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<br />~ <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramsey City Council conducted a special informational meeting on Monday, August <br />28, 1989 at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Blvd. N.W., Ramsey, <br />Minnesota regarding "4 in 40" density zoning. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Mayor Gary Reimann <br />Councilmember Alan Pearson <br />Councilmember Richard Cich <br />Councilmember Stephen F. DeLuca <br />Councilmember Kenneth Peterson <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />City Administrator David Hartley <br />Community Development Director Mark Banwart <br />Merland OttolHakanson Anderson Associates <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Mayor Reimann called the special City Council meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. and led in the <br />Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. <br /> <br />CITIZEN INPUT <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember DeLuca and seconded by Councilmember Peterson to approve <br />the agenda as presented. <br /> <br />Motion carried. V oting Yes: Mayor Reimann, Councilmembers DeLuca, Pearson, Cich <br />and Peterson. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />COUNCIL BUSINESS <br /> <br />Case #1: <br /> <br />Information On "4 In 40" Density Zoning In Ramsey: <br /> <br />Mr. Hartley stated that the regional policy regarding densities for areas where sanitary <br />sewer and municipal water is not going to be extended in the near future should be one unit <br />per 10 acres. Within the last 3-4 years, Metro Council reviewed it's 1 in 10 policy and <br />interpreted it to mean that development can be clustered; and to do so, they changed the <br />policy from 1 in 10 to 4 in 40. According to Metro Council, the reasons for the density <br />policy is to prevent the excessive investment of public funds in urban services -- sewer, <br />water, transportation systems, police protection, fire protection, parks, trailways, etc. <br />About 4 years ago, Ramsey interpreted that policy as meaning that if the City met the 1 in <br />10 density overall for new development, Ramsey would have then met the policy. Metro <br />Council states that Ramsey is not meeting their interpretation of the policy -- 4 homes per <br />40 acres. <br /> <br />City Council/August 28, 1989 <br />Page 1 of 8 <br />