Minutes - Council Work Session - 05/28/2013

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey City Council conducted a City Council Work Session on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Mayor Sarah Strommen (arrived at 6:07 p.m.) Councilmember Randy Backous Councilmember Mark Kuzma Councilmember John LeTourneau Councilmember Chris Riley Councilmember Jason Tossey Also Present: City Administrator Kurtis Ulrich Finance Director Diana Lund Fire Chief Dean Kapler Police Chief James Way Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent Mark Riverblood Public Works Superintendent Grant Riemer Assistant Planner/Environmental Coordinator Chris Anderson Development Services Manager Timothy Gladhill City Engineer Bruce Westby Assistant to the City Administrator Patrick Brama City Attorney William Goodrich 1. CALL TO ORDER Acting Mayor Backous called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:52 p.m. The Council agreed to first consider Item 2.05. 2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION 2.05: Innovative Financing for Advancement of Mn/DOT Projects — The Tinklenberg Group Elwyn Tinklenberg, The Tinklenberg Group, reviewed the consideration by the Legislature relating to the financing and bonding programs. He explained that as a fall back position, he has talked with Mn/DOT about new ways to help finance projects that provided more flexibility. Meetings have been held and presentations made before Mn/DOT. In that discussion, he has suggested that a demonstration project should be the Armstrong interchange in the City of Ramsey, which is how it became incorporated in advancing an alternate funding process. Mr. Tinklenberg stated Oppenheimer put together a financing technique that is being successfully used in Florida, Ohio, and Indiana. This financing technique is now beginning in Minnesota. City Council Work Session / May 28, 2013 Page 1 of 8