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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, May 28, 2019, at <br />the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br />Members Present: <br />Also Present: <br />Mayor John LeTourneau <br />Councilmember Nadine Heinrich <br />Councilmember Mark Kuzma <br />Councilmember Debra Musgrove <br />Councilmember Chris Riley <br />City Administrator Kurtis Ulrich <br />Finance Director Diana Lund <br />Public Works Superintendent Grant Riemer <br />Community Development Director Timothy Gladhill <br />City Engineer Bruce Westby <br />Elwyn Tinklenberg of the Tinklenberg Group <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />Mayor LeTourneau called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:33 p.m. <br />2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br />2.01: Washington D.C. Meetings <br />City Administrator Ulrich reviewed the staff report. <br />Mr. Tinklenberg agreed that this was a very productive trip with successful meetings; he <br />provided a brief update on the meetings with the different representatives and their staff. He <br />stated that there is a lot of enthusiasm for moving forward on transportation issues. He stated <br />that there are no new dollars allocated towards transportation for Ramsey in the approved State <br />budget and therefore the opportunity to obtain Federal funding would provide assistance for the <br />City to leverage State funding. He stated that the opportunity for Ramsey to meet with <br />Committee staff to help design the transportation initiative is a unique opportunity and <br />encouraged the City to take advantage. He provided a brief update on the State legislative <br />activities regarding Highway 10. He stated that Ramsey has been positioning itself in order to <br />pursue funding in 2020 and if that occurs the City would be able to begin construction in 2021 or <br />2022. He stated that a package of funding will be needed to make the Highway 10 project work <br />and Federal funds will be a part of that package. He stated that the additional trip to Washington <br />D.C. is an important opportunity for the City to pursue additional funding. <br />Mayor LeTourneau asked for details on the Transportation Alliance. <br />City Council Work Session / May 28, 2019 <br />Page 1 of 7 <br />