Minutes - Council - 09/04/1991 - Joint with Anoka City Council

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Discussion ensued regarding the City of Ramsey possibly being able to train officers for the DARE Program with the aid of this funding and also because the fifth graders will probably be housed at the elementary school in Ramsey in 1992 instead of being sent to Sandburg. Anoka Councilmember Mann stated that the City of Anoka has a separate Board working on Community School issues and there seems to be a better working relationship due to that Board. He stated if someone is working with the community school, you know how the money is being spent. He felt it is imperative for the City of Ramsey to have someone doing the same. Mr. Nagel stated they have given community education a year to make it work, if it doesn't they are going back to the basic service and the City will do it's own activities. The Park Board will work on it. Facility Maintenance and Janitorial Services - Mr. Nagel stated that Anoka currently has a Facility Maintenance Staff and contracts for janitorial services. The City of Ramsey currently has one Building Maintenance Worker. It had been briefly discussed whether or not the two communities can trade janitorial for repair services. Property Appraisal - Mr. Nagel stated that the City of Anoka has two full-time Appraisers and one part-time appraiser. He added that while the City of Ramsey has a full-time Assessor who appraises all of the commercial and residential property, there are periods of time where he could use assistance. Mr. Nagel stated that the City of Anoka Appraisers could probably "pick up the slack". Animal Control - Mr. Nagel stated that the animal control issue was discussed back in February and maybe it is time now to look at other options. Ramsey Councilmember Peterson stated that the City Staff's are open to any other areas where possible shared services could be utilized and asked for Council feedback. Anoka Mayor Beberg stated that the City of Anoka put a list together of services and equipment they share with other cities and sent that to Governor Carlson. He offered to supply that same list to Mr. Schroeder. Mr. Nagel stated that the Cities of Anoka and Ramsey have a list of each other's Public Works equipment. He added that the general concept of this case is to determine if there is a consensus to explore these shared services further. Anoka Mayor Beberg stated he would be willing to take a good look at these issues. He felt that Mr. Nagel and Mr. Schroeder should discuss them further. Anoka Councilmember Mann stated he feels these joint meetings are very effective and that maybe a meeting such as this should be scheduled every three to four months. This would allow for each city to let the other one know what's going on in the present rather than after-the-fact. He expressed a hope that this meeting is the beginning of what to expect in the future. Ramsey Councilmember Peterson expressed the feeling that these meetings are needed also. Joint City Council/Ramsey/Anoka - September 4, 1991 Page 8 of 10