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Road & Bridge Committee <br /> City of Ramsey <br /> Anoka County <br /> St.ate of Minnesota <br /> <br />The Ramsey Road ~nd Bridge (~ommittee conducted a regular meeting on <br />Thursday, Februa~cy 5, 11987 ~,.t McGregor's Restaurant in Ramsey, <br />Minnesota° <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Councilme)~er A1 Sorteberg <br />Councilme)~er Ali Pearson <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />Supt~ of i~ub].ic Works - Merle Mevissen <br />City Engi~eer - Peter Raatikka <br /> <br />The meeting was commenced a'i~. 7:00 A.M. to discuss the need for a one <br />ton four wheel dcive dump t?u(:k, 'the need for a light equipment <br />operator, the ne<~d for a pu?~].J.c works site and the Municipal State Aid <br />Street System~ <br /> <br />Item %1 - One ton four wheei~ drive dump truck: <br /> <br />Merle Mevisse~ st~ted that a truck was needed for patching <br />streets, park 'wor~ and plowing cul-de-sacs and parking lots. <br />He also estimated the cost to be approximately $20,000. A <br />discussion was he!~ on purchase of a used truck. It was the <br />consen~us of the ~:on~ittee that a used truck with the <br />equipment desired by the City and in good condition would be <br />difficult to find~ Therfore, the committee recommends the <br />purchase of a new ~'uck. <br /> <br />Item #2 - Li_g_ht__ <br /> <br />Merle Nevissen die, cussed the need. for a light equipment <br />operator. He stai~ed that the Public Works Department was <br />short of help and_ ]'>arching was not being done on a regular <br />basis, the c. ity's drainage system was maintained on a <br />emergency basis oily and parks were not fully maintained. <br />He also stated theft it had been three years since the last <br />full term employe~~. was hired and the city had added a <br />sanitary sewer system, a municipal water system and <br />additional parks ~:~d streets. The committee recommends <br />adve. rtising for a light equipment operator with the salary <br />beJ. r~g set by the [)e~?sonnel committee. <br /> <br />Item ~3 - Pubilic Works Siteg <br /> <br /> The committee discussed the possible sites in the City and <br /> agreed with the City Engineer's memo of January 19, 1987 <br /> that the RaudJ. o site would make the best site for a public <br /> works facilJ.ty~ Both Mr. Sorteberg and Mr. Pearson were <br /> concerned wi.th the total cost of establishing a public works <br /> facility. They directed the Public Works Supt. and City <br /> Engineer to detezaine the required space for a new building, <br /> the cost of movir~g %he existing building and the possibility <br /> <br /> <br />