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I <br />I <br /> <br />Council member <br /> <br /> introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br />RESOLUTION #03-02- <br /> <br />RESOLUT.ION AUTHORIZING TI-IE PREPARATION OF A FEASIBILITY STUDY <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, OAKWOOD LAND DEVELOP/vlENT, INC., RAMSEY SHooTING <br /> ..CENTER, IJ~C and JOHN ROWE, ("LANDOW'NERS.'i).have petitioned .the CITY 'OF RAMSEY <br />- .("CITY") for the extension .of urban services tO certain areas of the .CITY identified on the attached <br /> · map.("iubject Areas"); and <br /> <br /> WI-tEREAS., the CITY'S Comprehensive Plan identifies the 'Subject Areas proposed'by the. <br /> LANDOWNERS to be served with municipal ~utilities as "Rural Developing" and "Central Reserve' <br /> Area"; and <br /> <br /> ! <br /> ! <br /> <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />! <br /> <br /> ' WI-IEREAS, the CITY'S Comprehensive Plan declares-that the extension of urban services to <br />its .land areas designated "Rural Developing" and "Central Reserve Area" i's not practical or financially <br />feasible; and <br /> <br /> WlZEREAS, notwithstanding the CITY'S COmprehensive Plan designation of the Subject <br />Areas with urban services, the LANDOWNERS request that the CITY authorize a Feasibility Study 'to <br />determine the feasibility of serVing the Subject Areas with urban-services; and <br /> <br /> WI:t]SREAS, the CITY has significant reservations-with the LANDOWNERS' proposal for <br />extension of urban services to the Subject Areas; and ' <br /> <br /> WlIEREAS, notwithstanding the CITY'S sigrdficant reserVation the .LANDOWNERS <br />continue to request that the CITY authorize a FeasibilitY Study. <br /> <br /> NOW TI-IEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEDBY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TI-IE~ CITY OF <br />' RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: <br /> <br />That the CITY authorizes the engineering firm of Bolten & Menk to prepare a Feasibility Study <br />to determine the feasibility of the CITY extending urban services to the Subject Area <br />cont./ngent upon the following conditions: <br /> <br />a) That the LANDOWNERS pay all expenses of Bblten & Menk in preparing the <br /> Feasibility Study. <br />b) That-prior to the CITY directing Bolten & Menk to perform 'the FeasibilitY.study, the <br /> LANDOWNERS shal/ deposit with the CITY the sum of $14,050:00 cash'wkich <br /> amount is 125% of estimated cost'of the Feasibility Study (the "Escrow Account"). In <br /> additon, the Landowner shall agree to reimburse the City:for its administrative' expenses <br /> in overseeing the preparation of the feasibility study. <br />c) The terms of the Escrow Account shalI permit the CITY to-draw upon it to pay all City.. <br /> administrative expenses and including Bolten & Menk's fees for the preparati0n-of the <br /> Feasibility Study. From the Escrow Account any funds not.necessary for p~iyment of the <br /> Feasibility Study shall be returned to Landowners within 60 days'of the City's receipt of <br /> the completed Feasibility Study. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION # 03-02- <br /> page 1 of'2 <br /> <br />-303- <br /> <br /> <br />