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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />The Ramsey City Council conducted a City Council Work Session on Tuesday, November 1, <br />2011, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br />Members Present: <br />Mayor Bob Ramsey <br />Councilmember Randy Backous <br />Councilmember David Elvig <br />Councilmember Colin McGlone <br />Councilmember Sarah Strommen <br />Councilmember Jason Tossey <br />Member Absent: Councilmember Jeffrey Wise <br />Also Present: City Administrator Kurtis Ulrich <br />Deputy City Administrator Heidi A. Nelson <br />Public Works Director Brian Olson <br />Finance Officer Diana Lund <br />Police Chief James Way <br />Fire Chief Dean Kapler <br />Senior Planner Tim Gladhill <br />City Engineer Tim Himmer <br />Environmental Coordinator Chris Anderson <br />Economic Development/Marketing Manager Aaron Backman <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />Mayor Ramsey called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:30 p.m. <br />COUNCIL TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br />1) Snowmobiling in Ramsey <br />Police Chief Jim Way reviewed the 2010 -2011 snowmobile season with the Council and asked <br />where the Council wants to go with regard to the snowmobiling season of 2011 -2012. He noted <br />that individual Councilmembers have been contacted by citizens regarding snowmobiling and he <br />offered that any comments or concerns could be discussed. He reported there were a total of 26 <br />complaints last year — that number being down even with a lot of snow. A few citations were <br />issued. The average number of complaints in the past has been about 100 per snowmobile <br />season. <br />Mayor Ramsey commented that the designated trails on Armstrong were impacted by the <br />walking trails. <br />City Council Work Session / November 1, 2011 <br />Page 1 of 10 <br />