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February 28, 2023 Page 4 of 6 processes. She stated for safety purposes, all results are hand delivered and no results are sent in via modem. Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas stated the City may need to consider having public safety officers posted at election sites for safety purposes. City Manager Massopust thanked the Mayor for this comment. Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas requested further information on how special elections worked in New Brighton. City Clerk Spangrud described the types of scenarios where a special election would be required. Councilmember Abdulle stated he believed it made sense for New Brighton to contract their elections with Ramsey County. He encouraged the city to have proper communication with the public if the contract is approved. Motion by Councilmember Allen, seconded by Councilmember Axberg to adopt a Resolution to enter into an agreement with Ramsey County for 2023-2024 election services in the amount of $194,094.00. 4 Ayes, 0 Nays-Motion Carried 3. Ordinance Review: a. Consider Approval of Ordinance 896: An ordinance amending the New Brighton zoning ordinance by rezoning properties from their existing zoning designations (R-1, R-3A, R-3B, B-1, B-2, B-3, I-1, I-2, and MX) to one of three new mixed use districts (MUN, MUR, or MUE) as guided by the Comprehensive Plan. b. Consider approval of the Summary Publication Resolution for Ordinance 896. City Manager Massopust indicated Assistant Director of Community Assets and Development Gozola would be presenting this item to the Council. Assistant Director of Community Assets and Development Gozola stated from early 2017 through mid- 2019 (2.5 years), the City of New Brighton held meetings and conducted public outreach sessions with its residents to establish a new vision for the community. This new vision, encapsulated in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, was officially approved and adopted by the City in late 2019. Following a return to normal after COVID shutdowns, the City was able to use grant funding from Ramsey County to initiate the Vision Silver Lake Road 2040 study. Public input obtained over two phases of this study provided the direction necessary to create new zoning districts to govern the City’s mixed use areas. It was noted Ordinance 896 is the final implementation step to complete the transition of lands to mixed use within the community as approved in the City’s Comprehensive Plan. Staff commented further on the proposed mixed used districts and reported the Planning Commission recommends approval of Ordinance 896. Councilmember Abdulle explained he attended the Planning Commission meeting last week. He thanked staff for the detailed presentation that was made to the public. He stated he appreciated the lengthy discussion the Planning Commission had with the public in attendance. He encouraged the public to understand all future development requests will be reviewed one request at a time. Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas reported the identified mixed use areas were identified because these areas were already mixed use. Assistant Director of Community Assets and Development Gozola reported this was the case noting each of these areas were at intersections of major roadways. Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas explained the City did not have any plans in mind for these areas, but rather was putting guidance in place for the mixed use areas. Assistant Director of Community Assets and Development Gozola discussed the process that would be followed if a request came forward from a property owner within one of the proposed mixed use districts. He commented further on the Planned Unit Development (PUD) and Planned Residential Development (PRD) processes. Councilmember Allen thanked staff for their efforts on this Ordinance over the past six years and for continually working to engage the public. He appreciated how this Ordinance fit with the Council’s goals 3. Ordinance Review: a. Consider Approval of Ordinance 896: An ordinance amending the New Brighton zoning ordinance by rezoning properties from their existing zoning designations (R-1, R-3A, R-3B, B- 1, B-2, B-3, I-1, I-2, and MX) to one of three new mixed use districts (MUN, MUR, or MUE) as guided by the Comprehensive Plan. b. Consider approval of the Summary Publication Resolution for Ordinance 896.