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Councilmember Strommen felt it was prematurely on the legislative agenda because funding for <br />a water treatment facility will go nowhere without the DNR on board and mandating to other <br />communities a more regional approach to water treatment. She believed the City needed to do <br />more work with the DNR to lay the groundwork. In addition, this will be a short legislative <br />session to address bonding so other policy oriented issues will be difficult to get considered. <br />Councilmember Elvig agreed with the importance of a combination of DNR and Metropolitan <br />Council support, noting the Metropolitan Council is looking at more regional issues than in the <br />past. <br />Councilmember Strommen agreed, noting, however, that the Metropolitan Council has no <br />jurisdiction in Sherburne County and Ramsey is right on the edge of that boundary. <br />City Administrator Ulrich indicated staff will remove the water treatment facility from the <br />legislative agenda because it is not urgent at this point but staff will continue to conduct <br />background work. <br />City Council consensus was reached to support staff obtaining proposals for a federal lobbyist <br />and to contact Anoka about the option of a joint lobbying effort. <br />FUTURE TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br />The City Council reached consensus to add discussion of Building Code Chapter 1306 and <br />legality of IUPs to future topics. <br />MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STAFF INPUT <br />None <br />ADJOURNMENT <br />Motion by Councilmember McGlone, seconded by Acting Mayor Wise, to adjourn the Work <br />Session meeting. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Acting Mayor Wise, Councilmembers McGlone, Backous, Elvig, <br />McGlone, Strommen, and Tossey. Voting No: None. Absent: Mayor Ramsey. <br />The Work Session of the City Council was adjourned at 7:22 p.m. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Kurtis G. Ulrich <br />City Administrator <br />City Council Work Session / December 6, 2011 <br />Page 11 of 12 <br />