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Joannc Olson of LSA Design presented the Parking Plan to the Council. She explained the nine areas in the Parking Plan match the legal agreement of the Parking Maintenance Agreement. This plan provides a good base and will change as users come forward with official plans. Councihnember Elvig stated regarding earlier comments about the cost of infrastructure during the discussion of assessments for road maintenance, agreements like the Parking Maintenance Agreement require the developer to pay for costs through assessments. He questioned if there is an agreement with Shingobee to require them to buy into the parking structure in Area No. 1 if they cannot match their parking needs. Community Development Director Trudgeon replied that was discussed, and there was a concern about an overabundance of parking structures. When developments come before the City there may need to be some additional input of dollars to assist in the maintenance dollars. Councilmember Elvig inquired if a secondary ring should be defined for this type of consideration with the parking ramp. He noted at first they were perturbed to see a lot of surface parking when they are trying to grow in and up, but they are now saying there may be some parking deficiencies. A retailer would likely prefer a retail building to a lot and may want to utilize the ramp, which would assist in spreading the cost out. Ms. Olson noted there may be a parking deficiency in the east area as well. Mayor Gamec noted the concern would be to limit the parking for the core businesses. Councilmember Strommen asked what the timeframe is for reviewing this. Community Development Director Trudgeon replied they will want to revisit this on a regular basis. Regarding Councilmember Elvig's concerns, they need to move ahead and focus on that and wrap that into whether it is a zone or whether the uses should be identified. If the Council is comfortable with this plan they should proceed and continue to work on the plan, continually taking into account the areas to the west and the east. He noted this plan does not allocate shared parking with the cinema, and the deficit may not be as bad as it appears. Motion by Councilmember Cook, seconded by Councilmember Elvig, to approve Resolution #05-034)74 approving the parking plan for the Ramsey Town Center Core area. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Cook, Elvig, Olson, Pearson, and Strommen. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Jeffrey. Case #8: Request for Preliminary Site Plan Review for Ramsey Municipal Parking Community Development Director Trudgeon reviewed that the City of Ramsey is proposing to develop a four-story, 800 stall parking structure in the core of the Ramsey Town Center. The parking structure is proposed to be built in two phases. The first phase will occur in 2005 and construct 590 stalls. The second phase will occur in 2009 and is proposed to construct an City Council/March 8, 2005 Page 14 of 18