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City Administrator Hagen stated that he put this on the strategic plan since they started down the <br />process of looking at costs for these things and received quotes that were high. He acknowledged <br />that this is not something that would happen overnight but this would at least show Staff that they <br />are working towards it. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked if this deals more with a space utilization and planning scenario <br />and safety would just be one of the benefits. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen stated that this was a fair point. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht shared that he has seen comments lately on how they can utilize other <br />areas. He asked if this is an ongoing thing on how to utilize space that the City is not using. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen stated that they are using pretty much all of the available space. He <br />noted that there may be a cubical or a desk that is not being used. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked if there could be two areas redone or if these two areas could <br />have one community access space. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen stated that when he looks at this they could fill in a little bit of a gap <br />and add windows to have one window in front of administration and finance and one in front of <br />engineering. He stated that the downstairs is set up nicely but the upstairs is not as nice. He moved <br />on to discuss the items that did not fall under action plan items and were not discussed at the last <br />session due to time. He stated that one of these items was to reward one item as the best process, <br />idea or personnel cost saving that occurred in the prior year and communicate these <br />accomplishments to the public. He added that this falls in line with how they identify the <br />operational efficiencies at Public Works. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley said he likes this. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen shared the idea of bringing Waterfowl for Warriors to Ramsey which is <br />currently a program that is active in a neighboring community. He stated that this may not fall <br />under any one action item or if it is something that the City would generally support. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove shared that this was something that she was introduced to and went and <br />observed. She stated that it is super cool and has already been growing and Anoka is going to do <br />this as a part of their Parks and Recreation offerings. <br /> <br />Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood stated that he had hoped that the Recreation <br />Specialist could be a primary organizer of this. He shared that this program would take place in <br />September into October and they have gotten permission from Anoka County Parks to use the <br />Mississippi West site if they are ready to go with this program and that Anoka would take more of <br />the organizational and leadership role. He stated that they will do the sign ups and if there are more <br />people that they can accommodate at other sites they would then reach out to the City to see if they <br />can pull together the resources to conduct one of the hunts in Ramsey. He noted that the volunteers <br />that would work with these groups would have to get up at about 2:30 a.m. to volunteer. <br />City Council Special Work Session /June 6, 2023 <br />Page 9 of 13 <br /> <br />