1989, the Ramsey Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed the preliminary plat and the City Engineer Review dated July 18, 1989. The Planning and Zoning Commission discussed additional traffic through Hunter's Hill, access from Cedar Hills to the Southwest of Hunter's Hill and street widths. The case was tabled and the developer was directed to redraw the proposed plat with 66 foot wide street fight-of-way and that the lots meet minimum area and width requirements. On August 1, 1989, the Ramsey Planning and Zoning Commission received a petition from Hunter's Hill Addition opposing removal of 144th Lane N.W. "cul-de-sac". Staff notes that this portion of 144th Lane N.W. is not a cul-de-sac, but rather a street which is stubbed to the boundary of Hunter's Hill Addition. On August 10, 1989, the Ramsey Park and Recreation Commission tabled the case. On August 22, 1989, the Ramsey City Council adopted Ordinance #89-20 which rezoned the proposed Cedar Hills Addition from R-1 Rural Residential District to R-1 Urban Residential Dislrict. On October 3, 1989, the developers received U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's permit for the park development. On October 12, 1989, the Ramsey Park and Recreation Commission recommended the acceptance of the park concept plan for Cedar Hills, Chestnut Hills and Windemere Woods Additions with the following recommendations: Modify wetlands to provide space for two softball fields and a soccer field (modification limited so as not to require additional Corps of Engineer review), finished grading, turf establishment (submit grading plan for parks to the City for approval), add Lot 1, Block 1 and Lot 2, Block 2 of Windemere Woods, complete construction of paved walkways along the streets (Park Ordinance requires 300' of frontage of neighborhood parks along streets), the trails leading to and from the park must connect through the wetlands, and the developers must formally request Tax Increment Financing for park development. The balance of the park dedication is to be paid in cash which is One Hundred Thirty Two Thousand Dollars ($132,000.00) less land dedication. The balance is to be determined between the developers and the City. On January 23, 1990, the Ramsey City Council adopted Ordinance g90-4: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 170.32 "INTERPRETATION AND SCOPE" AND 170.038C: STREETS OF CHAPTER 170.03 OF THE CITY CODE OF RAMSEY, MINNESOTA. This ordinance among other items, specified street widths. On April 3, 1990, the Ramsey Planning and Zoning Commission declared that the proposed subdivisions of Win&mere Woods, Chestnut Hills and Cedar Hills are consistent with the Official Zoning Map and Comprehensive Plan for the City of Ramsey. On April 24, 1990, the City of Ramsey received a petition for local improvement for Cedar Hills Addition. On June 12, 1990, the Ramsey City Council approved the Phasing Plan (Schedule) for Cedar Hills, Chestnut Hills, Chestnut Pond and Windemere Woods Additions.