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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />The Ramsey City Council conducted a City Council Work Session on Tuesday, November 14, <br />2017, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br />Members Present: <br />Members Absent: <br />Also Present: <br />Mayor Sarah Strommen <br />Councilmember Jill Johns <br />Councilmember Mark Kuzma <br />Councilmember John LeTourneau <br />Councilmember Melody Shryock <br />Councilmember Chris Riley <br />City Administrator Kurtis Ulrich <br />Finance Director Diana Lund <br />Fire Chief Matt Kohner <br />Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent Mark Riverblood <br />Public Works Superintendent Grant Riemer <br />Human Resources Manager Colleen Lasher <br />Community Development Director Timothy Gladhill <br />City Engineer Bruce Westby <br />City Clerk Jo Ann Thieling <br />Asst. City Administrator/Economic Development Manager Patrick Brama <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />Mayor Strommen called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:32 p.m. <br />2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br />2.01: Discussion and Review of 2018 Proposed General/EDA Budgets and Levies <br />City Administrator Ulrich noted that this is the last planned discussion of the budget prior to the <br />final adoption in December. <br />Finance Director Lund reviewed the staff report. <br />Mark Lenz, Bearance Management Group, provided additional information on the suggestion to <br />add $1,000,000 of excess liability coverage, noting that this would enhance the existing liability <br />coverage. He referenced current events and noted that excess liability coverage is beneficial to <br />have if that type of situation arises. He stated that nationally he believes that liability costs will <br />increase in the near future. <br />City Council Work Session / November 14, 2017 <br />Page 1 of 7 <br />