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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> ANOKA COUNTY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramsey City Council conducted a City Council Work Session on Tuesday, October 7, 2003, <br />at the Ramsey Fire Station Number I, 15050 Armstrong Boulevard NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Mayor Thomas Gamec <br />Councilmember Todd Cook <br />Councilmember David Elvig <br />Councilmember Patti Kurak <br />Councilmember A1 Pearson <br />Councilmember Sarah Strommen <br />Councilmember Gerald Zimmerman <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />City Administrator James E. Norman <br />Assistant City Administrator Heidi Nelson <br />Finance Officer Diana Lund <br />Director of Public Works/Fire Chief Dean Kapler <br />Community Development Director Sylvia Frolik <br />Assistant Director of Public Works Brian Olson <br />Police Chief James Way <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec called the City Council Work Session to order at 6:10 p.m. <br /> <br />CITIZEN INPUT <br /> <br />There was none. <br /> <br />TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br /> <br />1) 2004 Budget <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman explained that since the last budget meeting, the Department Heads <br />have met to discuss the budget, but they would like more time to discuss the issue further. For <br />the purposes of this meeting staff requested that the discussion focus on franchise fees. <br /> <br />Finance Officer Lund explained that if the Council is inclined to proceed with a franchise fee on <br />a per meter basis rather than a percentage the ordinance would have to be re-introduced on <br />Tuesday, October 14th. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session/October 7, 2003 <br /> Page 1 of 14 <br /> <br /> <br />