Minutes - Council Work Session - 12/06/2011

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Councilmember Strommen felt it was prematurely on the legislative agenda because funding for a water treatment facility will go nowhere without the DNR on board and mandating to other communities a more regional approach to water treatment. She believed the City needed to do more work with the DNR to lay the groundwork. In addition, this will be a short legislative session to address bonding so other policy oriented issues will be difficult to get considered. Councilmember Elvig agreed with the importance of a combination of DNR and Metropolitan Council support, noting the Metropolitan Council is looking at more regional issues than in the past. Councilmember Strommen agreed, noting, however, that the Metropolitan Council has no jurisdiction in Sherburne County and Ramsey is right on the edge of that boundary. City Administrator Ulrich indicated staff will remove the water treatment facility from the legislative agenda because it is not urgent at this point but staff will continue to conduct background work. City Council consensus was reached to support staff obtaining proposals for a federal lobbyist and to contact Anoka about the option of a joint lobbying effort. FUTURE TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION The City Council reached consensus to add discussion of Building Code Chapter 1306 and legality of IUPs to future topics. MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STAFF INPUT None ADJOURNMENT Motion by Councilmember McGlone, seconded by Acting Mayor Wise, to adjourn the Work Session meeting. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Acting Mayor Wise, Councilmembers McGlone, Backous, Elvig, McGlone, Strommen, and Tossey. Voting No: None. Absent: Mayor Ramsey. The Work Session of the City Council was adjourned at 7:22 p.m. i,....________ Respectfully submitted, & ....2,:c.. 6 , K is G. Ulrich City Administrator City Council Work Session / December 6, 2011 Page llof12