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CITY COUNCIL CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey City Council conducted a regular meeting on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Members Absent: Also Present: 1. Mayor Mark Kuzma Councilmember Ryan Heineman (attended remotely) Councilmember Chelsee Howell Councilmember Debra Musgrove Councilmember Chris Riley Councilmember Dan Specht Councilmember Matt Woestehoff None City Administrator Brian Hagen City Attorney Fritz Knaak Planning Manager Todd Larson City Engineer/Interim Public Works Director Bruce Westby Finance Director Diana Lund CALL TO ORDER Mayor Kuzma called the regular meeting of the Ramsey City Council to order at 7:00 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Kuzma. 2. PRESENTATION None. 3. CITIZEN INPUT Jim Bendtsen, 14131 Junkite Street NW, stated he was a Charter Commission member. He stated at the Council meeting on June 14, 2022 he found out that Councilmember Woestehoff had written to the judge who appoints Charter Commission members complaining about the opinions of a Charter Commission member, which Councilmember Woestehoff deemed unacceptable and claiming the members wants to "dismantle government." He stated Councilmember Woestehoff should be reminded of the meaning of the words in the Pledge of Allegiance which includes the phrase "with liberty and justice for all." This includes the liberty to express opinions about events and peoples' motivations in public or social media whether Councilmember Woestehoff agrees with them or not. He stated last week Councilmember Woestehoff publicly decided to double down on his desire to publicly cancel those who don't agree with him using the words "belittle our democracy" and presented a conspiracy theory about a Charter Commission member possibly City Council /July 12, 2022 Page 2 of 22