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Motion by Councilmember Haas Steffen and seconded by Councilmember Hendriksen to adopt Resolution #99-02-035 adopting Findings of Fact #0486 relating to a request for a conditional use permit for a cellular telephone base station. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Haas Steffen, Hendriksen, Anderson and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Motion by Councilmember Haas Steffen and seconded by Councilmember Hendriksen to adopt Resolution #99-01-036 approving the issuance of a conditional use permit for the construction and operation of a cellular telephone base station and declaring terms of same. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Haas Steffen, Hendriksen, Anderson and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case #3: Consider Authorization of Resolution Concerning Offer of Land to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board for the Construction of a New Technical College City Administrator Norman stated that a discussion was held at the Council work session with regard to offering land for a technical college. As background, he explained that the Anoka-Hennepin Technical College General Advisory Committee began strategic planning sessions in September 1998, to determine to construct a new technical college facility on the current site or consider alternative sites. The current site offered too many limitations such as inadequate land available for future expansion, the high cost of condemnation and clearing of neighboring businesses, and the lack of space available for the location of a commuter rail station and the accompanying park and ride. Because of these concerns, Ramsey initiated a process that led to a proposed offering of an alternative site location for consideration by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (MnSCU). Mr. Norman explained that the City had already initiated the process of selecting a site for a new industrial park, and the site search had centered on a site in the south central portion of Ramsey, immediately north of T.H. #10 - 169, near the Ramsey Boulevard intersection, described as the east portion of Section 28 of the City of Ramsey. The Council authorized the City Attorney to begin acquisition efforts of the 149.11-acre site during the Council meeting of January 12, 1999. During the work session of February 2, the Council directed staff to prepare a resolution, which would provide the MnSCU Board land, contingent upon the location of a new technical college on the site. He noted the resolution prepared which provides an offer of the land to MnSCU, Councilmember Hendriksen stated that he would vote no on this proposal because the contention is being made that the City would benefit economically from the technical college and he was not certain whether that was true. He stated that he was not provided anything to support these contentions. We need information to make good prudent decisions. City Council/February 9, 1999 Page 9 of 13