Agenda - Economic Development Authority - 10/12/2017

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7550 Sunwood Drive NW Ramsey, MN 55303 City Hall: 763.427.1410 Fax: 763.427.5543 www.cityoframsey.com Community Center The Planning Commission desires to continue to plan for a Community Center in The COR. The Planning Commission feels that this type of use would benefit the community and be a draw for other users within the development. This analysis will be completed as a separate planning process. Detailed Vision/Zoning Check List for Future Decision-Making 5/25/17 EDA Comment. Now that the land use map is developed, this detailed checklist should come out of this document (strategic/visionary document). Perhaps it can be re-utilized when the Zoning Code is updated in later stages. THE COR WILL BE A CITY CENTER THAT WILL SERVE AS A GATHERING PLACE FOR ALL PEOPLE. CHECKLIST: IT WILL ATTRACT A DIVERSE AUDIENCE IT WILL HAVE SOMETHING OTHER CITIES DO NOT IT WILL STRESS SMALL SHOPS, NOT BIG BOX IT WILL BE FAMILY ORIENTED IT WILL APPLY MULTIPLE USES IT WILL BE TECHNOLOGY-ORIENTED 4/25/17 City Council Work Session Comment. The document should remove the comment about not big box). THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE COR SHOULD BE TO BRING THE PEOPLE OF RAMSEY TOGETHER. A SECONDARY PURPOSE WILL BE TO BRING IN PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THE CITY. THE COR SHOULD SERVE AS A CITY CENTER PRIMARILY TO BRING THE PEOPLE OF RAMSEY TOGETHER AND, IF POSSIBLE, BRING PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE. TO REALIZE THIS VISION IT WILL ATTRACT A DIVERSE AUDIENCE BY: WELCOMING ALL CULTURES BEING OPEN TO ALL TYPES OF BUSINESSES ATTRACTING A WIDE AUDIENCE is our mission to work together to responsibly grow our community, and to provide quality, cost-effective and efficient government services. It The COR Interim Development Plan Page 16 of 21