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<br />Councilmember Specht asked if infrastructure is considered a service. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen stated that this is generally recognized as a service. <br /> <br />Mayor Kuzma stated that was a good idea. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff suggested language to say ensure City infrastructure and core services <br />meet the needs and demands of the residents through maintenance and implementations. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen said that is too wordy. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove stated that if there are the basic objectives that are already in place, and <br />under them there are action plans and better communication of what the action plans are, no new <br />objective is needed because it does not add anything to what is already there. She added that they <br />are doing a lot with roads already and she thinks that getting the communication out there about <br />what is happening with the roads is more important than another objective. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht agreed; however, still strongly agrees that there should be an objective on <br />it as it shows that this is one of the main objectives to the City, it will show residents, or people or <br />businesses wanting to move into the City, that Ramsey has a strong infrastructure and good <br />services. He asked if they should be worrying about a new program when they still have the roads <br />to deal with. He shared that he liked Councilmember Woestehoff’s suggestion, although it is a <br />little wordy. <br /> <br />Mayor Kuzma asked for a consensus to add this objective. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked what the wording was. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen said that the wording was along the line of the core services that are <br />provided. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff reiterated his suggestion of ensuring City infrastructure and core <br />services meet the needs and demands of the residents through maintenance and implementations. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen asked if they wanted to use terminology like ‘high quality’ or just <br />‘quality.’ <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht said he likes the second option. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff suggested prioritizing the City infrastructure. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove said she likes that suggestion. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen stated that we will work on the word to fit with the objectives. He <br />suggested that the strategy under the objective would be to address aging infrastructure. <br />City Council Special Work Session /April 24, 2023 <br />Page 14 of 21 <br /> <br />