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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> ANOKA COUNTY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramsey City Council conducted a City Council Work Session on Tuesday, November 22, <br />2005, at the Ramsey Fire Station Number 1, 15050 Armstrong Boulevard NW, Ramsey, <br />Minnesota. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Mayor Thomas Gamec <br />Councilmember Todd Cook <br />Councilmember David Elvig <br />Councilmember David Jeffrey <br />Councilmember Mary Jo Olson <br />Councilmember A1 Pearson <br />Councilmember Sarah Strommen <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />City Administrator James E. Norman <br />Director of Public Works Dean Kapler <br />Community Development Director Patrick Trudgeon <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER' <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec called the City Council Work Session to order at 6:48 p.m. <br /> <br />APPROVE AGENDA <br /> <br />The agenda was approved as submitted. <br /> <br />COUNCIL TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br /> <br />1) Grant for Master Planning <br /> <br />Community Development Director Trudgeon stated last month, staff submitted a letter of interest <br />to the McKnight Foundation to help fund a series of forums and planning meetings to assist the <br />City in determining the best way to grow in the next 20 to 30 years. The McKnight Foundation <br />has indicated an interest in the proposal and has requested additional information about the <br />proposal by December 1, 2005. Mr. Trudgeon explained under the proposal, McKnight <br />Foundation grant money would fund four forums that would have nationally recognized speakers <br />focusing on future regional land and social trends, transportation alternatives, innovative zoning <br />techniques, and community ecology. These public forums would help educate and build <br />capacity for policy makers, staff, and citizens on these topics. Subsequent to these forums, a <br />unique public meeting using Open Space Technology will help gain consensus on how the City <br />should grow. The funding is also designed to provide for resources for the staff and policy <br />makers in implementing the outcomes of the process. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session / November 22, 2005 <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br /> <br />