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512-3385838 ... HOISINGTON KOEGLER e 788 P03 JUN 23 '98 15:15 e MEETING SUMMARY 11I11 ~U Hoisington Koegler Group Inc. DATE: May 5, 1998 LOCATION: Offices of Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc SUBJECT: Comprehensive Plan Progress Meeting IN ATTENDANCE: Carl Ohm, Guy Peterson, Tori Boers and Michael Munson from the Metropolitan Council:lim Nonnan and Sean Walther from the City of Ramsey: Fred Hoisington and Brad Scheib from the Hoisington Koegler Group This meeting was held for the City of Ramsey and its planning consultants to gain some direction from the Metropolitan Council staff regarding the Comprehensive Plan update for the City of Ramsey. The following is a summary of key issues discussed at the meeting: J. Household projection.s The questions posed to the Metropolitan Council were: Must the Cit.y accommodate the projections of the Metropolitan Council? Will the City be required to extend MUSA northerly into areas that have a low density development pattern already established? Will the Metropolitan Council expect the City to rezone existing commercial and industrial zoned property to open up more residential land? The Met Council staff indicated that the City will not be required to meet the Met Council's projections if there is not an adequate supply of developable residential land; however, it will be the responsibility of the City of Ramsey to maximize its efficiency of land use. Future residential development within MUSA should be at a gross density of roughly 3 units per acre and should include a mix of single family and multiple family housing opportunities. The Met Council will not be favorable to a plan with no provision for multiple family housing. Based on the availability of land and the existing development pattern in Ramsey, It was agreed that the City would try to accommodate an additional 2,500 to 2,700 sewered households. The Met Council staff agreed that it would not be likely that MUSA would be extended northerly because of the existing development pattern, although ideally that would be preferred. They agreed that urban growht would most likely be toward the west and northwest along the Highway 10 Corridor. The Met Council staff indicated that one aspect of the plan should show an appropriate balance or mix of land uses. By providing commercial and industrial areas that create job~, people have less of a need to travel and rely on the regional roadway system. Because of the low ratio of jobs to housing in the northern suburbs, the Met Council will not encourage Ramsey to rezone commercial and industrial property to accommodate more residential growth. Page 1 of3 123 North Third Street, Suice 100, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1659 phone (612)-338-0800 fax (612)-338-6838