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asked also how we will keep our traffic off Highway #10. Councilmember Haas Steffen <br />added that people are cutting over. She stated that we need to get an agreement with <br />many people other than just our own City Council. Councilmember Hendriksen stated <br />that his personal vision of that intersection is where Foley, Highway #10 and #610 all <br />come together. Councilmember Haas Steffen suggested that Council look at the bridge <br />over the Rum between #116 and #22 and asked if that should be in the Comp Plan. <br /> <br />6) Technical College Re-Location. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman stated there has been discussion of relocating the technical <br />college and staff has been talking about a piece of Property in Ramsey. <br /> <br />Councihnember Hendriksen stated he is more interested in knowing what Ramsey would <br />get out of offering the college the property for relocation. <br /> <br />Councilmember Haas Steffen advised that the Technical College did a 2020 needs study. <br />At the same time, Ramsey was having meetings on the north/south corridor and also <br />talking about opening up McKinley. We got into talking about passenger stops for a <br />commuter rail. We went out to look at the situation. We found Anoka was planning to <br />put Mate Tool & Die across that road. There is no place to park. <br /> <br />Councihnember Hendriksen stated that we are talking about giving up 30 to 40 acres of <br />tax revenue by giving property to the college. <br /> <br />Councilmember Haas Steffen stated that the study done by the college indicated a need <br />for expansion. She mentioned the moratorium and also suggested that Council needs to <br />determine how important a technical school in the area would be. We have been offering <br />free land to the school. <br /> <br />Mr. Norman stated that we are one lot shy of filling out in the Industrial Park and we are <br />looking for development. He explained the concept that money can be made up by <br />selling of land around the area. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen stated that you will pay for that free land forever in <br />diminished taxes. <br /> <br />Mr. Norman stated that we also feel this brings a commuter rail station. <br /> <br />Councihnember Hendriksen stated he would like some examples of where a technical <br />college has generated some benefit that would mitigate the fact that we will never benefit <br />fi'om taxes off of 30 to 40 acres of prime property. We are losing tax revenue forever. <br />Show me so~nething we will be getting from this. <br /> <br />Councihnember Haas Steffen stated there will be many that will say this is an asset - not <br />necessarily a dollar benefit. There are a number of negatives at the current site that say <br /> <br />City Council Work Session - January 5, 1999 <br /> Page 6 of 7 <br /> <br /> <br />