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TO: Tom Gamec, Mayor CC: Todd Cook, Councilmember David Elvig, Councilmember Patti Kurak, Councilmember Al Pearson, Councilmember Sarah Strommen, Councilmember Gerald Zimmerman, Councilmember FROM: JACK NEWCOMB 6301 RIVLYN AVE NW 763 - 421 -8521 e -mail: jnewcomb @ties2.net Mayor Gamec, SIR: 1 am writing to each of you regarding two (2) topic that occurred during the City of Ramsey Council meeting of Tuesday, August 26, 2003. I do this because several of you left that meeting right away after adjournment and I dd not get a chance to talk to each of you and/or or get your input and responses. (Please read these two items and if you are not interested in the background details, ignore the material below them.) (1.) Mr. Mayor and fellow Council Members 1 ask that you accept my apology for some of the emotion expressed and any language that you may feel was inappropriate in my responses to the comments and actions that were made in open session with regards to the proposed motion to rezone the properties on the North side of Rivlyn Ave NW from `Places to work' to Residential. No disrespect was meant or intended. (see copy of e-mail from me to Councilman Cook at end of pages.) (See below for details and background from my perspective.) (2) `Mixed Use' zone - The current Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan dealing with "Mixed Use" zoning does not apply to these areas and the Comprehensive Plan language will need to be redone before any rezoning can take place. The Plan as Amended states that ONLY TWO properties may have this designation - The Town Square Development Project and s small piece if land South of and along Why 10 (North of the present Business Park). (I want to remind each of you that - though people from Rivlyn Ave were present for over 1 hour before the Council Meeting convened; that staff, city administrator and city attorney, and you Councilmember knew who were the contact people for the petition on this zoning; and that the "Mixed Use" zone language became effective August 25,2003 for Council actions of July; and a recess was called before taking up these zoning questions - THAT NO ONE had the courtesy Nor consideration to advise of this zone choice possibly being available and what our input was to this!!!!)