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requirement to notify individual property owners as opposed to rezoning. For those reasons he <br />recommended that the Planning Commission be directed to hold a public hearing. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen stated that he had thought the Planning Commission had already <br />held a public hearing regarding the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich replied that the Planning Commission has held several public hearing <br />regarding the Comprehensive Plan, but there have been several changes to the Plan since the last <br />public hearing and for that reason a new public hearing should be held <br /> <br />Councilmember Anderson stated that she would like to notify residents, but on the other hand <br />there were other land use changes made that individual property owners did not receive <br />notification of. She was concerned that they treat everyone the same. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich stated that the City could advertise it in a general sense in the Ramsey <br />Resident, as well as on Cable TV, otherwise they would have to notify every parcel in the City <br />because every parcel is impacted bY the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec inquired as to when the hearing would be scheduled. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman replied that the earliest would be January. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec recommended that a special edition of the Ramsey Resident be mailed so that all <br />residents receive notification and that the proposed changes be highlighted. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kurak stated that it is important to make sure that it is clear that changes are <br />being made. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen stated that the problem is that the changes are last minute changes, <br />which is why it is incumbent on them to send out notifications to the parcels that are around the <br />proposed changes. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec replied that he thought the Ramsey Resident could do a better job than a letter <br />being sent out. He also suggested that the public hearing be scheduled as a joint meeting with <br />the City Council. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman stated that at a previous City Council meeting they took a vote to <br />send down some language to the Met Council regarding the Central Planning District, he <br />inquired if they had heard anything back. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman replied no. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec requested that staff receive a response from the Met Council prior to the public <br />hearing. <br /> <br />City Council/November 27, 2001 <br /> Page 20 of 22 <br /> <br /> <br />