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CITY COUNCIL CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey City Council conducted a regular meeting on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Mayor Mark Kuzma Councilmember Chelsee Howell Councilmember Debra Musgrove Councilmember Chris Riley Councilmember Dan Specht Councilmember Matt Woestehoff Members Absent: Councilmember Ryan Heineman Also Present: City Administrator Brian Hagen Finance Director Diana Lund Human Resources Specialist Nicole Laubach Recreation Specialist Marla Martinez-Flynn Police Captain Tim Frankfurth City Attorney Fritz Knaak 1. 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 2.01: Proclamation Declaring October 2022 Domestic Violence Awareness Month Mayor Kuzma read the proclamation declaring October 2022 Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Tina Bronson, Director of Mission Advancement at the Alexander House, came forward and thanked the City for declaring October Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressed her appreciation to the City of Ramsey for partnering by recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month by illuminating public spaces in purple and visibly showing domestic violence is not tolerated in the community. She shared there is a long standing partnership with Ramsey and it means a great deal to the survivors, staff and volunteers. She acknowledged that this work is very important and it has come a long way; however, there is still work to be done. She added the pandemic has only exacerbated the relationship violence and Minnesota domestic violence and sexual violence programs have seen an overwhelming amount of service requests in the last few years. She noted the Alexander House has not been immune to this increase. She shared that the City Council / September 27, 2022 Page 2 of 7