Minutes - Council - 03/21/1995 - Public Hearing

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CITY COUNCIL CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey City Council conducted a public hearing regarding the Comprehensive Land Use Plan on Tuesday, March 21, 1995, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard N.W., Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Mayor Glen Hardin Councilmember Carolyn Beahen Councilmember Sheila Beyer Councilmember Kenneth Peterson Councilmember Gerald Zimmerman Also Present: City Administrator Ryan Schroeder City Engineer Steve Jankowski Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik Parks/Utilities Coordinator Mark Boos CALL TO ORDER Mayor Hardin called the public hearing to order at 7:03 p.m. PUBLIC HEARING Case #1: Public Hearing on Comprehensive Land Use Plan Mayor Hardin stated the purpose of the public hearing is to receive input on the Comprehensive Land Use Plan. City Administrator Schroeder introduced Mr. Steve Schwanke of RLK Associates who worked on the land use portion of the plan and Mr. Bill Smith of Biko Associates who worked on the transportation and trails portion of the plan. They will briefly explain the process and hit the highlights of the proposed plan. Presentation Steve Schwanke, RLK Associates, stated that RLK has focused mostly on the land use issues - particularly the Highway #10 area while Bill Smith has principally focused on the transportation roadways and bridge corridor. Most people are aware that cities are required by State Statutes to prepare comprehensive plans. The City of Ramsey has a plan and this process is to re-evaluate that Comprehensive Plan. This process started about one and a half years ago. Meetings were held with a subcommittee of the Planning Commission for three or four months and a number of alternatives generated. The Subcommittee made a couple of recommendations to the full Planning Commission. In July 1994, a joint meeting was held with the Planning Commission and the Economic Development Commission which generated more alternatives. By the end of 1994, we had two recommendations for land use. They were quite similar but with a couple of major differences - particularly the potential bridge crossing. City Council looked at alternatives and after a couple of work sessions, reached a consensus. The real intent of this process was to define, conceptually, a vision for the City - certain parts of the City. This is at a very conceptual level. We attempted to focus on the land uses. The paramount thing that drives a City is the land uses. Some changes in land uses are proposed along Highway gl0 and expansion on collector roadways north of Highway gl0 as well as uses south of Highway gl0. This is also a study of the east/west Public Hearing/City Council/March 21, 1995 Page 1 of 10