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Motion by Mayor Gamec, seconded by Councilmember Anderson, to authorize the City <br />Administrator to formally request the Metropolitan Council extend the Comprehensive Plan <br />review, period for an additional four-week period. <br /> <br />Further discussion: Councilmember Zimmerman requested that a meeting be scheduled with the <br />City Council, City Attorney and the Met Council. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councihnembers Anderson, Hendriksen, Kurak, <br />and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />Consensus of the Council was to direct staff to present draft language for an ISTS tracking <br />system to the next City Council meeting. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen stated that if there is a legal basis for ISTS tracking system, as the <br />Met Council claims, then he will agree to it, but if not then the City may not be able to get four <br />votes to pass the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kurak stated that when they are elected to City office they are elected to protect <br />the health, safety and wellness of the citizens. The City expects citizens to dispose of their <br />garbage, pay for utilities, and storm drainage water fee. When they are talking about sewer it <br />impacts all of those things. She stated that Councilmember Hendriksen would like citizens to be <br />able to look down their own septic systems to determine if they are failing or not, which is not <br />realistic. She indicated that $4.00 per month is not a large financial burden on the citizens of <br />Ramsey especially when 20 out of 70 septic systems have failed in the City. She presented the <br />Council with documentation of grants that are available for residents who have failing septic <br />systems. Ms. Kurak stated that the issue has nothing to do with the Met Council, but has to do <br />with the health and well being of the citizens in the City of Ramsey. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman noted that he will have the document provided by the Met Council <br />reviewed by the City Attorney. <br /> <br />Case #15: <br />Planning <br /> <br />Authorize Resolution Expressing Support of Station-Area Land Use <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman stated that in the winter and spring of 2000, the City requested <br />designation as a commuter rail station for the Northstar Corridor Development Authority <br />(NCDA). During that same process, the Metropolitan Council requested cities to adopt <br />resolutions expressing a commitment to work collaboratively with the Northstar Corridor <br />Development Authority to achieve land use development patterns that support commuter rail <br />station investments. At a recent work session held on January 16, 2001, a Metropolitan Council <br />staff member reminded the City that the resolution would need to be adopted to initiate the <br />opportunity site grant awarded to the City of Ramsey. Staff drafted the proposed resolution as <br />requested by the Metropolitan Council. Staff recommended adopting the resolution expressing <br />support to prepare a station-area land use planning collaboration with the Northstar Corridor <br /> <br />City Council/January 23, 2001 <br /> Page 29 of 34 <br /> <br /> <br />