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I I I I I Mr. Jack Ippei !- City and Staff are trying for some direction and a policy to make sure ie~e~body is in agreement as to how the City should operate. Ail the chart~r~w°~ld do is create a formatless society. There would be no need for Planmin~ a~d Zoning and Economic Development because anywhere along the way it can al~ be dhanged. Commissioner Sieber - If the majority agree. Mr. Ippel ~-i Charter states 25% can stop it. Chairman ~e~tm~n - Section 8.05.02 should be checked regarding 25% initiating the vote as opposed to being the vote. Mr. Schne%l~ ~iAttended a seminar on economic development and economic development takes Pla~ when you are competitive and that means that the G.O. bonds are not tampe~ With by way of a charter. The developer puts up a lot of up front money andit~islsection will stop the developer from coming into Ramsey. If you adopt~e i~harter with this section, I can assure you that all economic developme~ in{Ramsey will stop unless the developer has all his own money. Commissioner B$,uerkemper - Cities around us have passed G.O. bonds and tax increment!£ina~cing by putting it to the electorate. Mr. Schnelle -iWhat businessman coming into Ramsey wants to pay for an election? CommisSioner Bauerkemper - We solicited input from fiscal consultant Wayne Burggraaf~ [andlhe said they do not read the charters, rather they look at the City's paS~ re~ord. Mr. Schnel~e ~iBonding attorney and the person investing his money are the ones who a~e concerned with the charter. Commissioner B~chanan - We modelled this charter after Mounds View's and they have development. All the charter does is make the developer sell his project to the citizenry. Mr. Schne~e -i I want the Charter Commission to be aware of the potential problems i~ this chapter. Mr. DarryliFu~s - 15410 Barium - A bonding company would be putting up the money, le~!the~ read this chapter. Let some large developers read this chapter a~ g~t their reaction. Past experience shows that a delay can cost the a~vei~per hundreds of thousands of dollars. You have to tell the developer~hat ~s expected of h~m up front and forget about the delays. Commissioner Sieber - If the developer is going to pay for the whole project himself, ~hiS~ection does not go into play. If the project is entirely assessed o~t ~nd there is no cost to the City, this section does not go into play. CommissiOner ~ichter pointed out that Norm Holm has been working on Flintwood II for 9 years and the charter will not draw the process out any longer. Councilmember !Sorteberg - Earlier the comment was made that Council is driving through Norm ~olm's project. Chairman i ~' ~ n iH~t~a requested that Mr. Schnelle supply alternatives to the way the sectloh i~ currently written. Sp CC/February 15, 1984