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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, September 9, <br />2014, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br />Members Present: <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 Kurds Ulrich <br />Police Captain Jeff Katers <br />Public Works Superintendent Grant Riemer <br />Human Resources Manager Colleen Lasher <br />Community Development Director Timothy Gladhill <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 5:32 p.m. <br />2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSIQN <br />2.01: Review Update on Concept Plan for Ramsey Raceway; Case of Ramsey Raceway, <br />LLC <br />Community Development Director Gladhill reviewed the staff report and provided a brief update <br />on the request of Karl Janzen of Ramsey Raceway to relocate Ramsey Raceway in concept <br />before preparing official site plans for review. It was noted that Mr. Janzen had originally <br />discussed the request with the Council at the July 22, 2014, Work Session. Consensus of the <br />Council at that meeting was to explore opportunities and other locations for a permanent location <br />for Ramsey Raceway. Staff discussed an update with Mr. Janzen and provided information on <br />potential alternative locations as well as results of an unofficial noise study performed by the <br />Ramsey Police Department. <br />Community Development Director Gladhill stated Ramsey Raceway is considering the former <br />paintball site that has an existing go -cart track, though that track would not work for Ramsey <br />City Council Work Session / September 9, 2014 <br />Page 1 of 9 <br />