Minutes - Council Work Session - 08/24/2004

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey City Council conducted a City Council Work Session on Tuesday, August 24, 2004, at the Ramsey Fire Station Number I, 15050 Armstrong Boulevard NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Mayor Thomas Gamec Councilmember Todd Cook Councilmember David Elvig Councilmember Patti Kurak Councilmember Sarah Strommen Councilmember Gerald Zimmerman Members Absent: Councilmember A1 Pearson Also Present: City Administrator James E. Norman Assistant City Administrator Heidi Nelson Finance Officer Diana Lund Director of Public Works/Fire Chief Dean Kapler CAI,L TO ORDER Mayor Gamec called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:55 p.m. APPROVE AGENDA The agenda was approved as submitted. COUNCIL TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION 1) Consider Ramsey Town Center Lighting Fixture Bruce Jacobson of Close Landscape and Architecture presented the Council with the new lighting fixture standard that is being recommended for the Municipal State Aid roads of Sunwood Drive, Rhinestone Street and Zeolite Street in Ramsey Town Center. He explained they are very concerned about the quality of the light, and would like white light, which involves a little more cost. The white light typically has a little shorter shelf life, but the color appears truer, it is better for planting and those types of things, and is preferred in terms of safety and security. He stated they want the source of the light to be elegant and somewhat thin, and not to make too much of a statement. They are planning 12-foot poles in the park, 14-foot poles on most of the streets, and 24-foot poles at the intersections. From Zeolite Street to Rhinestone Street the poles will be predrilled for banners, which they want to be closer to the core. City Council Work Session/August 24, 2004 Page 1 of 3