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AUG -24 -2002. 14:50 HAMLINE LAID SCHOOL Mayor & Council City of Ramsey From Larry Bakken, Facilitator Date Friday, August 24, 2001 RESULTS TO DATE: Memo 5232236 P.02/05 Re: Summary of Comprehensive Plan Facilitation: Issues Addressed at the July and August Sessions During the summer you, as mayor and council, have been involved in discussions regarding land use and development issues related to a proposed comprehensive plan. The final comprehensive plan will eventually be submitted to the Metropolitan Council. Currently the city is operating with an old plan. The Mayor and Council have had very frank and candid conversations regarding the comprehensive plan and related issues, which have been impediments to council consensus regarding land uses in the city. On July 5, 2001 a list of council issues was placed on the table for discussion. These issues were: 1) density transition plan, 2) land for industrial /commercial use, 3) preservation of rural lots, 4) town center location and mix of residential and industrial commercial uses, 5) central planning area, 6) residential use in industrial/commercial areas, 7) no required sewer hook -up, 8) all issues on the table and 9) other potential issues. After several lengthy conversations the Council has reached agreement regarding some of the issues and have not yet reached consensus on others. No new issues have been placed on the table for discussion and the Council has focused its attention on the original list. The following is a summary of the results of the conversation regarding this original list of issues. 1) The Council has addressed 7 of the 8 original issues. The central planning area has not been addressed directly, although some references have been made to this while discussing other issues. 2) Council has agreed that there should be no required sewer hook -ups. The Council has also agreed that sewer hook -up decisions should be left to individual land- owners whose property is not being developed. Staff was asked to provide a policy statement for the comprehensive plan relating to this issue. 3) Council agreed with the idea that rural lot preservation was important and this value should be reflected in the comprehensive plan. The Council did not reach consensus regarding the size or definition of rural lots. This issue needs more clarity and further discussion to establish rural lot guidelines.