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Commission,~ i~qlts also felt that the video that would be directed towards businesses should include car ~c~un~, rooftop counts, distance between convenience stores or major thoroughfares to major hOusinfi tr,!ets, income data and distance to other facilities throughout the Metropolitan Area such as the a' .~o~t~; and entertainment facilities. Motion by cbmn~issioner Vevea and seconded by Commissioner Fults to develop one video directed tow~dslbusiness and at a later date update the current video for residents. Further d;scussio.[n. Commissioner Nelson inquired as to how m,.uch time and work it would take to update the ~ ur~.~ont video and that if one is being done, shouldn t both be done at the same time to prevent any :a~ difi°nal costs fo_r, the actual development of the information. Commissioner Gorecki stated that the C!tY of Ramsey s problem is not getting new residents to move to the City, but in encouraging r eO businesses to locate here. Chairman Wagner then asked for the formation of a subcommittet t6iwork with Project Manager Gromberg on script development and actual information' tl at~iwill be included in the video. Commissioners Gorecki, Fults and Thorson all volunteered tc work on the subcommittee to develop the new video. Motion carri:~d, i lVoting Yes: Chairman Wagner, Commissioners Fults, Gorecki, Nelson, Thorson and Vev~:a. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioners Greenberg and Kent. Case #2: PrOposed MUSA Expansion. The City is c~irrently completing a proposed expansion of the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) bo~ lda.ry located in the City of Ramsey. The proposed expansion of the MUSA boundary wo~id extend to 153rd Avenue N.W. in the north, then west to County Road #83, then south along Oaudfy Road #83 to Highway #10 and along the eastern boundary of Alpaca Estates Addition to th ~ M~ssissippi River. With this proposed expansion, the City would see an increase in industrial ro~orty of over 821 acres, bringing the total within the MUSA boundary to over 1,000 acres. ~ias~ upon the 15 year absorption rate, this would leave the City with approximately a 68 year sUP]~lyi!clf industrial property. This is one of the areas that the Metropohtan Council would look at wllleh approving the proposed MUSA expansion and which would create problems for the City in ~tpproving this expansion. Staff is requesting the Economic Development Commission } rCyiew the possibility of recommending to both City Council and the Planning and Zoning Coml ;is~iign to rezone part of this property as single-family residential or multi-family residential to elp!increase the possibility of approval of the MUSA boundary expansion. Commissi°ne~ F~l;ts stated that although there are high traffic counts, one of the problems with development ~°r!g~Highway gl0 for many of the retail establishments is that there are no rooftops visible. This Ss dhe of the long-standing problems of zoning all of the property along Highway #10 as indUstOal, lproperty. He stated that rezoning to residential could alleviate some of the problems. There was so~e discussion as to the exact area that would be proposed for rezoning. Motion by Co ~mmissioner Fults and seconded by Commissioner Vevea to encourage City Staff to continue with }th~ expansion of the MUSA boundary to 153rd Avenue N.W. in the north, then west to Count~ ~i~ad #83 and south to Highway gl0 along the eastern border of Alpaca Estates Addition to th~ M{ssissippi River and if it is required to gain approval of the MUSA boundary expansion fror~ M~tropolitan Council, to then develop plans to rezone the northern portions of the currently zone~ industrial property to multi-family or single-family residential. iEconomic Development Commission / February 12, 1992 Page 3 of 4