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Mayor Gamec replied that it would be interesting to have an area to do a study. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen stated that the Met Council's "grand design" is to take an area with <br />five lots and then split them into 30 or 40 lots. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman stated that the urban reserve study area was not part of the <br />comprehensive plan when they started the planning process and he did not see a reason to include <br />it at this point. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen noted that the urban reserve study area was not one of the agreed <br />upon items in the November 7, 2000 letter. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman replied that the urban reserve study area was not added to the letter <br />dated November 7, 2000, so the Council should not consider it at this time. Mr. Norman stated <br />that there was a lot of discussion during the last Council meeting regarding land use and that <br />several changes needed to be made to the land use map. He inquired as to what those changes <br />should be. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman stated that the land use map, dated March 8, 1999, indicates the <br />land east of Sunfish Lake Boulevard as 3.0 units per acre and the most recent land use map has it <br />zoned low and medium density. He felt that the property should be all low density at 3.0 units <br />per acre. In the area between C.R. #56 and C.R. #83 the City has been holding the land for <br />industrial development for 20 years and now there is talk of developing the land into residential <br />and he was not sure that is the best future use for the City of Ramsey. He suggested exploring <br />the option of placing higher density on the southerly edge of the golf course. Mr. Zimmerman <br />also stated that the Council needs to determine if they can agree on a location for the commuter <br />rail station. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec replied that the location of the commuter rail station should be determined after <br />Cal Thorp completes their study. <br /> <br />Len Levine noted that the Ramsey Boulevard location of the commuter rail station is not "cast in <br />concrete". The location of the station could be moved to the west if the Council so chooses. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman replied that he had heard that if the station was not adjacent to a <br />County road the City would have to pay for it. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman explained that there is an FDA requirement that there must be a <br />grade crossing for pedestrians and if the station is not adjacent to a County road then some type <br />of crossing over the railroad tracks would have to be constructed. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen inquired as to how large the platform would have to be on either <br />side of the tracks. <br /> <br />City Council/February 20, 2001 <br /> Page 2 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br />