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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION <br /> CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> ANOKA COUNTY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> The Ramsey City Council conducted a City Council Special Work Session on Tuesday, March 1, <br /> 2022, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> Members Present: Mayor Mark Kuzma <br /> Councilmember Ryan Heineman <br /> Councilmember Chelsee Howell <br /> Councilmember Debra Musgrove <br /> Councilmember Dan Specht <br /> Councilmember Matt Woestehoff <br /> Absent: Councilmember Chris Riley <br /> Also Present: City Administrator Kurtis Ulrich <br /> Deputy City Administrator/Community Dev. Director Brian Hagen <br /> City Attorney Fritz Knaak <br /> Administrative Services Director Colleen Lasher <br /> Deputy City Clerk Katie Schmidt (attended remotely) <br /> 1. CALL TO ORDER <br /> Mayor Kuzma called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:35 p.m. <br /> 2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br /> 2.01: Discuss Redistricting City Wards and Precincts <br /> Administrative Services Director Lasher presented the case for discussion for the City Council to <br /> establish or reestablish ward and precinct boundaries in order for an ordinance to be introduced on <br /> March 8, 2022 and adopted on March 22, 2022; in time for the March 29, 2022 deadline. She <br /> presented the staff report along with proposals and the supportive response from the County. <br /> Civil Engineer IV Linton stated he has been doing the technical work behind the maps in the staff <br /> report and is present to answer questions. He referenced an example which was circulated and has <br /> sent a letter to the judges that decide the master district redrawing because in looking at it, he <br /> thought they could have done a better job. He noted Hwy 10 by the mobile park where,they came <br /> in the west driveway, went up the railroad tracks and then back out the east driveway to Hwy 10 <br /> enclosing a small area in Congressional District Three with the remainder staying in Congressional <br /> District Six. He believed there was a lot of ridesharing there so people have to go to two different <br /> polling places on election day. He wrote a letter to them but he understood it may take a year to <br /> resolve. He stated the judge and staff were just looking at numbers and didn't realize that this area <br /> is a tight knit mobile home community with a lot of dependencies in it. <br /> City Council Special Work Session/March 1, 2022 <br /> Page 1 of 15 <br />