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vision for the future. He stated that it would most likely make sense to amend the plan to better align with the vision for the future to help bring about the growth everyone wants to see in Ramsey. Mayor Kuzma agreed that it would be helpful to have a joint meeting. Councilmember Musgrove commented that when she first heard about the joint meeting it was more related to the Council decision to pause on housing but the context provided makes it seem to be a broader scope. She stated that the Council already has a lot of meetings on its plate and she does not want to have another meeting of this length. She stated that if there is a joint meeting she would want to see a more narrow intention. Councilmember Howell agreed that another meeting is not needed at this time. Councilmember Specht commented that he can see the benefit to a joint meeting. Councilmember Riley commented that there are joint meetings periodically and there is benefit to that. He stated that perhaps it does not occur right now because of the busy schedule. He agreed that the bigger picture visioning for The COR has been tweaked dependent on the market conditions and it is helpful to have the larger group involved in the discussion. He commented that he does not believe big box retail is coming into Ramsey as that market is dying out. He agreed that this would be a good joint meeting but perhaps not soon. Mayor Kuzma agreed that all the Boards and Commissions provide advisement to the Council and bringing everyone together to ensure groups are on the same page would provide a benefit. Councilmember Woestehoff agreed that it is beneficial to have open communication between the groups and related to the changes in The COR. He agreed that the joint meeting should wait until the Council strategic sessions have occurred. Councilmember Heineman agreed that this should be done, but perhaps in June or July after things settle down a bit. 7.05: Authorize Acquiring a RG33 MRAP Vehicle from the Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO) 1033 Program Police Chief Katers reviewed the staff report and recommendation for the City Council to authorize the acquisition and transportation of the RG33 MRAP from the LESO 1033 Program. Councilmember Heineman asked if this would solely have to be used by law enforcement or whether the department would have command and control over the equipment and it could be lent to fire rescue. Sergeant Kyle Hemmerich commented that law enforcement has to use the vehicle but could assist in providing fire rescue. He stated that he could drive the vehicle with six firefighters in the vehicle. City Council / March 23, 2021 Page 19 of 24