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Joint Meeting of Andover, Anoka and Ramsey Minutes April 29, 1997 Page 2 (Rum River "No Wake" Zone, Continued) There was general agreement that the Cities of Ramsey and Andover would" draft "No Wake" ordinances similar to that of the City of Anoka, solicit DNR approval, and hold the public hearings. ESTABLISH NEW HUNTING ZONE Mr. Fursman stated the City has been alerted by Andover residents of gun shots and stray bullets near the Rum River. He suggested both cities look at where the residents are along the river and redraw the hunting lines accordingly. Representatives from the City of Ramsey stated their ordinance does not allow the discharge of .firearms within 1500 feet of any building nor on p~ivate property without the written permission of the property owner. They do not have a specified hunting area within the city limits. In reality, the regulations limit hunting to about three pieces of property in the City. They have not heard of any hunting problems in Ramsey. Councitmember Knight thought the problem may be the duck hunters on the river in the fall. There was some discussion with the problem resulting from the rising deer population and the issue of bow hunting. It was agreed that there is little, if anything, that the City of Ramsey must do regarding hunting regulations and that Andover may want to review its hunting zones if a problem continues. CITY SNAPSHOTS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, GROWTH ISSUES OF EACH CITY ' TRANSPORTATION ROUTE DEVELOPMENT Mr. Fursman gave a brief synopsis of the City's rapid residential growth rate, the commercial park that is being developed by the City, and the lot availability. Those present discussed various aspects of growth and development including lot prices, demographics, and the demand for single family detached housing. Mr. Nagel reported on three major projects taking place in the City of Anoka. One is the reconstruction of Ferry Street to four lane from the bridge to Highway 10, which is expected to be completed by November, 1999. The other project is the reconstruction of Charles Horn Pool. Because the-majority of users of the pool are not City residents, Anoka is putting together the statistics which have been asked for by the City of Coon Rapids to consider alternatives methods of other cities contributing to that project. Considerations have been to a one-time contribution by the other cities or establishing residential rates. The third project is the reconstruction of Goodrich Field. In discussing the pool usage, representatives from both Ramsey and Andover expressed an interest in being provided with the statistics gathered by Anoka and the recommendations regarding the costs.