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to vote no in the future to a take-over of some of the businesses in Ramsey, if approached again. <br />Mayor Gamec replied that there is no intention to expand the existing building into Ramsey. <br />Councilmember Zimmerman stated that it may not be the short term intention, but in the long <br />term they will need to expand. Mayor Gamec replied that if they expanded onto their existing <br />building they would go to a three story building. Councilmember Connolly suggested removing <br />the wording "with the upgrades and improvements necessary" from the resolution. <br />Councilmember Hendriksen stated that he is in support of the technical college in this area but <br />noted it is far more expensive to remodel something than it is to start over. He explained that he <br />would not support a statement supporting remodeling of the existing building. Mayor Gamec <br />noted that the resolution from the MnSCU Board is if the school is rebuilt it would be rebuilt at <br />the proposed Ramsey site. Councilmember Hendriksen stated that he did not like the bigger <br />ilnplications with approving the resolution. Councilmember Anderson stated that her concern is <br />that the area may lose the school. Mayor Gamec noted that there is strong support by local <br />businesses in regards to the school. Councilmember Anderson inquired if there would be a way <br />to support the technical college staying in the area. Councilmember Hendriksen stated that the <br />general recognition is that the technical college in the current location is not feasible and if there <br />is not enough money to fund a new school then they need to find the money. Mayor Gamec <br />explained that the resolution is to show the community support to keep the school in the area. <br />Councilmember Hendriksen replied that he thinks it is a plan to get the current building <br />expanded in the current location and he thought the resolution should be in support of the <br />ongoing educational needs of the Anoka-Ramsey area instead of AHTC. <br /> <br />Motion was amended to remove the wording "..with the upgrades and improvements <br />necessary..". <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Anderson, and Connolly. Voting <br />No: Councilmembers Hendriksen, and Zimmerman. <br /> <br />Marguerite Henke, 14311 Armstrong Boulevard, Ramsey, stated that she wanted to note that the <br />City of Ramsey is not a community that is dependent on technical colleges. She felt that it was a <br />wrong perception that many of the youth do not choose to go on to a four-year college. <br /> <br />Councilmember Anderson replied that the statistics from the school district shows that the <br />number of students that go on to a four-year college is very low. <br /> <br />Ms. Henke stated that she would like to see a survey that shows the majority of the kids from the <br />area do not go on to college, because she does not think that is accurate. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec noted that there are currently 540 technical job openings in the City of Ramsey. <br /> <br />City Council/November 9, 1999 <br /> Page 13 of 16 <br /> <br /> <br />