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CITY COUNCIL <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramsey City Council conducted a regular meeting on Tuesday, August 8, 2000, at the <br />Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Mayor Thomas Gamec <br />Councilmember Susan E. Anderson <br />Councilmember Margaret Colmolly <br />Councilmember Terry Hendriksen <br />Councilmember Gerald Zimmerman <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />City Administrator James E. Norman <br />City Attorney William Goodrich <br />Community Development Assistant Megan Wald <br />Director of Public Works/Fire Chief Dean Kapler <br />City Engineer Steve Jankowski <br />City Engineer Brian Olson <br />Police Chief David Gustafson <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec called the regular meeting of the City Council to order at 7:00 p.m. and lead in the <br />Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. <br /> <br />CITIZEN INPUT <br /> <br />Gary Hanson, Bake Star, Inc., referenced the State of Minnesota Ordinance 444.075, which <br />authorizes cities to establish reasonable charges for storm water systems. He stated that the <br />response in the Ramsey Resident indicates that it does not matter if people have access to a storm <br />system or to what degree they have runoff and felt that the City was not being entirely straight <br />forward. He questioned what is just and reasonable and how much money the City needs to <br />maintain the existing storm water drainage system since all the new systems would be <br />constructed as part of a new development and paid by the developer. Mr. Hanson also stated that <br />he viewed the Ramsey web site and it had indicated that there are currently 3,674 homes in the <br />City and at $6.30 per household that would amount to $92,000 just in the residential portion of <br />the assessment not including businesses. He also stated it is mentioned in the Ramsey Resident <br />that "with a little bit of glee" the businesses are being asked to pay more than households and <br />businesses do not absorb the costs but the residents end up paying for the charge by the <br /> <br />City Council/August 8, 2000 <br /> Page 2 of 14 <br /> <br /> <br />