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<br />time. He stressed the importance of waiting at least one year to see ho'o/ the growth pans out, <br />especially with the transition year the City will be facing in 2007. <br /> <br />;> 2) R-l Rural Development Standards (Cluster Subdivision)' <br /> <br />Associate Planner Geisler reviewed that Council last discussed the cluster ordinance at the <br />October 17, 2006 work session. Staff direction from that meeting was to investigate lany <br />Comprehensive Plan Amendment options with Metropolitan Council staff. Ms. Geisler rep~rted <br />staff met with Metropolitan Council staff on November 3, 2006 and learned than an "4tte#ID" <br />Comprehensive Plan Amendment could be processed prior to the fu];l Comprehensive :plan <br />update due in 2008. Metropolitan Council staff had indicated the City could pursue rezoning the <br />R-l Rural Development area from the current 2.5 acre lots to 5 or 10 acre lot development. <br />Metropolitan Council is more supportive of 10 acre lot development. <br /> <br />Councilmember Strommen expressed support in extending the moratorium in order to pursu~ the <br />Comprehensive Plan Amendment. <br /> <br />Associate Planner Geisler indicated the moratorium could be extended up to an additioQ.al three <br />months. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Trudgeon provided Councilme;:mber-Elpct Look and <br />Councilmember-Elect Dehen with background information on the Cluster Ordinance. <br /> <br />Council discussed 5 and 10 acre development as possible ordinance stanqards. <br /> <br />Councilmember Strommen noted there will not be many development requests coming; in iprior <br />to the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. She explained she has been working with a lot of <br />communities on similar types of ordinances. Many communities realized the ordinance !theyput <br />in place was not quite what they wanted when they got to the implementation phase and thci,y are <br />pulling back for further work on the ordinance. <br /> <br />Consensus of the Council was to direct staff to draft the ordinance reyision Jor the Rl-l Rural <br />Development standards based on 10 acre development for further Council cpnsideration. <br /> <br />The work session was recessed at 7:58 p.m. and reconvened at 8:06p.m.! <br /> <br /> <br />Community Develop hector Trudgeon reviewed that the McI<.nfght F9U11diition: avfatded <br />the City of Ramsey a $50,00 t to initiate the Ramset project. I Ramset is .at411que <br />undertaking by the City to provide info . to citizens, business lefiders, ;andpolicy ~akers <br />that will assist the whole community in charting 1 'urse for the futUre. Ramset Will! begin <br />with the hosting of four forums that will educate the co on iDlportant issues facing <br />Ramsey. Mr. Trudgeon reviewed the following schedule of forums: <br /> <br />. Regional Intersections: <br /> <br />February 8, 2006 <br /> <br /> <br />78 <br /> <br />City Council Work Session I November 21, 2Q06 <br />Page 3 of 9 <br /> <br />