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CITY COUNCIL CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey City Council conducted a regular meeting on Tuesday, March 28, 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 Finance Officer Jessie Hart City Engineer Steve Jankowski Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik City Attorney William Goodrich CALL TO ORDER Mayor Hardin called the regular meeting of the City Council to order at 7:00 p.m. and led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. CITIZEN INPUT Nanette Sorenson, 16868 Sodium Street N.W., Ramsey, stated she is present to speak about the nature area behind Ramsey Elementary School. She felt that the nature area is a unique asset to the school and to the commtmity and could eventually be developed similar to a smaller Elm Creek Reserve. Ms. Sorenson gave a history of the area and a summary of the trees located there (over 200 species). She informed Council that Ramsey is one of 14 Minnesota schools selected for a School Nature Area Project Grant funding. She stressed the importance of the plantings to the class rooms and the community as a whole. Ms. Sorenson commented on the experts who have volunteered their time and the amount of community interest (over 75 families have helped). She pointed out how easily the plantings can be damaged and that significant trees were damaged due to the soil borings that took place. She disseminated pictures of the damage and explained that once an area is destroyed, it's destroyed for a very long time. She asked the City stop all testing and reiterated that the nature area is a unique asset to the community and well worth the effort to preserve it. City Engineer Jankowski stated he has an exhibit that shows the approximate alignment of the proposed interceptor sewer. He stated that, periodically for maintenance, it's important to have access to the sewer at manhole points. He explained that this alignment was given to KKE (the school's engineers) last fall so there was knowledge this was the general location the line was going. This sewer will serve the Fox Knoll subdivision plus the area to the north. He added that this is a significant piece of sewer infrastructure. Mr. Iankowski reported that he met with representatives of the school staff and also parents, plus there will be another meeting on Monday to see what we can do to decrease the impact to the nature area. We may need to request that the manholes be pushed out further but added that we have a commitment to work with the DNR also. Ms. Sorenson felt there were other options. City Council/March 28, 1995 Page 2 of 13