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looking into a .iciest cfi'crt with thc c/tics of Anoka and A3~dover of putting together infornmtion <br />on cttbl¢ TV to 1)ramote this and :[d(litional things that will be happening. A representative of <br />Anoka County Community Health Department stated that ifRamsey adopts this policy it will be <br />thc 48th oily in thu state o~'Minnescqa to do so. This relates to role modeling for youth, less litter, <br />and second hand smoke exposure Mayor Gamec requested the Health Department to supply <br />starT with any available infornmtion for the City newsletter. Councilmember Elvig commented <br />there was a flair amount of convers:~ttio~ fi'om the RYAA group in favor of bringing this forward. <br />Mayor ©am¢c asked if there h~tve been any further comments from Anoka or Andover regarding <br />this. Thc rq)rcsc~,mtivc of Anoka County Community Health Department replied they are both <br />in thc lm)Ccss t)l' p~lssing this. Thexc is a coalition of community members forming in the City of <br />Andovcr and o¥crwhclming suppo~ t l'rom athletic groups. Anoka is in the middle of the process <br />with thc Parl~ Commission and ('ity Council. Councilmember Zimmerman inquired about <br />['unding Ibc thc s:igns from the ~obacco settlement. The representative of Anoka County <br />Commttnity ]lcalth Department ret>lied the funding is received from the Minnesota Department <br />of l lcalth. The cmlowment estabiishcd in 1998 was put into the general fund to balance the <br />budget. <br /> <br />Motion carried. \,()ting Ye:s: Ma)or Gamec, Councillnembers Cook, Strommen, Elvig, Kurak, <br />Pearson, and Zimn~urman. Voting '~o: None. <br /> <br />Case #I 5: <br /> <br />hm'od.ction of Ordinance (Special Fire Protection Systems) to Include <br />Chapter 1306 to th~ Minnesota Building Code <br /> <br />Public Works l)irector Kaplcr reviewt:d that this ordinance would amend the building code to <br />require special fi~c suppression systems in new buildings. The threshold for commercial <br />structures would bo lowered in m~tny cases to 2,000 square feet. All assembly occupancies <br />would bc required to be sprinkled. Sprinklers would be required in all residential occupancies <br />that arc greater th~,n 8,500 square f~oet. The 8,500 square feet is the gross area of the residence <br />including all lloors, basements, and garages. It would not affect unattached one and two family <br />homes unless they :u'c over ~g,500 squire', feet, <br /> <br />Mayor Gamcc stmcd it should be cluar that most homes in the City would not require the <br />sprinkli~g system. <br /> <br />Motion by (touncilmcmber Cook, seconded by Councilmember Zimmerman, to introduce an <br />ordinance to a~dop/ chapter 1306, subpart 3, New Buildings with item E, option 1 in the <br />Minnesota Buildings, Code. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voling Yes: Mayo: G;~mec, Councilmembers Cook, Zimmerman, Elvig, Kurak, <br />l'carson, and Strom~ncn. Vt~tingNo: None. <br /> <br />Case #16: (:onsider Policy an{' Staff Direction to Assist Town Center Marketing <br /> <br />City Adminislrator Norma~ explai~ted staff has been working with the Ramsey Town Center <br />Developer and their rcsper:tive m~rk~,ting efforts, and new issues continue to come to the <br /> <br />City Council/May 25, 2004 <br />Page 23 of 27 <br /> <br /> <br />