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Councilmember Musgrove referenced page 22 and asked for additional input on the statement related to planning for future educational needs for the youth of Ramsey. Community Development Director Gladhill explained that there was a lot of discussion regarding a lack of educational space within Ramsey. He noted that a second elementary school will open in the next school year. He acknowledged that the City is not the driving force behind schooling, but the City can work collaboratively with the School District to reach the needs of the community. Councilmember Musgrove asked if that could be restated to better show the intent towards working collaboratively with the public school system. Councilmember Heinrich stated that she supports the change in language related to education and agrees that the language should be more specific. She stated that she also had questions about the public art language. She noted that while she does value input from the public, she also believes that language should be removed from the planning document. Community Development Director Gladhill agreed that not everything raised needs to be included in the plan and noted that line could be removed if desired. Mayor LeTourneau stated that the City needs to be sensitive in the amount of engagement that has taken place in the creation of this document. He believed that this plan is a great combination of a lot of great input and ideas that can be used to guide the City over the years. He noted that this does not direct the City but simply provides aspirational goals for the future. Motion by Councilmember Riley, seconded by Councilmember Musgrove, to direct staff to finalize the draft and bring the document back to the City Council to adopt prior to the June 30, 2019 deadline. Further discussion: Councilmember Kuzma asked and received clarification that the intent would be for staff to make the suggested changes and bring the finalized document back to the Council for approval. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor LeTourneau, Councilmembers Riley, Musgrove, Heinrich, and Kuzma. Voting No: None. 7.02: Adopt Resolution #19-135 Approving Plans and Specifications and Authorizing Advertisement for Bids for 2019 Crack Sealing Improvements, Improvement Project #19-00 City Engineer Westby reviewed the staff report and recommendation to adopt Resolution #19- 135 approving plans and specifications and authorizing advertisement for bids for 2019 Cracksealing Improvements, Improvement Project #19-00. He noted that cracksealing continues to be the most cost-effective pavement maintenance operation available. On May 21, 2019, the Public Works Committee received input from staff regarding temporarily suspending the City of Ramsey's sealcoat program but continuing to complete crackseal improvements. The Committee City Council / June 11, 2019 Page 6 of 9