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of Ramsey For Protective ACquisition o£Highway Right-of-Way for the Hamilton parcel located <br />at 6615 Highway 10:NW in the City in an amount not to eXceed $1,105,000. <br /> <br />Motion carried, voting Yesl Mayori Gamec, Councilmembers Elvig, Cook, Jeffrey, Olson, <br />Pearson, and Strommen. Voting. No: .NOne. <br /> <br />Case//7: Consider Authorization for Sewer and Water Trunk Charge Hook-Up Rate <br /> for Ramsey TOwn Center 2"d Addition <br /> <br /> City Administrator Norman Stated that Ramsey Town Center (RTC) entered into an option <br /> agreement approximately two years ago .With D.R. Hotton, a major housing developer~ to <br /> construct approximately 60 acres of ~e residential development, amounting to approximately <br /> 900 dwelling units, in the Town Cert. teri R~Cently negotiations have been underway to create an <br /> amendment to the option agreement thai: WoUld reduce the role of D.R. Horton to a 12-acre parcel <br /> in the Town Center, also known as Rarn~sey Town Center 2"d Addition. Limiting the role of D.R. <br />. Horton would allow for more housing development Variety and alloW more building projects to <br />happen concurrently rather than on a consecutive basis as proposed by D.R. Horton..Staff has <br />been supportive of the negotiations betWeen the RTC and D.R. Horton. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman explained the-allocation agreement for the RTc 2"d Addition allows <br />the developer to paY for the sewer and water trunk hook-up charges at the time of the building <br />permits rather than the usual method of Paying them at the time of final plat. That being the <br />case, the building permit fees have not been initiated and the sewer and water trunk hook-up <br />charges have not been paid. In order for the Option agreement between RTC and D.R. Horton to <br />be completed, D.R. Horton has requested that the 103 residential units in RTC 2® Addition be <br />able to use 2004 sewer and water trunk h°ok,up fees. He advised staff believes that allowing <br />2004 sewer and water trunk hook-up fees is a small price to pay for a better 'residential <br />'development in the Town center and .would recommend Council authorize the rates to complete <br />the option agreement. Staff Would further recommend that futUre allocation agreements do not <br />allow for sewer and water trunk hook,up fees to be deferred at time of final plat. <br /> <br /> City Attorney Goodrich advised the sewer and water rates were adopted by ordinance, and would <br /> need to be amended by ordinance, This relates to 103 lots and the difference between the 2004 <br /> rates versus the 2005 rates is $107,000. -An ordinance has been proPoSed to amend that <br /> accordingly. The ordinance could be introduced this evening if that is the direction the COuncil <br /> would like to take. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated there was quite-al concern in regards to the variety of housing with one <br />developer owning all of the development, i D.R. Horton discussed the possibility of lower priced <br />housing and he took it upon himself to say no to that. Also, the Council had looked at having a <br />variety of builders and not just one style of townhomes, which should allow more variety. He <br />did check to see if there are any other'developments this would affect, and it does not seem to <br />affect anyone else. There will be statements included to protect the City from having to apply <br />this to other developments. <br /> <br />City C{uncil/January 11, 2005 · ! Page 13 of 18 , <br /> <br />P69 <br /> <br /> <br />