Minutes - Council Work Session - 04/05/2004

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Assistant Director of Public Works Olson replied yes. Cotmcihnember Zimmerman questioned what impact the Highway #10 ordinance has on the Burger King or the Holiday gas station. Assistant Director of Public Works Olson explained that those properties would be included under the Highway # 10 ordinance and if land would need to be acquired for the interchange those would be additional costs. Counci hnember Zimmerman questioned how far out these improvements will take the City. Assistant Director of Public Works Olson replied that they are looking at a five to ten year window. Assistant Director of Public Works Olson requested that the Council review the information and forward any questions they have on to him. Mayor Gamec recessed the City Council work session at 6:41 p.m. Mayor Gamec called the City Council work session back to order at 6:46 p.m. 3) Development Opportunity Process Natalie Haas Steffen, Met Council, explained that several months ago they were asked to review the potential growth in the City and whether or not the system could accommodate that growth. After reviewing the infmrnation their response was yes explaining that they are currently in the process of studying the infrastructure and will be reviewing the overall capacity needs for the metro area. She explained that when the Met Council removed the idea that there was a MUSA line it allowed for expansion of City sewer and water with a comprehensive plan amendment. What the City was told is that they know what they are working on and they now have local control. As the Met Council looked at the potential development for the City they felt confident that what is included in the plan could be accommodated for the next ten years and they will know by the end of this year what the City can or cannot do in the northern area of Ramsey. Councilmember Elvig stated that there was some language that originated during a Council meeting that was forwarded to the Met Council indicating that the City of Ramsey wanted to be considered a "developing city", which raised some questions by some of the Councilmembers as to what that actually meant. He personally got in touch with Ms. Haas Steffen to discuss what the parameters were for being considered a "developing city". One of the parameters was that the City would need to develop three to five units per acre and one of the concerns was how far back would the Met Council consider recent development to meet that requirement. The other conceru he had was if the City is required to develop three to five units per acre would the Met Council be able to handle that capacity. City Council Work Session/April 5, 2004 Page 4 of 7