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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, September 24, <br />2019, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br />Members Present: <br />Also Present: <br />Mayor John LeToumeau <br />Councilmember Nadine Heinrich <br />Councilmember Mark Kuzma <br />Councilmember Jeff Menth <br />Councilmember Debra Musgrove <br />Councilmember Chris Riley <br />City Administrator Kurtis Ulrich <br />Fire Chief Matt Kohner <br />Police Chief Jeff Katers <br />Public Works Superintendent Grant Riemer <br />Administrative Services Director Colleen Lasher <br />City Clerk Jo Ann Thieling <br />Community Development Director Timothy Gladhill <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />Mayor LeToumeau called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:32 p.m. <br />2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br />2.01: Discussion with Metro Cities (The Association of Metropolitan Municipalities) <br />City Administrator Ulrich introduced the Executive Director of Metro Cities and reviewed the <br />staff report. <br />Patricia Nauman, Executive Director of Metro Cities, provided background information on the <br />organization which exists within the seven -county metro area. She stated that membership is <br />very diverse from small cities to large cities and developed cities as well as undeveloped cities. <br />She stated that the organization represents its member cities at the legislation as well as the <br />Metropolitan Council. She noted that the organization acts as a watchdog of the Metropolitan <br />Council on behalf of its members. She stated that at the legislative level the organization works <br />on issues of its member cities, using examples of fiscal disparities, local government aid (LGA), <br />economic development funding, transportation, levy limits, and local control and authority. She <br />stated that Metro Cities also provides an online newsletter, published on average once a week, <br />and also provides legislative alerts. She stated that the organization works with a variety of <br />organizations on salary surveys and license and permit fee surveys. She stated that while the <br />organization typically lobbies on behalf of the consensus of its member cities, it can also help <br />City Council Work Session / September 24, 2019 <br />Page 1 of 10 <br />