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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Understanding Numerous issues need to be resolved through public participation and meetings with City staff, and the Ramsey Planning Commission and City Council. More specifically, we understand as follows: . There is an Interest in Open Space Preservation There is a strong conservation ethic prevalent in the community suggesting the possibility of maintaining permanent open space. The plan may need to address strategies to commit lands to permanent open space. Such things as conservation easements, the transfer of development rights, the purchase of development rights and land trusts will need to be explored as part of the comprehensive planning process to protect and link the City's most valuable natural resources. . There is a Need for Public Involvement and Visioning The City wants the public involved in the process. We propose to make the public a partner in the outcome, first through visioning and goal setting and later in concept development and plan review. . There is a Need to Resolve Critical Issues The City has a significant number of homes that are serviced by on-site utilities. There is currently a moritorium on new residential development attributable to a MUSA dispute. There are perceived conflicts where larger lot rural housing areas and newer urban developments meet and there is a charter requirement that mandates a referendum on any MUSA expansion. While these may not be resolved, they do suggest the need for discussion and perhaps the resolution of urban growth issues. . There is a Need to Satisfy Metropolitan Council Requirements While the City knows that the primary purpose of comprehensive planning is for the community to create a vision for its own future, it also understands that it is required to meet the Metropolitan Council's regional growth management mandates. The process generally includes a negotiated settlement of the issues that are known to exist between the City and the Metropolitan Council. Making the Council Staff part of the process early-on will be essential to a successful outcome. . There is a Need to Update the City's Plans and Ordinances to Confonn with the MNRRA Comprehensive Plan This will require that the City update both the Critical River Area and Shoreland Ordinances as part of the comprehensive planning process. I I PROJECT APPROACH Hoisington Koegler Group Inc. 11113 110 page 31