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Councihnember Strommen aye <br />Counci hnelnber Kurak aye <br />Counci hnember Cook aye <br />Councilmember Zimmerman absent <br />Mayor Gamec aye <br /> <br />Motion carried. <br /> <br />Case #4: Consider Appointments to the Town Center Review Board <br /> <br />City Admiuistrator Norman explained that the recently approved development agreement with <br />the Ramsey Town Center, LLC defined the creation of a Town Center Review Board. The <br />Review Board is also discussed in the Town Center Zoning Ordinances as a necessary step in the <br />planning process for all Town Center development project approval. Article 1.2 of the <br />Development Agreement states that the City will appoint members of the Town Center Review <br />within 90 days of the signing of the Development Agreement, which was September 17, 2003. <br />The topic was. discussed between the City Council and staff during a work session held <br />November 3''a. The primary focus of the discussion dealt with the size of the Review Board and <br />appointment to the new recommending board. There was a consensus of the Council to have the <br />Mayor make recommendations to the Council for the appointment of individual members. <br />Following the 'Council work session, a suggestion was made to further define the duties, <br />responsibilities, and process of the Review Board. The City Council could request that the <br />Planning Commission and Town Center Task Force make recommendations on duties, <br />responsibilities, authority and process for Council consideration. <br /> <br />Motion by Mayor Gamec, seconded by Councilmember Elvig, to appoint Mayor Gamec, <br />Councilmember Strommen, Planning Chairperson Michael Nixt, Planning Commissioner David <br />Jefti'ey, Town :Center Task Force Member Bonnie Thomson, and Town Center Task Force <br />Member Mary Jo Olson to the Town Center Review Board, in addition to the appointment of a <br />member fi'om R. amsey Town Center, LLC. <br /> <br />Further Discussion: Councilmember Elvig expressed concern that they are selecting people <br />before they have a mission outlined for the Review Board. He inquired if the members of the <br />Revicw Board should be moving forward with the mission or should the Council. <br />Councilmember Strommen replied that she personally felt that the Council should be providing <br />some direction to the Board. She felt that the Council should discuss the mission of the Review <br />Board before they make an appointment. City Administrator Norman noted that a suggestion <br />was made to have the Town Center Task Force and Planning Commission make <br />recommendations as to the tasks of the Review Board. Councilmember Elvig noted that he did <br />not have a problem with who was being recommended for the Board, but he did want to identify <br />and outline the mission and goals of the board. Mayor Gamec stated that he was concerned with <br />delaying the process. He felt that they should get the group formed and then work with the <br />members of the Board on establishing the duties and responsibilities. Councilmember Cook <br />stated that he would prefer that they do not have any Councilmembers serve on the Board and <br />that a member of the residential and commercial areas within the Town Center fill those <br /> <br />City Council/November 10, 2003 <br /> Page 6 of 9 <br /> <br /> <br />