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is going to be giving a ruling. Because the City did not build in a continuous south to north fashion, adding new development does cause some problems with existing developments and should require some buffering requirements which could be done in a number of ways. She stated that she did not think the proposed ordinance was good planning or good law. Councilmember Hendriksen replied that buffering is one issue, but the density issue is the real concern and is the one thing that Councilmember Anderson did not want to support. Councihnember Anderson stated that in some situations requiring the one acre lot would be very difficult. The residents that are concerned are one group of citizens that live next to an open 75 acres. However, when the Council passes an ordinance they are passing it for the entire City of Ramsey and this particular ordinance may not work well in the entire City. Councilmember Hendriksen replied that he did not recall any of those objections being made during the subcommittee discussions and to him it seems non-genuine to be making those comments at this point. Councihnember Anderson stated that anytime the Council has a committee work on something and it is brought back to the Council, they may or may not agree as a whole with what the committee has brought forward. Councilmember Hendriksen replied that the absence of dialog before this time is his concern. The ordinance is not only talking about Councilmember Anderson's neighborhood, they are talking about many parcels in the City as well. The Metropolitan Council gave a presentation to the Council where they redrew property lines and drew 20 houses where five houses currently exist. He noted they were very proud of that and it is an example of what people in the community are most afraid of. Councilmember Connolly stated that the consultant who had worked with the City on writing the ordinance had referred to this ordinance as being different from other communities and the reason he had is because the issue was voted on by the entire City. The residents voted on the issue three years ago, which did allow for some flexibility. She asked if they are going to make the residents wait another two to three years before an ordinance is adopted or simply say that the City is not going to make such a requirement. Councilmember Hendriksen stated that a Charter Amendment was adopted by the residents requiring density transition between existing developments and new developments. The City has been informed that they should draft a City ordinance that would implement the intent of the Charter Amendment. City Attorney Goodrich noted that under Roberts Rule of Order the Council can make a motion to reconsider the Density Transition Ordinance and if that ordinance passes, then the Council can move forward on reconsidering the adoption of the ordinance. City Council/December 19, 2000 Page 10 of 19