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PROCEEDINGS OF CITY O0UNCIL <br /> PUBLIC HEARING <br /> CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> ANCKA (DUNTY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramsey City Council conducted a public hearing on Tuesday, February 24, <br />1987 at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Blvd. N.W., Ramsey, <br />Minnesota regarding modifications to tax increment financing documents. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Mayor Gary Reimann <br />Councilmember A1 Sorteberg <br />Councilmember Arnie COx <br />Councilmember Steve DeLuca <br />Councilmember Al Pearson <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />City Attorney William Goodrich <br />City Engineer Peter Raatikka <br />Community Develotmaent Director Anne Norris <br />Finance Officer Noel Graczyk <br />Reporter Kathy Cassidy <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Mayor Reimann called the public hearing to order at 7:35 p.m. <br /> <br />pUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS <br /> <br />Ms. Norris stated that the modifications include adding 4 parcels to <br />Develo~uent District #1 and one parcel to Tax Increment District 92. Those <br />parcels to be added include part of Prestressed Concrete property and 2 <br />parcels of Altron property and the modifications include an estimated <br />$200,000 in site improvements. <br /> <br />Councilmember Cox inquired if it is possible to provide funding to clean up <br />the blight situation in the tax increment district. <br /> <br />Ms. Norris replied that it is a permitted use of the funds but a problem <br />that may be encountered is that cleaning up a blight would not generate new <br />increment off that property. <br /> <br />There was no citizen input at the hearing. <br /> <br />Councilmember DeLuca inquired if it would be advantageous to include the <br />airport area in the develot~nent district. <br /> <br />Ms. Norris replied that the airport could be included in the development <br />district at this time but it should not be added into the tax increment <br />district until the City is sure something is going to happen with the <br />airport property. <br /> City Council/February 24, 1987 <br /> <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br /> <br />