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City UPDATE Administrator's Report September 12, 2025 Council Update City Council Highlights - August 26 Presentation The meeting began with a proclamation read by Mayor Heineman designating September 17-23, 2025, as Constitution Week. Consent Agenda The City Council unanimously approved all 14 items on the Consent Agenda. Two Public Hearings were on the docket. The first was to introduce Charter Recommended Ordinance #25-09 Amending Chapters 2, 3 and 7 of the City Charter. The changes the Charter is recommending include adding language in section 2.5 that establishes a vacancy when a member moves outside their ward but remains in the City of Ramsey, updates Section 3.1 to mirror state statute for Council meetings and notices and finally updates section 7.6.1 to allow for the final budget and levy to be adopted at the same meeting as the public hearing. Council approved the introduction of Ordinance #25-09. The ordinance will come back for a final vote by all councilmembers on September 23. The second case was to adopt Resolution #25-201, Vacating an Easement in Haubrich Addition. This case includes vacating an easement that is no longer needed due to previous developments installing underground utilities. The proposed plat of Brookside Terrace will consist of work to create a stormwater basin and swale to accommodate any additional swiiiiwaLci from the new lots. Council approved the resolution. Council Business (included three cases) The first case was to adopt Resolution #25-205 Approving Preliminary Plat of "Brookside Terrace" for six single- family lots at the northwest corner of Nowthen Blvd. NW Watch s r,, � onatQCTV'sstorieVouTubefrom channeRamseyl! (14 Scan the QR Code or visit www.YouTube.com/QCTV Never miss a story —subscribe today! CITY OF RAMSEY City UPDATE I September 12, 2025 City of #k • RAMSEY and 151st Lane NW (Brookside Construction, Inc.). The property is located at the northwest corner of 151st Lane NW and Nowthen Boulevard NW. The Applicant intends to remove the existing house at 15156 Nowthen Blvd. NW and subdivide the property into six single-family lots, each for new single-family home construction. The 3.16-acre property is zoned R-1A, and each of the six lots meets or exceeds the minimum standards for that district (80-foot lot width and 10,000 square feet). Council approved the resolution and preliminary plat. The next case was to adopt Resolution #25-204 Approving a Conditional Use Permit for an Off -Premises Digital Billboard Sign at 6111 Highway 10 NW (Kenjoh Outdoor Advertising). The applicant submitted a Land Use Application requesting a conditional use permit to construct and operate an off -premise digital billboard sign, along with a variance to the distance separation requirements. The proposed site is at 6111 Highway 10 NW, a multi -tenant retail and self -storage building. This sign would be the third and final off -premise digital billboard in Ramsey. City Code limits the number to three within the community. In 2022 and 2023, iDigital received approvals and built the two existing signs, one near Riverdale Drive and Traprock Street and the other along Highway 10 opposite Alpine Drive. The resolution was not approved, and the case was tabled for a future meeting. The final case was to consider the Introduction of Ordinance #25-08 - Zoning Code Updates. The updates included in Ordinance #25-08 focus on areas where staff have had challenges when working with residents or businesses on various issues. The proposed changes address: Daycare Centers as Accessory Uses in Residentially -Zoned Religious Institutions, Photography Studios as Home Occupations, Accessory Structure Setbacks, Parking Surfaces and Off -premises Digital Billboards. Council approved the introduction of Ordinance #25-08. The ordinance will come back for a second reading and final consideration at the September 23, 2025 meeting. To see the entire agenda of this meeting, please visit https://weblink.cityoframsey.com/weblink/Browse. aspx? dbid=0&startid=674764. To watch the City Council meeting on QCTV for more details, please visit https://gctv.org/ramsey/ramsey-city- council/. 1