Minutes - Council Work Session - 07/24/2012

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The Ramsey City Council conducted a City Council Work Session on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Also Present: CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA Mayor Bob Ramsey Councilmember Randy Backous Councilmember David Elvig Councilmember Colin McGlone Councilmember Sarah Strommen Councilmember Jason Tossey (arrived at 5:44 p.m.) Councilmember Jeffrey Wise Deputy City Administrator/Finance Director Diana Lund Human Resources Representative Colleen Lasher Senior Planner Timothy Gladhill Assistant Planner/Environmental Coordinator Chris Anderson Interim Engineer Ron Wagner, Hakanson Anderson Planning Consultant Tina Goodroad 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Ramsey called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:30 p.m. Mayor Ramsey reordered the agenda to first consider Item 2.03. 2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION 2.03: Street Light Installation Contract with Connexus Energy for Sunwood Drive Realignment Interim Engineer Wagner reviewed the staff report. Mayor Ramsey stated he had asked Finance Director Lund about the proposal and cost to power the lights and maintenance. He noted the lights being used now are 70 to 100 watt and may use a bit more wattage than that for other components. Mayor Ramsey reviewed the Connexus proposal, noting if a Metal Halide uses 100 Watts on average, the cost would be $513.92 at 11 cents/kilowatt. He asked what is the kilowatt rate and if it would be better for the City to have a metered use. Mayor Ramsey pointed out the cost difference is only $281 /month for lighting with LED and maintenance would be minimal. Leo Offerman, Connexus Energy Key Account Representative, stated Mayor Ramsey has raised good and valid questions. He indicated that "patience is a virtue" because efficiencies of LED City Council Work Session / July 24, 2012 Page 1 of 10