Minutes - Council - 01/29/1980 - Special

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Mayor Gamec commented that their answer to that is that the State Legislature is working on have the metes and bomnds law changed. Mayor Gamec discussed the CAB Sewer coranection that will serve the City of Ramsey~ The commercial district in Ramsey could conceivably be sewered in three years. He reported on the meeting with the General ~lls representatives.regarding the relocation of the airport. General Mills is planning to locate a research area with a PUD, condominium type housing for their employees, etc. The City cannot acquire their land for a municipal airport. Elk River has expressed some interest in having the airport located there, however, to date nothing definite has been expressed. Councilman Cox asked if another area should be pursued such as the Shenk or Peltzer property. Mayor Gamec answered that the ~ DOT said the only place in Ramsey feasible for an airport would be the General Mills property. Road and thoroughfares were discussed by Mayor Gamec. He pointed out Highway 47, County Road 5, Sunfish Lake Boulevard, County Road 56, Armstro~Boulevard as being the City's major north/south thoroughfares. They are looking now at the best ways to extend 153rd Avenue across the City as a major east/west thoroughfare, and also l?3rd Avenue, and Industrial Boulevard which will all serve as east/west thoroughfares to some extent. Signalization on Highway 10 is another consideration. The bridge construction north of the High School is also another consideration in the thoroughfare plan. Der~nis Donovan asked if they were allowing enough space for bike/hike trails. Mayor Gamec said that they are allowing space for this p~rpose on the north/ south thoroughfares. Ken Peterson spoke regarding the status of the Planning and Zoning Commissions progress toward revision of the Comprehensive Plan. He said they are working on revising the site plan building design plan approval ordinance and this should be before Council sometime in February. The Plar~ning and Zoning Commission is asking for one acre lot sizes in commercial/industrial areas if they can meet the requirements for septic systems on one acre. That is~the area for the original system plus enough green area to have two additional contiguous systems. The site plan and building design plan review is quite similar to the Urban Development Permit used in the Urban Area. It addresses screening, access, buffers, landscaping etc. The Commission is proposing that industrial zoned land be classified by wastes and uses rather than light, medium or heavy. Ben and John have originated a system of classifying industrial areas that they feel will satisfy the metro commission and allow development on one acre lots without sewer. Ben Deemer explained that with this type of classifying, developers would have to show on their site plans the use intended for the land and the type of wastes- amount of waste etc., and this criteria would be used to determine if the business SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING January 29, 1980 RE: Public Improvements - (streets) Capital Improvement Budget for the City Page 4