Minutes - Council Work Session - 11/21/2006

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time. He stressed the importance of waiting at least one year to see how the growth pans out, especially with the transition year the City will be facing in 2007. 2) R-l Rural Development Standards (Cluster Subdivision) Associate Planner Geisler reviewed that Council last discussed the cluster ordinance at the October 17, 2006 work session. Staff direction from that meeting was to investigate any Comprehensive Plan Amendment options with Metropolitan Council staff. Ms. Geisler reported staff met with Metropolitan Council staff on November 3, 2006, and learned than an "interim" Comprehensive Plan Amendment could be processed prior to the full Comprehensive Plan update due in 2008. Metropolitan Council staff had indicated the City could pursue rezoning the R-l Rural Development area from the current 2.5 acre lots to 5 or 10 acre lot development. Metropolitan Council is more supportive of 10 acre lot development. Councilmember Strommen expressed support in extending the moratorium in order to pursue the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. Associate Planner Geisler indicated the moratorium could be extended up to an additional three months. Community Development Director Trudgeon provided Councilmember-Elect Look and Councilmember-Elect Dehen with background information on the Cluster Ordinance. Council discussed 5 and 10 acre development as possible ordinance standards. Councilmember Strommen noted there will not be many development requests coming in prior to the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. She explained she has been working with a lot of communities on similar types of ordinances. Many communities realized the ordinance they put in place was not quite what they wanted when they got to the implementation phase and they are pulling back for further work on the ordinance. Consensus of the Council was to direct staff to draft the ordinance revision for the R -I Rural Development standards based on 10 acre development for further Council consideration. The work session was recessed at 7:58 p.m. and reconvened at 8:06 p.m. 3) McKnight Foundation Grant Community Development Director Trudgeon reviewed that the McKnight Foundation awarded the City of Ramsey a $50,000 grant to initiate the Ramsey3 project. Ramsel is a unique undertaking by the City to provide information to citizens, business leaders, and policy makers that will assist the whole community in charting its course for the future. Ramsey3 will begin with the hosting of four forums that will educate the community on important issues facing Ramsey. Mr. Trudgeon reviewed the following schedule of forums: · Regional Intersections: February 8, 2006 City Council Work Session / November 21, 2006 Page 3 of9