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CITY COUNCIL <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOIC~k COUNTY <br />S[ATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramsey City Council condu:;t(xi a regular meeting on Tuesday, April 27, 2004, at the <br />Ramsey Fire Station Number 1~, 1 5050 Armstrong Boulevard NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> <br />Members Preset, t: <br /> <br />Mayor ~D~omas Gamec <br />Co, mcilmember Todd Cook <br />Co~mcilmember David Elvig <br />Co~ mcilmember Patti Kurak <br />Cot mcihnember A1 Pearson <br />Co, mcilmember Sarah Strommen <br />Co~ m cilmember Gerald Zi~mnerman <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />Cit'..' Administrator James E. Norman <br />Ass istant Ci~:y Administrator Heidi Nelson <br />As.si stant Community Development Director Patrick Trudgeon <br />Public Works Director Dean Kapler <br />Ass istaat Public Works Director Brian Olson <br />Ass,:)ci~te Planner ~ay Geisler <br />Cit5 A~ [orney William Goodrich <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Mayor Garnet called the regular n ~eeting of the City Council to order at 7:03 p.m. and called <br />upon Cot,ncihnember Pearson to l:ad in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. <br /> <br />PRESENTArFI©N REGARDIN,; THE RETIREMENT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT <br />BADGE OF DALE MCKUSICI'4], RAMSEY FIREFIGHTER <br /> <br />Fire Chief' K. aplcr announced lqref~gHtcr Dale McKusick has given 14 years of service as a <br />Ramscy firefighter. He is not quiti lng the Fire Department, but for medical reasons cannot fulfill <br />the needs an? Ion.ger. Dal(: joined i:he Ramsey Fire Department in 1990 and has been an asset in <br />the growth of the department. He ires put in countless hours of instructing new firefighters, and <br />has spent ab(mt I .."3 of his life ded/~:al:ed to serving his corm~nunity. The Ramsey Fire Department <br />will no longer isst~c badge number 1 I, after Dale's retirement. <br /> <br />Dale McK_usic:l< stated there are a c:mple of people he needs to thank. One is Al Pearson, who <br />has been an incredible int'tuence o~ eve~yone involved in the fire service. From day one, <br />Councilmenabc:r Pearson has al way~ made the push for every individual and his leadership has <br />been incredible. [qc thanked Bruce Hoeke who came out of retirement to start the Department ~ <br />and took them under bis wings. D~.ve .Gri~fin then stepped in and got them going in the fight <br />dimcticm. Dean Kapler then came ~ m and he cannot say enough about Mr. Kapler. It is fantastic <br />the way be runs things; he is a boom leader who will keep this department going in a positive <br />way. There is not a better group of officers and they are a family. He stated he accepts this <br /> <br />Commil/April 27, 2004 <br /> Page 3 of 33 <br /> <br />P25 <br /> <br /> <br />