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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br /> CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> ANOKA COUNTY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> The Ramsey City Council conducted a City Council Work Session on Tuesday, September 26, <br /> 2023, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> Members Present: Mayor Mark Kuzma <br /> Councilmember Chelsee Howell <br /> Councilmember Debra Musgrove <br /> Councilmember Michael Olson <br /> Councilmember Chris Riley <br /> Councilmember Dan Specht <br /> Councilmember Matt Woestehoff <br /> Also Present: City Administrator Brian Hagen <br /> City Engineer/Public Works Director Bruce Westby <br /> Police Chief Jeff Katers <br /> Planning Manager Todd Larson <br /> City Attorney Fritz Knaak <br /> Community Development Director Stephanie Hanson <br /> 1. CALL TO ORDER <br /> Mayor Kuzma called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:34 p.m. <br /> 2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br /> 2.01: Discussion of Ordinance #23-15 Tobacco and Cannabis Use Within Public Property <br /> and Public Places <br /> Community Development Director Hanson reviewed the proposed ordinance based on discussion <br /> at previous meetings. She summarized uses of cannabis and tobacco products that would be <br /> prohibited on public property. She noted the challenge on clearly identifying within code when <br /> cannabis and tobacco use would be a prohibited use via the method of smoking versus electronic <br /> delivery devices. <br /> Council reiterated their consensus of prohibiting the inhalation of cannabis on public property. <br /> Consensus was split on the tobacco use while on sidewalks and trails, as well as certain areas of <br /> public property. Consensus was generally reached to add a sentence to the tobacco use section to <br /> allow the use on public property in designated areas noted by signage. <br /> 2.02: Zoning Code Update Discussion <br /> City Council Work Session/ September 26, 2023 <br /> Page 1 of 3 <br />