Agenda - Economic Development Authority - 06/14/2018

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Community Development Director Gladhill noted that could be reviewed as the City has control over how that is marketed. He noted that perhaps tonight would not be the time for that discussion. Councilmember Kuzma stated that COR can be confusing for people not from Ramsey. Community Development Director Gladhill noted that there is work being done on streetscaping. He stated that he would recommend that be a future discussion and tonight focus on the other topics. Planning Commissioner Van Scoy stated that within the framework is a plan for municipal parking that is not being followed. He asked if that vision and plan are still valid for high density areas. Planning Commissioner Bauer agreed that he did not know what COR was when he first heard it. Councilmember Shryock noted that other communities have areas with names within them. She stated that the City has been marketing The COR, which stands for Center of Ramsey. She stated that within Coon Rapids is Riverdale, and people know where that is. She stated that she would not necessarily agree with changing the name. EDA Member Steffen stated that this is the first he has heard that COR is a problem. Councilmember Kuzma stated that there have been some discussions, noting the recent work with the RCP. EDA Member Steffen noted that there was a lot of work to change from Ramsey Town Center to The COR. He suggested revisiting those documents. City Administrator Ulrich stated that it was a rebranding effort because it was determined that the Town Center name was tarnished. He stated that he has noticed a lot of people are starting to refer to The COR and it is becoming known. He stated that there will be an opportunity to review the work of the students from the RCP. He noted that a comment was made by the students that the City should be one rather than divided into The COR and the rural areas. He stated that The COR happens to be the commercial area of Ramsey and noted that perhaps those could be merged more together. Councilmember Riley suggested staff gather background on the name change process and bring back to the Planning Commission, EDA and Council. Planning Commissioner Surma stated that The COR came from the Council at that time. He noted that there would be time and funds spent to rebrand if the name is again changed. He noted that it could be simplified by simply adding the words "center of Ramsey" under The COR on signage. City Council Work Session / May 23, 2018 Page 2 of 14