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14280 Sunfish Lake Blvd NW: Currently the City is looking at dedicating a portion of this site <br />for part of a comprehensive drainage plan. The drainage is complete and City Staff is working <br />with the developer to design a building that works well with the new drainage proposed. <br /> <br />5175 142nd Avenue NW: Staff received an inquiry about developing the site for a multi-tenant <br />office building. More information to come... <br /> <br />14050 Basalt Street: Demolition and clean-up of the site will begin in the next month. It is <br />anticipated that the site should be ready for development at the end of the Summer. Staff will <br />continue to work with Ace Solid Waste to develop the site. <br /> <br />14230 Basalt St NW: David Perkins Contracting continues to operate their business on the site <br />acquired by the City. Construction is well underway o the new site and the previous date of <br />August seems to have been a bit conservative. Look for this business to move in sometime prior <br />to July. <br /> <br />Miscellaneous <br /> <br />ENVIRONMENTAL EXPO: The Ramsey Environmental Expo will be held on Saturday April <br />29th at Ramsey Elementary School. EDA members that are interested in having and a booth and <br />are willing to participate in the event should contact Bruce Bacon at 763-433-9813. <br /> <br />14165 Ramsey Blvd NW: The B & A Cylinder property was acquired from Fisher Enterprises on <br />January 31st. The City took possession of the property on February 27th and the building will be <br />demolished in the near future. A study will be done to determine how much of the land will be <br />needed for road purposes and the remaining parcel will be marketed for development. <br /> <br />Loudi Delegation: The business trip by the Loudi Delegation has led to increased discussions for <br />Chinese companies locating in the City of Ramsey. The City of Loudi has identified Ramsey as <br />a possible location for opening a Trade office. More information will be provided as to the <br />details of this potential project as they become available. <br /> <br />Ramse¥ Crossings: At the last EDA meeting properties were identified for acquisition for <br />redevelopment purposes. Ramsey Crossings was identified as an area in need of redevelopment. <br />At the February 14 City Council meeting a resolution was adopted to authorize the use of <br />eminent domain where appropriate for all the parcels in that area. Staff has prepared a study <br />which looks at the need for redevelopment in this area. Copies of this report will be distributed <br />via a PDF file upon request by EDA members. The owners are being served for condemnation <br />proceedings during the Week of April 3rd. Willingness to sell properties has ranged from very <br />receptive to severely against. <br /> <br />Additional Parcels Identified for Acquisition: At the last EDA meeting many parcels were <br />identified as redevelopment candidates. Four of the parcels identified were also listed in the City <br />CIP. Those 4 parcels include: KIH, Sparkle Pool, Eugene Brown, and Anna Parks. At the <br />February 21st Council meeting resolutions were passed that moved for the acquisition of these <br />parcels and to use eminent domain where appropriate. The parcels will be tracked through the <br />staff update as to the acquisition status. <br /> <br />Special Legislation: Staff is currently working on two.bills. The first bill is to create a Port <br />Authority for the City of Ramsey. The bill would allow the City to expand its bonding power to <br />support projects such as Hwy 10 acquisitions, Town Center projects and continued <br />redevelopment programs in the City. The second bill is to create a special TIF district for the <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br /> <br />