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Ramsey Town Center Task Force Minutes January 23, 2003 Met~bel's Present: Absent: Also Present: Vice-Chair Bonnie Thompson Eric Watson Councihnember Al Pearson Mary Jo Olson Steve Sis Will Thompsen Chair Alena Hunter Chris Riley Principal Planner Patrick Trudgeon Community Development Intern Amy Geisler Tim Engen, Ramsey Town Center LLC Vice-Chair Ttxompson opened the lneeting. Motion by Will Thompsen to approve the meeting minutes from 1/23/03, Mary Jo Olson seconded, motion passed. Mary Jo OIson presented infonnation on the Heart of Anoka project. I) City Council Update. Principal Planner Trudgeon presented an update of the Town Center case brought to Council on 1/14/03. At this meeting the City Council approved a concept plan for the Town Center project and authorized an Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR); this action starts the clock on the environmental review process. Principal Planner Trudgeon said the map will be brought back to Council for revision to include the land between Highway 10 and the railroad tracks in the review. Steve Sis asked whether a railroad crossing underpass is cun'ently on the table. Principal Planner Trudgeon said not in the short tenn. There was a discussion of various auto and pedestrian crossing options on Highway 10. Principal Planner Trudgeon said the Task Force would meet jointly with the City Council on 2/4/03, and Ramsey Town Center LLC representatives would meet with thc City Council on 1/18/03. 2) Ra msey Town Center, LLC Update. Tim Engen presented an update of Ramsey Town Center LLC's progress to date and invited input from the Task Force on the project. Engen said a significant amount of work has already been done, and the