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FINANCE COMMITTEE <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramsey Finance Committee conducted a regular meeting on Tuesday, July 22, 2003, at the <br />Ramsey Fire Station Number I, 15050 Armstrong Boulevard NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Chairperson David Elvig <br />Mayor Tom Gamec (alternate) <br />Councilmember Gerald Zimmerman (arrived at 6:37 p.m.) <br /> <br />Members Absent: <br /> <br />Councilmember Sarah Strommen <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />City Administrator James E. Norman <br />Finance Officer Diana Lund <br />Director of Public Works/Fire Chief Dean Kapler <br />Police Chief James Way <br />Parks/Utilities Supervisor Mark Riverblood <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Chairperson Elvig called the regular meeting of the Finance Committee to order at 6:33 p.m. <br /> <br />CITIZEN INPUT <br /> <br />There was none. <br /> <br />COMMITTEE BUSINESS <br /> <br />Case #1: Parking Lot Construction for Elmcrest Park <br /> <br />Parks/Utilities Supervisor Riverblood stated that the 2003 Parks Capital Improvement Program <br />proposes $215,000 for the creation of parking lots and the extension of the neighborhood street <br />as a park drive into Elmcrest Park. In April of this year, the Park and Recreation Commission <br />held a work session following the Commission's regular April meeting for the purpose of <br />refining various layouts and concepts for Elmcrest Park's parking lots and park drive. Those <br />modifications were incorporated into the revised concept plan. Following the Commission's <br />review, staff inet with the Ramsey Youth Athletic Association (RYAA) to gain additional input. <br />Parking configurations and the number of spaces were further modified as a result. Review with <br />the Police Chief also resulted in a change to the final draft of Elmcrest's parking plan. At the <br />Park Commission May 2003 meeting, the Commission recommended that the Council approve <br />the final draft plan, authorize a portion of the 2003 CIP for design and engineering as well as <br />proceed to advertise for bids. On June 10, 2003, the Park and Recreation Commission invited <br />the City Council to meet at Elmcrest Park to discuss moving forward with development of the <br />parking lots. The consensus by those in attendance was to proceed with the preparation of plans <br />and specifications. A shift in priority seems to have occurred with regard to the access to <br /> <br />Finance Committee/July 22, 2003 <br /> Page 1 of 5 <br /> <br /> <br />