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<br />RLkAssoei~tes> isproPQsing~~n ,ihteraetiVe.,planlli~g .'.processto complete:t6~. Lapd'
<br />Use and P~otectioneleIIlenfU:p(Jates,: Webelievethaithe'Lanq Use and ,Protection
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<br />. '~lements'shoqldb~doclllnents. that,denne .tbecharacter ,and 'quality. of . the City of
<br />RaIIlsey'aQd,~eq()cl.1IIi~n~,that:policymakeJ:'sands~affwinuse 1n.theCity's .'
<br />futuredecisionmakingpr9C~~es~ .F~r.thistoh&Ppen~the,Land 'Y~e~~Q, ProtectiClo,.
<br /><ielemelltsIIiustbe"theiPr()ductsOf'. th~9itizen'~;pdlicytnak~rsaIld ,staff oJ, th~, City
<br />'. ()fRam~~y.,RLK~ssociates iSprei>aJ:'~dtonicilitatethiSplanningpI:Oc~~.A. '.,
<br />~eneraloU~line for . ~ompletirig.. thel.and Use~lenlent. 'wa~,. provid~din' our,.. July 12th'.
<br />sUbmittaL&nd will not be 'repeated in this lett.er., .
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<br />. Adr,aft of the Land,Use. a,ndProt~ction elementS must also he revIewed by the
<br />'Metrop. olit.an'Council and other. regional agencies, the:Mi:ri~esota.Department. of
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<br />Transp6rtation(MriQOT),the Minriesota Department of Natural ResotJiees'(DNR) .
<br />a.ndadjacent local governments~ .RLKAssociat~ is unlqllelypositioriedtoa~sist
<br />the City of Ramsey with this review process. Mr. Steven Schwanke will be the .
<br />Iproj.ect. m. '., anag.'.er.. ..res." POIisib.lefor".W.' o...rking w.iththe. . City. 'of.'. ,R..... a.m....sey. : t.o.......c..o...,m.p.let. eehe
<br />~and Us~ and Protectione,leinents. . For thepastnveyears,Mr.Sch\Vankeha~
<br />seryedas a planner \Viththe.Metropolitan Council whereheworkedwitht~e City' .
<br />of Rams~y.. Mr. Schwarikeis familiar with the City()f Ramsey; andhase~tensive
<br />comprehensive.planningexp,erience.with .theMetr()po1itan.Councll~. MnD9T.and th.e; .' .
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<br />RLKAssociates ill conjunction with Franklin SVOboda Associates proposes'to
<br />completetneCityof Ramsey . Protection element. of its comprehensive plan.
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<br />MessrS'. Schwanke and Svoboda .will be responsible fot-completing this task&nd~'wnl
<br />-. ,bea.sSistedby,M~srs. Robert].F.Merihi and Mark S.Kjolhaug of Svoboda
<br />Associates.' .
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<br />The City's eJc:istiIigShorelandManagement Ordinance will be compared to the
<br />recently revised DNR Sh()reland regulations and areas of deficiency \Villbe
<br />identified.ltl consultation with city staff, revisions will be drafted forinclusionin
<br />theCity'sShoreland Ordinance to reflect the spirit and intent of stateshoreland
<br />,man&gementregu~ations.. In consultation with City staff, . language will also' be
<br />,.dtafted fC)J;the,'Cityis Protecth;mElement of its comprehensive plan that is
<br />'.consistent with the City's revised Shoreland Management Ordinance.
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