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Discussion ensued regarding sites in Ramsey. Mayor Gamec thought the District had narrowed <br />the search down to just two sites. Councilmember Anderson suggested that the District just kept <br />running into sites in Andover that had problems and then they saw a site in Ramsey that looked <br />pretty good. <br /> <br />Mr. Norman offered that staffwould identify some possible sites, describe them as far as acreage <br />and benefits and put a dollar value on them. The information will be brought to the City Council <br />for direction on what to send to the school district. Then, if the school district has any interest in <br />any of the sites, we will offer to them that a moratorium could be put on that parcel while they do <br />a feasibility study. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen asked why not just send the letter. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec and Councilmember Anderson expressed concern that this would be considered <br />"taking action" at a work session. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen did not agree that it would be "taking action", it would simply be a <br />direction to staff to send a letter advising Anoka-Hennepin School District #11 of some possible <br />sites that may be feasible for a high school. <br /> <br />Mr. Norman agreed that he is able to take direction from Council and that he would have a letter <br />sent to the District. <br /> <br />6. Old Town Hall <br /> <br />Mr. Norman noted correspondence from the Historical Society asking for funding back because <br />certain things had not been done to the Old Town Hall. <br /> <br />Councilmember Anderson felt that all that needs to be done is to write a letter to ask for an <br />extension for using the funding. <br /> <br />Mr. Norman pointed out that the City Council had directed staff to do some research relating to <br />the Old Town Hall and that has not happened yet. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec talked about Mr. John Westrum and some of the costs and ideas he came up with <br />for the Old Town Hall, which appeared to be a lot more reasonable than other estimates. <br /> <br />Discussion ensued regarding the development agreement and it was felt that it seemed only <br />advantageous for the bank. Mr. Norman offered that staff could look at the current agreement <br />with the bank and come back to the City Council with options that we may have. <br /> <br />Some of the questions Councilmember Hendriksen raised were: Was that portion (H) of the <br />agreement a part of the original agreement and did the turn lanes on the City's property show up <br />on the plans or did the bank just "do that". <br /> <br />City Council Work Session/January 31, 2000 <br /> Page 5 of 7 <br /> <br /> <br />