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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> ANOKA COUNTY <br /> SFATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />Thc Ramscy Cily (~ounci] conducted a work session on Tuesday, May 18, 2004, at Ramsey Fire <br />Station No. 1, 15050 Armstrong Bo~tlcvard NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Mayor Thom:ts G. Gamec <br />Councilmcmber Todd Cook <br />Councilmeml,er David Elvig <br />Counc ilmeml~er ?atti Kurak <br />Councilmcmber ;\ 1 Pearson <br />COUl~eilmeml~er Sarah Strommen <br />Counci lmcmber Gerald Zilnme~qnan <br /> <br />City Adminisimt{)r James E. Norman <br />Assistant Cit~,' A~hninistrator Heidi Nelson <br />Director of P~blic Works/Fire Chief Dean Kapler <br />Police Chief,! ames Way <br />Assistant Dir~'clor of Public Works Brian Olson <br /> <br />CAI~I~ TO ORDER <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec call('d the Council w{~rk session to order at 6:34 p.m. <br /> <br />A PPROVA !, OF AGENDA <br /> <br />Consensus was to move thc discus:;ion of' the Tobacco Free Parks policy to be discussed first, <br />add Disc~lssion of D'unk $cwr:r Pr:)ject and Discussion of Highway #47 Accident - Monday, <br />May 17, 2004. <br /> <br />TOI'ICS FOR DII4CUSSI()N <br /> <br />Case #2: ~l'obacco Free Parks <br /> <br />Mayor (;amcc introduced thc topic of 'i'obacco Free Parks. The City is looking at a policy that <br />woulcl ban smol<in~ fi'om City Parks <br /> <br />Assistant Director of Public Works O lson provided background regarding meetings with Youth <br />First ami thc Parl< ~lt~cl Recreation C(,mmission about the policy. <br /> <br />Rachel l lillycr of Anoka County, provided infmxnation about other communities, such as <br />Chanaplin, Coon Rapids, Sl~orcview, a~.d New Brighton, that have adopted a policy regarding <br />smoking bans in parks. Anoka Cr:tmty will be promoting the policy with help fi'om a grant <br />recc}vcd from thc State Department .)f'llealth. <br /> <br />City Com~cil Work Session - May 18, 2004 <br /> Page 1 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br />