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<br />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, May 23, 2023, at <br />the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> <br />Members Present: Mayor Mark Kuzma <br />Councilmember Chelsee Howell <br />Councilmember Debra Musgrove <br />Councilmember Chris Riley <br />Councilmember Dan Specht <br />Councilmember Matt Woestehoff <br /> <br />Members Absent: Councilmember Michael Olson <br /> <br />Also Present: City Administrator Brian Hagen <br /> Finance Director Diana Lund <br /> Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Mark Riverblood <br /> Administrative Services Director Colleen Lasher <br /> Economic Development Manager Sean Sullivan <br /> City Attorney Fritz Knaak <br /> Community Development Director Stephanie Hanson <br /> City Engineer/Public Works Director Bruce Westby <br /> Police Chief Jeff Katers <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Mayor Kuzma called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br />2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br /> <br />2.01: Review Proposal for Market Rate Apartment on City Owned Land in The COR <br /> <br />Economic Development Director Sullivan reviewed the Staff report regarding the proposal from <br />Norhart for market rate apartments on Parcel 46. He noted that there is still a pause on apartments <br />on City owned land within Ramsey. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked where the plot of land is located. <br /> <br />Economic Development Director Sullivan showed the graphic of the proposed location. <br /> <br />The applicant, MaryBeth Wise, from Norhart, came forward and reviewed the proposed project of <br />a 150-unit market rate apartment complex. She added that it would be an upscale apartment <br />complex with many amenities with an attached 5000 square foot retail space. <br />City Council Work Session / May 23, 2023 <br />Page 1 of 12 <br /> <br />