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CITY COUNCIL <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramsey City Council conducted a regular meeting on Tuesday, August 8, 1995, at the <br />Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard N.W., Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Mayor Glen Hardin <br />Councilmember Carolyn Beahen <br />Councilmember Sheila Beyer <br />Councilmember Kenneth Peterson <br />Councilmember Gerald Zimmerman <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />City Administrator Ryan Schroeder <br />Finance Officer Jessie Hart <br />City Engineer Steve Jankowski <br />Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik <br />City Attorney William Goodrich <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Mayor Hardin called the regular City Council meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. and led in the <br />Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. <br /> <br />CITIZEN INPUT <br /> <br />Ellen Stanley, 5670 - 150th Lane N.W., Ramsey, stated that she is present because the <br />League of Women Voters just recently put on a public information session dealing with the <br />coming special election. A lot of people want to live in Anoka County and want to develop <br />their land; they like Ramsey and the school district. The Metropolitan Council's policies do <br />not give a maximum and minimum lot size for development - they only recommend. The <br />two-year hook-up when city services become available in your area is only a <br />recommendation - they do not regulate when you have to. She felt the hook-up could be <br />determined by the homeowner. She commented on a negative comment she heard said by a <br />City employee such as "no one gives a damn about what I say" and another said by an <br />employee of Quad Cities Cable TV "Like anyone is watching". She asked how the City <br />expects to get the majority of voters to the polls. As it is, the Ramsey Residents for <br />Responsible Government will tie the hands of the City Council and render City staff <br />ineffective. She made a couple of suggestions such as adopting a policy so each <br />homeowner would be notified of a possible MUSA expansion, putting new zoning <br />classifications such as one-acre minimum MUSA parcels and working with the <br />Metropolitan Council to find new ways to make homeowners comfortable with the way <br />hook-ups to city services are handled and making the cost to do so more affordable. <br /> <br />Wayne Olson, 5830 - 151 st Lane N.W., Ramsey, asked City Attorney Goodrich to explain <br />where in Chapter 429 it is stated what constitutes a majority. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich stated he would have an answer for him. <br /> <br />Mr. Olson stated that we continuously hear about this voting process. This is a petition <br />process - all it does it pit neighbor against neighbor. I do not blame my neighbors - I blame <br />the system because it does not allow for flexibility - there is no room for compromise. "It's <br />your way or no way". <br /> <br />City Council/August 8, 1995 <br /> Page 2 of 15 <br /> <br /> <br />