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deals with identity so he thought it would be good to take a few minutes, as elected and appointed <br /> leaders in the community,to say what the BHAG or stretch goal for Ramsey is for the next decade <br /> if all the barriers are removed. He stated they are not going to adopt this, it is for brainstorming to <br /> see what the vision is. If something really resonates maybe they would build on that with some <br /> strategies they are creating. He gave the Council five minutes to write on a piece of paper and <br /> then will share in a round table. <br /> Councilmember Specht stated in reading a document from 2017 from the University of Minnesota, <br /> it said"Welcome to Ramsey, the Gateway to Greater Minnesota." He stated he thought they are <br /> a great gate both with people coming to the cities and then to Greater Minnesota so they were a <br /> gateway city. <br /> Councilmember Musgrove stated she put down "Best North Metro City to Live". She heard <br /> residents talk about how they can go anywhere in any city and get what they want but they come <br /> back to Ramsey where it is peaceful and quite without all the hustle and bustle. And then the same <br /> thought concept of"Ramsey Get Away"where they can get what they need but can come home to <br /> our city. <br /> Councilmember Heineman stated he wrote facilitate innovation and synergy between the City of <br /> Ramsey businesses and residents. The idea behind that is Parks and Assistant Public Works <br /> Superintendent Riverblood, his idea of taking the park and making it into a venue for weddings, <br /> looking at what can be done with the Ramsey Sports Complex that there are so many ways that <br /> we can facilitate between the City of Ramsey businesses and residents to create a really good city <br /> experience,whether that is Kitchen Table sponsoring a softball league at the new Sport Center and <br /> the City of Ramsey supporting it. He stated that should be the goal, to facilitate innovation and <br /> synergy at all levels. <br /> Councilmember Howell stated hers came from a Councilmember in Burnsville. It was a five-year <br /> project of hers to create a commission to go through City Code and work on updating it and <br /> reducing unnecessary code. After five years she accomplished that goal and they have that going <br /> on over there. She stated she would love if that could be done here. <br /> Police Chief Katers stated his is a little self-serving but"A Safe Place to Live, Work and Play" or <br /> "A Safe Place to Call Home". He explained safety is the key. <br /> Councilmember Woestehoff stated his was "The Ideal Place to Work from Home." He explained <br /> that is an appropriate task right now that is probably going to remain for a while. That helps with <br /> the stay in a place of peacefulness, good parks, and other resources without building apartments <br /> all over the place. He thought it helped to provide some of the balance the City strives for. <br /> Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood stated his may not be aspiration or <br /> audacious enough but is still a stretch goal in that it would be beginning the first phase of the water <br /> front, creating the park, providing the fill for the northwest quadrant, and in the down town and <br /> establishing the splashpad as a destination for residents city-wide and in the region and in so doing <br /> delivering more traffic into The COR. <br /> City Council Special Work Session/February 15, 2022 <br /> Page 8 of 31 <br />