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Councilmember Musgrove stated that she was eager to hear a response from Anoka County on <br />the price of the building, but it appears the County is not flexible on the price and would only sell <br />at market value. She stated that she would also agree with the direction to move towards the new <br />public works facility, rather than proceed with the interim option. <br />Councilmember Heinrich agreed that the new public works facility is needed. She stated that she <br />would be more in favor of not pursuing the interim option and instead moving forward with the <br />public works facility. She stated that she would not support interest only financing and would <br />prefer to use funds from the utility funds. <br />Mayor LeTourneau confirmed the consensus of the Council to direct staff to move forward to <br />solicit plans and specifications for the new public works facility and not to pursue the interim <br />option. <br />City Administrator Ulrich stated that it could be helpful to have a subcommittee made up of <br />Council members for this process. <br />Mayor LeTourneau confirmed that could be further discussed in the future. <br />2.03: Discussion Regarding the Possibility of Outsourcing the Ramsey Resident <br />Newsletter <br />Communication and Events Coordinator Thorstad reviewed the staff report. <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked where the regulation exists requiring six newsletters per year <br />and whether there would be consideration to change that to require less as the trend is more <br />towards providing digital information. <br />City Administrator Ulrich stated that this has been discussed previously, noting that would <br />require an amendment to the City Charter. He stated that the issue could be brought forward to <br />the Charter Commission for discussion to reduce the number of issues to five or even quarterly. <br />Councilmember Musgrove stated that she would support outsourcing the newsletter as the <br />company has better equipment and noted that she also likes the live links. <br />Councilmember Kuzma stated that not everyone is digital adept and therefore the printed <br />newsletter is important. He stated that he would want to ensure the printed piece remain. He <br />stated that he is not thrilled with a three-year commitment, although acknowledged the ability to <br />cancel with a 90-day notice. He asked who would be responsible for advertising. <br />Communications and Events Coordinator Thorstad explained that currently the City shares the <br />revenue with the sales person. She stated that Prime would take on the advertising responsibility <br />and would then receive the funds in return. <br />Councilmember Kuzma stated that his question is more content related. <br />City Council Work Session / May 14, 2019 <br />Page 4 of 7 <br />