Agenda - Council Work Session - 03/28/2023

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CENTRA HOMES,, Mar 23, 2023 To: City of Ramsey City Council Planning Commission City Staff Re: Concepts Plans for City Owned Land We are excited to share with you our ideas and thoughts regarding how some excess land within The COR might develop. Introduction: Centra Homes is a locally owned builder and developer with offices in Coon Rapids. We have been involved in neighborhoods across the Twin Cities from Chaska to Woodbury to Blaine to Otsego. We have recently completed the Cottages at the COR subdivision and are currently building the Parkside Townhome neighborhood within the City of Ramsey. We are honored to be given the opportunity to continue to work with the City on this exciting location. We prioritize infill and redevelopment sites and we have had the opportunity to partner with many Cities on redeveloping land according to City priorities. As you know, each redevelopment property is unique and requires close coordination among all interested parties. We are excited to work closely with the City on how this site might develop. Concept Plan: The Parcel of land under consideration is the approximately 23 acres at the southeast corner of Bunker Lake Blvd and Armstrong Blvd. Since this is a large piece of land in a good location, we contemplated multiple uses and two different concept plans. In addition we are open to suggestions and feedback regarding the proposal we have brought forward. As we started to plan for this site, we tried to consider the connections that could be made with this parcel of land. We understand that the City is considering a park/open space amenity (The Waterfront) adjacent east of this land. Thus we wanted to connect to this future use and planned a public trail that would meander through the site from the corner of Bunker Land Blvd and Armstrong Blvd to Zeolite St NW and eventually the future use across the street. This trail would be owned by the City and open to the public.