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developing the residential side would bring money in that could be used for additional <br /> improvements that could spark the retail side. <br /> Acting Mayor Riley confirmed that there was agreement that about two thirds of that site should <br /> be residential. <br /> Planning Commissioner Walker stated that he likes the Centra concept but would also like to see <br /> retail at the corner of Armstrong and Bunker. <br /> Acting Mayor Riley noted that the issue with that would be lack of access. <br /> Economic Development Manager Sullivan commented that there is some flexibility in the layout. <br /> Planning Commissioner Walker suggested running a north/south road using the western portion <br /> as housing and eastern portion as retail. <br /> Councilmember Specht commented that if the sports dome comes to fruition that could be a game <br /> changer in bringing more interest. <br /> Mayor Kuzma commented that the Armstrong interchange took several years, and Highway 10 <br /> has been an issue as well. He believed that once Highway 10 is completed, the property would be <br /> more attractive for development. He stated that he is not opposed to the townhomes. <br /> Councilmember Woestehoff commented that the more density there is in The COR, the better it is <br /> for rural Ramsey in order to meet the required three units per acre across the city. <br /> Planning Commissioner Anderson stated that there were other layouts for that site that showed <br /> different options for retail, aside from the Centra proposal. He stated that the City needs to look <br /> into it to see what works best. <br /> Senior Planner Anderson stated that this was discussed about five years ago as well. He noted that <br /> every concept proposed included a greenway corridor to make the desired connection. <br /> Acting Mayor Riley commented that there is consensus that residential would work on the site <br /> with a greenway corridor, while there is some question as to where the retail would go. <br /> Interim City Administrator/Community Dev. Director Hagen highlighted the next topic of <br /> discussion for the southeast corner of The COR and reviewed the questions that were posed to the <br /> group within the staff report. He stated that staff is working with the County related to the right- <br /> in/right-out access and asked whether that would be a cost the City would want to incur if the Java <br /> project does not move forward. <br /> Economic Development Manager Sullivan provided details on the proposed location for a right- <br /> in/right-out. <br /> City Council Joint Work Session/May 11, 2022 <br /> Page 7 of 16 <br />