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Mayor Gamec replied that it would continue as a horse park, but that there may be only three events instead of seven or eight. Councilmember Haas Steffen noted that this issue was discussed at the Road and Bridge Committee. She stated that the large horse trailers park on Traprock and on Variolite. If the Traprock entrance was closed, all these large vehicles would have to be parked on Variolite and it's not wide enough to handle these large vehicles. Police Chief Gustafson has suggested cabling the entrance and padlocking it. The Police Department could open it when it is needed for parking. Mr. Kapler stated that we use a common lock around the City, therefore, both the Police Department and the Public Works Department would have keys. Ed Stanke, Traprock, stated that one of the concerns was the traffic. He suggested that if the horse trailers would park properly, there would not be a problem. He added that some people even parked on the resident's yards plus the horses are tied to their fences and the manure is a mess. He was confident that the closing of one side of the park might control all this to some degree. Councilmember Haas Steffen agreed that if people parked properly inside the arena, this problem would not exist. She noted the group of Volunteer Safety Aides and suggested that parking control for the horse events could be one of their projects. Motion by Councilmember Haas Steffen and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to close the Traprock Park entrance on the basis that allows the Police Department and the Public Works Department to open the closure for events and to ask Corporal Dwyer to have crowd control and parking for events be a project of the Volunteer Safety Aides. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Haas Steffen, Beyer, Beahen and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case #5: Introduce Ordinance to Establish Development Moratorium on Certain Parcels Located on Highway #10 NW, Adjacent to City of Anoka; City of Ramsey Community Development Director Sherman stated that the redevelopment of the Anoka Hennepin Technical College will require acquisition of land west of the current facility, which involves parcels located in the City of Ramsey. They have requested to purchase twelve Ramsey parcels. She noted the parcels on the map included in the agenda. Staff is recommending that the parcels be placed under a development moratorium in order to study issues such as compatible land uses, appropriate future land uses in this area, and transportation corridors. Ms. Sherman recommended a six-month development moratorium on the subject parcels. City Council/September 22, 1998 Page 10 of 19