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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ! I I ! PROCEEDINGS OF CITY (IK3NCIL CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey City Council conducted a special meeting on Tuesday, August 13, 1985 at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Blvd. N.W., Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Mayor Gary Heitman Councilm~nber Arnie Cox Councilmember A1 Sorteberg Councilm~nber Jean Schlueter Councilme~ber Gary Reimann (arrived 8:20 p.m.) Also Present: City Administrator Lloyd Schnelle City Attorney Willia~ Goodrich Reporter Angela Flint C2~.!,n TO ORDER Mayor Heitman called the special Council meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. and led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. CITIZEN INPUT Steve DeLuca - 7441 152nd Lane NW - Made the following statement: "As a concerned citizen of the City of Ramsey, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the City Council for taking action at their July 9 meeting allowing a Mr. James Gilbertson to be heard and have discussion regarding his request for liquor license renewal, and placing that discussion as an agenda item that same evening. Having lived in Ramsey for seven years, ! have noticed an exodus of the Ramsey business co~unity. Dickenson's, Kovar Mfg., N & N Auto Body, Prestress Concrete and Renner Well are so~e of the businesses that have left or are leaving the oon]nunity. I would also like to place my support of the City Council to use local business wherever possible to help those businesses stay in business; businesses which pay o0mm~=_rcial taxes and help bring in the much needed tax revenue to our community. Again, I would like to thank the City Council and their efforts to keep a local business man in business and generating tax revenue and jobs in Ramsey." Steve DeLuca stated that he also has a letter frc~ Mr. Vern Wentura, 15001 Hematite, to the City Council, which he would like to read at this time. "Frc~ a concerned resident, after being a resident for eight years in Ramsey, I have noticed the changes in City goverr~ent fr~ concerned representatives to overstaffed City goverm~ent, who are using the City Hall and equipment for further betterment of thyselves. ~he appearance is of the tail wagging the dog and I must say the tail is doing quite a job at the expense of the taxpayers. You have a city manager working with the staff to inplant their ideas at the expense of the taxpayers. I have observed prolonged meetings between people who want changes for thyselves and others for their betterment August 13, 1985 Page 5 of 22