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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> ANOKA COUNTY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramscy City Council conducted a City Council Work Session on Tuesday, March 30, 2004, <br />at thc Ramsey Fire Station Number I, 15050 Armstrong Boulevard NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> <br />Members Pl'OSelqt: <br /> <br />Mayor Thomas Gamec <br />Councihnember Todd Cook <br />Councilmember David Elvig <br />Councilmember Patti Kurak <br />Councilmember Al 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 />Di rector of Public Works/Fire Chief Dean Kapler <br />Community Development Director Sylvia Frolik <br />Assistant Director of Public Works Brian Olson <br />Assistant Community Developer Director Patrick Trt~dgeon <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Mayor Gamcc called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:36 p.m. <br /> <br />APPROVE AGENDA <br /> <br />Thc agenda was approved as submitted. <br /> <br />COUNCIL TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br /> <br />1) NEMO Presentation <br /> <br />Julie Wcstcrltmd, Community Assistance Coordinator for the DNR, gave a presentation on <br />Project NEMO (Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials). She explained this project links <br />land ttsc to witter quality. Slle stated water quality is dependent on land use, which is decided at <br />the local level. Ms. Westerhmd reviewed the effects of urbanization on streams, development <br />impacts oil tl~e water cycle, water quantity impacts, and the pollutants in polluted runoff. <br /> <br />Ms. Westerlttnd reviewed the NEMO 3-tiered approach to water resource protection, which <br />includes the following: <br /> <br />City Council Work Session/March 30, 2004 <br /> Page 1 of 12 <br /> <br /> <br />