Minutes - Council - 02/10/1975 - Joint with Planning

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COMBINED MEETING CITY OF RANSEY & PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION February 10, 1975 The meeting was called to order by the Mayor, Mr. Cox, at 7:30 p.m. Present from the Council were Mr. Reimann, Mr, Mickelson, and Mrs. Oliphant. Mr. Gorham..was ill. Present from Planning and Zoning Commission were Mr.._ Sorteberg, Mr, Pittman, Mr. Em- mans, Mr. Fossum and Mr. Garnet. Also present were Mr. Goodrich, Mr. Staff OhS, Mr. Charles Weaver, Mr.. Barton and Mr. Davis from the Comprehensive Planning Section of the Metro coUncil· and Mr. Peter Raatikka from Consulting Engineers Diversified, Inc. Mr...Steffens asked Mr. Barton what happens'with the rural service area? Mr. Barton said he feels the growth we anticipate will not occur. They are trying to find some answe~ to our position paper. '' Davis: How much land demand are we going to have in the next coming years? They are dividing the Metro area into 8..sectors. Ramsay is in the North Minneapolis sector. Discussion on the Physical Development Committee-and employment forecasts.· The forecast has been going down. He talked about adding municipal parks. They found they had to do a better job of protecting en- vironmental areas. They provide a minimum 5 year access to 1995. The road network in the Metro area is very adequate. Discussion on transit and sewer. For sewer we have to have intensive, high density population. The MC feels there will be demand for sewer in the mid eighties in Ramsay. The area would be three square miles in size. They are looking for us to refine this frame- work guide. The framework guide will be finished in the next three years. Past trends are the basis of their projections. The MC has decided to help the core area to keep from continuing the loss of population and will be a reverse of the present trend. Mr. Weaver: lines? Wouldn't it be an arbitrary decision, to draw these Mr. Davis: Yes. They' are trying to make the things happen that they want to happen. Mr. Cox: By this plan do you meanwe should encourage industrial and commercial development in this area? Mr. Davis: the present population of the metro area is 2,~00,000. the NPC projects ~,000,000 in the year 2000. The state believes there wilIB, e 1.9 birth rate. The MC believes there will be 2.11. Mr. Weaver: They are not trying to limit anything by the sewer- age in this area. Mr. Davis: They are not locked into this. plan hard and fast. By April of 1976 this plan should be set. MC supports the new green acres laws coming before the legislature. They are still working on this framework guide.