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CITY COUNCIL <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />The Ramsey City Council conducted a regular meeting on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at the <br />Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br />Members Present: Mayor Thomas Gamec <br />Councilmember John Dehen <br />Councilmember David Elvig <br />Councilmember Matt Look <br />Councilmember Mary Jo Olson <br />Councilmember Sarah Strommen <br />Members Absent: Councilmember David Jeffrey <br />Also Present: City Administrator Kurtis G. Ulrich <br />Assistant City Administrator Heidi A. Nelson <br />Finance Officer Diana Lund <br />Fire Chief Dean Kapler <br />Asst Community Development Dir/HRA Executive Dir. Sylvia Frolik <br />Community Development Director Amber Miller <br />Associate Planner Timothy Gladhill <br />Police Chief James Way <br />City Attorney William Goodrich <br />Management Intern Al Haugen <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />Mayor Gamec called the regular meeting of the Ramsey City Council to order at 7:05 p.m., <br />followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilmember Elvig. <br />CITIZEN INPUT <br />Winslow Holasek, 1159 Andover Boulevard, Andover, Minnesota, read aloud a letter regarding <br />his request for reimbursement from a condemnation case in Anoka County, Case #C$01-63. He <br />stated that this is for a storm sewer case that was discontinued when Ramsey acquired their <br />property; therefore, they are asking the City to reimburse them for costs and expenses. He <br />reviewed the costs such as attorney fees. He stated that they have put countless hours of their <br />own time in this, which is not included in their request. He stated that they have documented <br />attorney fees by letter, letters from their attorneys to City Attorney Goodrich and billing <br />statements from other attorneys. He stated that at the City Council meeting on November 9, <br />2004, Case 14 was about reimbursements for this same type of situation. He read a portion of <br />the minutes -from that meeting. He stated that he has also included the City Attorney's <br />background information for this case in 2004. He stated that his situation is identical to that case <br />City Council /November 25, 2008 <br />Page 2 of 24 <br />