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<br />ISSUE: One of my neighbors is a cornfield and I like it that way. My pets are chickens. <br />No groWth is sustainable. Tom Kerber. <br />Cornfield and Chickens <br />1. How do we integrate agricultural land into the city landscape? <br />2. How do we convince landowners who farm to not sell to developers? <br />3. How do we compensate the farmer for lost potential value due from development? <br />4. Is it important to have any agriculture in the city limits? <br />5. Small farms as business developments <br />6. Do we allow farm animals in a city? <br />Related digest: <br />ISSUE: Cornfields for neighbors, chickens for pets <br />CONVEJ\TER: Tom Kerber <br />P ARTICIP ANTS: Ralph B., Pat Trudgeon, Kris Wolf, a few others - not many <br />SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION: <br />1. Is it important to the citizens of Ramsey to have at least some farmland within the <br />city limits? <br />2. How do we integrate farmland into the plan/zoning for the city? <br />3. How do we convince landowners to not sell to developers? <br />4. How do we compensate ilie farmer for lost potential value for development into <br />buildings? . <br />5. Small farms as viable business developments <br />6. Do we allow anim:al husbandry within the city limits or just crops? <br />SPECIFIC INPUT FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Met Council contract - 3-5 <br />houses per acre (average). Current zoning does not have an "agricultural" use zone. <br />Rural greenhouses have a very hard time with city regulations. City profits about. 70 <br />per tax dollar on farmland. City profits about .60 per tax dollar on commercial. City <br />breaks even at about $400,000 homes - currently. High density costs the city more in <br />services than tax dollars collected. <br />ISSUE FOR FUTURE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS: There seems to be an <br />overwhelming consensus from individuals, that crop agriculture is an: important part of <br />the city landscape, but the cropland owners want to reserve the right to plant <br />townhomes - bit of a conflict. . . <br /> <br />ISSUE: Preserve and protect our natural resources. Michael Max. <br />Preserve and Protect and Restore Natural Resources <br />. Respect natural features <br />. Wildlife corridors - wetland/upland <br />. Allow wetland enhancement (grants, incentives) <br />. Land swap for outlots to better meet master plan <br />. Contiguous wildlands <br />. Manage invasives <br />. Trails through natural spaces <br />. Multiple uses - hike, bird <br />. Education program <br />. Put $ where mouth is - referendum <br />. Inventory what we have - monitor changes <br /> <br />City of Ramsey Open Space Event notes <br />May 4-5,2007 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />136 <br />