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CITY OF RAMSEY COUNCIL MEETING June 9, 1975 Citizen Input: Mr. Robert Oliphant._said he had left a folder at the City Hall after the Board of Adjustment meeting on May 15, 1975 and that it had been copied by an employee. He asked'acommittee to convene to investigate this. Mr. Cox.stated thiswould be re- viewed or placed on the. agenda, at a future meeting. Mr. Oltphant asked that the acting_mayor investigate-this .matter and appoint a committee for this purpose. Hr. Goodrich stated he wanted Mr. Oliphant's complai~tin writing. Mr. Goodrich stated this then would be placed on the agenda for June 23rd for further Council action. Agenda Approval:Mr. Gorhamfeels.the Flood ?lain~presentation should be made to the Planning & Zoning Commission but that as long as they were here they could .m~ke..a short presentation. This should be heard by the Planning &Zoning Commission. Mr. Reimannmovedwe..accept the agenda for tonite with the indi- 'cared ehan~es, Seconded by Mr. Mickelson.-"Motion carried unani- mously. Mr. Lowell Guetzkow: He spoke about the Flood Insurance Program. James Wright, Mike Robinson, Assistant and'Mr. Lowell Guetzkowof the U. S. Geological Survey were introduced. Mr. Guetzkow said everyone must carr.y their own flood insurance. They have completed the Mississippi River thru Elk.River. Thel00 year flood becomes the flood plain. This is called, the floodway. The committee must designate the,.floodway. Within the floodway there shall be no building. There can be playgrounds, parking, roads, etc. He showed some maps .showing floodway in Ramsey. The'red line on the map was the floodway that hadbeen suggested. This means the area going away from the river could be developed.~ For industrial, they allow flood, proofing. They .are requesting HUD. to put Ramsey high on the priority list. Thiswill be the basis for zoning.required by the state and federal government.. If we do not provide a flood plain, they will be required to provide one.~ If wewish, they will do the whole city for us, otherwise woW iii. have to hire some- one to do it for us. Mr. Steffen asked, in. terms of a time table, when will this be done? Answer: The Mississippi has been done. The Rum Riverwill be done. in.three to four months. In the next few months, let them know what we are going, to do.. We must adopt a flood plain ordinance 'within the next six. month~s it has been explained to us. They offered us their assistance. We can proceed any time we are ready. The Council decidedlthey want Planning & Zoning to go over 'this matter. Mr. Cox asked for report on Committees. Mr. Gorb,m said the liquor committee is waitingfor the. Council to act on a decision as to which way it wants to go on the off sale liquor question. He said the liquor committee has been get- ting many calls asking whatway the liquor committee wants to go on the liquor question, Until the Council acts, they cannot give any answers on this question.