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Further discussion: Mayor Gamec asked if this property will be hooked up to City services. <br />Community Development Director Trudgeon responded in the affirmative. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Elvig, Cook, Jeffrey, Olson, <br />Pearson, and Strommen. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />Case #6: <br /> <br />Adopt Amendment to Ordinance for Sewer and Water Trunk Charge Hook- <br />Up Rate for Ramsey Town Center 2"d Addition <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman reviewed that Ramsey Town Center (RTC) entered into an option <br />agreement approximately two years ago with D.R. Horton, a major housing developer, to <br />construct approximately 60 acres of the residential development, amounting to approximately <br />900 dwelling units, in the Town Center. Recently, negotiation~ have been underway to create an <br />amendment to the option agreement that would reduce the role ofD.R. Horton to a 12-acre parcel <br />in the Town Center, also known as Ramsey Town Center 2nd 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. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman explained the allocation agreement for the RTC 2nd 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. In order for the <br />option agreement between RTC and D.R. Horton to be completed, D.R. Horton has requested <br />that the 103 residential units in RTC 2nd Addition be able to use 2004 sewer and water trunk <br />hook-up fees. Staff believes that allowing 2004 sanitary sewer and water trunk hook-up fees is a <br />small price to pay for a better residential development in the Town Center and recommended <br />Council authorize the rates to complete the option agreement at the Council meeting of January <br />11, 2005. Staff further recommended that future allocation agreements do not allow for sewer <br />and water trunk hook-up fees to be deferred at time of final plat. Since sewer and water hook-up <br />fees are adopted during the annual rates, fees and charges ordinance, the City Attorney advised <br />that the action required amendment to the annual rates, fees and charges ordinance. The <br />ordinance was introduced at the January i 1th meeting and is. now ready for Council adoption <br />consideration. <br /> <br />Councilmember Olson questioned if D.R.. Horton has signed the agreement to back out of the <br />remaining residential units. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman responded in the affirmative. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich advised the expiration date on the fees is December 31, 2005. <br /> <br />Councilmember Strommen stated it was at D.R. Horton's request that they not pay these charges <br />until the time of building permit, which was at their risk. She is not in agreement with this. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig concurred. <br /> <br />P34 <br /> <br />City Council/January 25, 2005 <br /> Page 18 of 24 <br /> <br /> <br />