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STEFFEN. MUNSTENTEIGER. IBEARSE & PARTA LAW 0 FFI c E.~ (612) 427-6300 BERNARD E. STEFFEN STEPHEN H. MUNSTENTEIGER EDWARD W. BEARSE ROBERT C. PARTA March 9, 1977 ANOKA PROFESSIONAL BUILDING SUITE 301 403 JACKSON ANOKA, MINNESOTA 55::303 MEMO TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Ramsey City Council Bernard E. Steffen PLAN AMENDMENT IMPLEMENTATION DECISIONS AND SCHEDULING Two meetings with staff of the Metropolitan Council and one appear- ance before the Physical Development Committee of the Council have produced significant progress toward agreement by the Council staff that the Ramsey City Proposed Plan Amendment, with appropriate implementation programs, will be considered in conformance with Metropolitan Council Development framework policies. Several events have occurred, or were anticipated and failed to occur, since the Plan was developed which dictate some additional action by the City before the Plan and related ordinance changes are finally adopted. The most significant change is that the con- struction schedule for the interceptor sewer has been moved back to 1981, or thereafter, rather than 1979, as was anticipated in the planning effort. Another event that has a different time schedule than we anticipated at the time the Plan was being developed is the construction of the Rum River bridge. We were assuming that con- struction could start on that prior to 1980; this may still happen but we cannot assume that it will happen. A third change is that the anticipated Pollution Control Commission On-Site Septic System Standards were expected to be adopted and available for use prior to 1977. They are still not adopted; it is not expected that they will be finally adopted until late 1977. Als0, since the Plan was prepared, the City Council and the Planning Commission have considered the density control question and have adopted a position that proposes 2 1/2 acre minimums in the transi- tion area and a density of not more than four housing units per 40 acres in the rural area. In view-of all of the above, it is recommended that the City Council and the Planning Commission meet to consider the following matters and take action on them: