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I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />CASE # <br /> <br />CONSIDER INTRODUCTION OF TRESPASSING ORDINANCE <br /> By: James E, Norman, City Administrator <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />Earlier this summer, the Ramsey Police Department ticketed four juveniles, who were sitting on <br />the landfill watching fireworks. The Anoka County Attorney's office refused to proceed with <br />the matter because State Statute does not prohibit such activities. Simply walking on a property <br />that has a "no trespassing" sign or a fenced in area does not trigger a trespassing violation. If an <br />individual is asked to leave and they refuse to leave, or if the individual is asked to leave and <br />they return, they can be cited for trespassing under State Statute. <br /> <br />The County Attorney's office suggested that the City adopt a trespassing ordinance similar to the <br />Coon Rapids trespassing ordinance, in order to prosecute for such violations. Staff would <br />encourage the Council consider a trespassing ordinance in the interest Of cooperating With the <br />Minnesota Pollution Control Agency in their management of the closed Ramsey-Anoka landfill. <br /> <br />Attached to the case is the trespassing ordinance from Coon Rapids. <br /> <br />Council Action: <br /> <br />Motion to introduce a trespassing ordinance as part of the Ramsey Code of Ordinances. ,~.~7~~ <br />Reviewed by: <br /> <br />City Administrator <br />City Attorney <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />CC: 08/14/01 <br /> <br />-195- <br /> <br /> <br />