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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> ANOKA COUNTY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />ri'he Ramsey City Council conducted a City Council Work Session on Tuesday, May 31, 2005, at <br />tine P, amscy Fire Station Number 1, 15050 Armstrong Boulevard NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Mayor Thomas Gamec <br />Councilmember Todd Cook <br />Councilmember David Elvig <br />Councilmember David Jeffrey <br />Councilmember Mary Jo Olson <br />Councilmember A1 Pearson <br />Councilmember Sarah Strommen <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />City Administrator James E. Norman <br />Assistant City Administrator Heidi Nelson <br />Director of Public Works Dean Kapler <br />Assistant Community Development Director/HRA <br />Executive Director Sylvia Frolik <br />Community Development Director Patrick Trudgeon <br />Associate Planner Amy Geisler <br />Civil Engineer II Leonard Linton <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec called the City Council Work Session to order at 7:06 p.m. <br /> <br />APPROVE AGENDA <br /> <br />Thc agenda was approved as submitted. <br /> <br />COUNCIL TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br /> <br />1) lIRA Issues <br /> <br />l)iscusscd during the HRA meeting preceding the special City Council meeting and work <br />session. <br /> <br />2) Shade Tree Creek Sketch Plan <br /> <br />Assistant Community Development Director/HRA Executive Director Frolik explained Shade <br />Tree Construction has submitted a sketch plan to develop 16 single-family lots on 40 acres in <br />accordance with the cluster ordinance. The Planning Commission reviewed the sketch plan at <br />their May 5, 2005 meeting. There were several residents that questioned specifics about the <br />recently adopted cluster ordinance. The neighbors were still under the impression that only 2.5 <br />acre lots were able to be developed in their area. The residents were uneasy about smaller lots <br />being developed adjacent to their property. Mark Strandlund of Shade Tree Construction is <br />present to discuss the sketch plan with the Council. Staff is requesting direction from the <br />City Council Work Session / May 31, 2005 <br />Page 1 of 5 <br /> <br /> <br />