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16. NAC. iilj RAN ISFY wh,inn-mend', PHASE 2: PROJECT INITIATION,ISSUE IDENTIFICATION,INVENTORY AND .-� ANALYSIS Task 2.1: Existing and Future Land Uses Objective: Prepare all background documentation, policies, concepts, and plans to direct the City's land use decisions through 2030, and complete the submission requirements for the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update to the Metropolitan Council. Description: Building on the base of information already available, and the public comments elicited trough Ramsey 3, the consultant team will develop a series of land use ^ scenarios that will guide the long-term land uses in the City of Ramsey through the 2030 planning horizon. Inventory. Concurrent with the Ramsey 3 activities,NAC will begin the required data ^ collection and analysis that will form the basis of the statistical submissions to Met Council, as well as provide the context for additional issue identification to be built into both the land use analysis and the transportation planning. We expect this task to include the following activities, at a minimum: • Interviews with individual City officials(City Council, Planning Commission, ^ Park Board, City staff)and major property owners to identify issues and provide ^ direction for plan development. • Monitor and observe the Ramsey3 citizen group and gather working document. .�. • Identification of additional public participation needs which may include small neighborhood meeting groups to develop acceptable urban and rural transition concepts. • Collect maps,records,and other data available through the City, County, State Agencies, or other sources. • Highlight noteworthy issues apparent from the collected Inventory. • Cross check the physical inventory information with issues and information collected through the community interviews. • Prepare a summary report with comments on the relevant topic areas raised by the Inventory analysis. Conduct open house/community meetings. • Finalize the Issues/Inventory for inclusion in the Comprehensive Plan. Development Framework. The Development Framework of the Comprehensive Plan consists of the physical plans and programs, which lay out the City's proposed land use, transportation system, and other community facilities plans. The breadth of this section is determined,to an extent, by the issues that are identified in the early stages of the planning �-. process. Each step in NAC's planning process is tied to the others in this same way. In this section,the City's plan for directing development would be established. This Development Framework identifies the areas of Ramsey in which development of various types will be considered. Proposal for Professional Planning and Engineering Services Section 2-4 .-. 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update Submitted by: City of Ramsey, Minnesota NAC and Bolton&Menk