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The Ramsey City Council conducted a City Council Work Session on Tuesday, December 10, <br />2013, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br />Members Present: <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />Mayor Sarah Strommen <br />Councilmember Randy Backous <br />Councilmember Jill Johns <br />Councilmember Mark Kuzma <br />Councilmember John LeTourneau <br />Councilmember Chris Riley <br />Member Absent: Councilmember Jason Tossey <br />Also Present: City Administrator Kurtis Ulrich <br />Finance Director Diana Lund <br />Fire Chief Dean Kapler <br />Police Captain Jeff Katers <br />Public Works Superintendent Grant Riemer <br />Human Resources Manager Colleen Lasher <br />City Clerk Jo Ann Thieling <br />Assistant to the City Administrator Patrick Brama <br />Economic Development Manager Ted LaFrance <br />City Attorney Joe Langel <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />Mayor Strommen called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:30 p.m. <br />2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br />2.01: Discuss Alternative Language for Proposed Charter Amendment to Chapter 10 <br />City Administrator Ulrich reviewed the staff report and alternate Charter Amendment language <br />based on the discussion of the Council and Charter Commission at its Joint Session. He stated <br />there is a desire to have some limits to the franchise fee and how it is applied, which is addressed <br />in the draft alternatives. The alternatives address dedicating all franchise fee revenues to long- <br />term street maintenance program projects; a five -year sunset term for any new franchise fee <br />ordinance; assessments shall not be used for road maintenance projects while franchise fees are <br />in effect; franchise fee revenues shall be limited to a percentage of the annual tax levy; and, <br />public notification to assure transparency. City Administrator Ulrich stated the Charter language <br />can be adopted unanimously by the Council or put on a referendum. <br />City Council Work Session / December 10, 2013 <br />Page 1 of 6 <br />