Agenda - Planning Commission - 07/09/2015 - Work Session

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The COR Development Plan Clarification/Audit of Current Vision Planning Commission Work Session July 9, 2015 Quick Summary of The COR • 2020 Comprehensive Plan • City of Ramsey Ballot Advisory Question • Ramsey Town Center Design Charrette 2020 Comprehensive Plan The 2020 Comprehensive Plan was developed/amended between 1998 and 2001. The 2020 Plan called for a mixed use development. Part of the primary reason was to identify an opportunity to address forecasted household growth while protecting the rural character of much of the existing community. The 2020 Plan called to concentrate more of the growth forecasts in a smaller area of the community. City of Ramsey Ballot Advisory Question In 2001, the City of Ramsey included several Ballot Questions pertaining to the City Charter as well as multiple Advisory Ballot Questions. Of note to this discussion, a question asked was the following: "Do you want a Town Center with restaurants, shopping and other amenities along the Highway 10 Corridor?" In the general election in 2001, 61.20 responded yes to the above question; 38.20 voted no. Ramsey Town Center Design Charrette Between 2002-2003, with amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and results from the Advisory Ballot Question, the City embarked on an in-depth public process to assist in the planning for the Ramsey Town Center. Step No. 1 of tonight's exercise is to develop a summary of the output of this process. 2009/2010 Re -visioning Exercise Following the foreclosure of the Ramsey Town Center development and the purchase by the City of approximately 150 acres of the development, the City embarked on an effort to revise the vision to better match market conditions at that time. Step No. 2 of tonight's exercise is to develop a summary of the output of this process. Continued on Next Page 1