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Councilmember Woestehoff commented that should be rezoned at some point. He joined concerns expressed with residents that between 161 St and Variolite being freshly constructed, that wouldn't it be nice if it were on the Armstrong part of the park. He asked if there would be interest in giving PACT that parcel of land, moving the parkland to the center of those two properties, and giving access off Armstrong instead of Variolite. He stated redoing the park would cost the City quite a bit but may solve the drainage concerns. Councilmember Musgrove stated she agreed with having the access off Armstrong Boulevard but the same issues would be there with development of the park regarding drainage. Mayor Kuzma commented that when they take it to the next level in the plan, those issues would be addressed and it would be determined if it is feasible or not. Councilmember Musgrove asked if it was regarding the slope of the land. Mayor Kuzma replied the slope of the land, the drainage, and water issues. Councilmember Musgrove asked Deputy City Administrator/Community Dev. Director Hagen if that comes up in the Preliminary Plat or in the Final Plat. Deputy City Administrator/Community Dev. Director Hagen asked if the question was whether the park would work on the proposed school land. Councilmember Musgrove replied they went back to where the school is proposed now and the slope of the land. Deputy City Administrator/Community Dev. Director Hagen replied Preliminary Plat would identify grading and the future and existing improvements needed. They would be held to standards to meet stormwater management requirements and a number of different things. Councilmember Specht commented there was a lot of feedback at the last meeting and he supported PACT moving forward to determine if this is going to work. Motion by Councilmember Specht, seconded by Councilmember Musgrove, to waive the Charter requirement to read the ordinance aloud and adopt Ordinance #22-15 Rezoning the Western 18 acres of the Subject Property Located at 7633 161"Avenue NW to Public/Quasi-Public,contingent upon on the Preliminary Plat for PACT. Further discussion: Melissa Livgard, 8101 163rd Avenue NW, responded to Councilmember Riley's comment on the last case that zoning is there for a reason, so apparently zoning this important when it suites his need. She stated this would be a change in the zoning which would affect her, she didn't know if it would affect him. She asked if there were any plots of land in the City of Ramsey that could accommodate PACT with the way it is currently zoned. City Council/March 22, 2022 Page 11 of 25