Minutes - Council Work Session - 10/24/2023

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey City Council conducted a City Council Work Session on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Mayor Mark Kuzma Councilmember Debra Musgrove Councilmember Michael Olson Councilmember Chris Riley Councilmember Dan Specht Councilmember Matt Woestehoff Members Absent: Councilmember Howell Also Present: City Administrator Brian Hagen City Engineer/Public Works Director Bruce Westby Finance Director Diana Lund Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Mark Riverblood Administrative Services Director Colleen Lasher Building Official Jesse Szykulski Community Development Director Stephanie Hanson City Attorney Fritz Knaak 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Kuzma called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:30 p.m. 2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION 2.01: Review Proposed 2024 Schedule of Rates, Fees, and Charges Finance Director Lund reviewed the Staff report and the proposed 2024 rates, fees, and charges. She reviewed all of the proposed changes to the rates, fees, and charges. Building Official Szykulski discussed the changes in regard to the building permit fees. He noted that there are three different types of building permits, all have different fees due to different Staff and administrative needs. He explained that they will be going from the ICC 2017 rates to the 2021 rates to get them up to the market. Mayor Kuzma asked how these rates will compare to neighboring cities. Building Official Szykulski stated that when he spoke with Elk River, they are taking the evaluations that are being provided, which is not consistent. He added that he asked Andover what City Council Work Session/ October 24, 2023 Page 1 of 9