Minutes - Council Work Session - 03/19/2024 - Special

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Councilmember Musgrove noted that building a new Community Center is a question that they have been asking for a long time. She stated the expectation is that they will have a new Community Center at some point. She said the splash pad may be something that is more worth asking about and may bring more revenue to the area. Councilmember Woestehoff shared that he believes there is no harm in keeping the question about a Community Center on the survey. He added that in the 2020 survey, more people shared that they wanted a new Community Center over new parks. He said they need to start somewhere with these questions on what amenities the residents want to see then they can gather more data down the line. City Administrator Hagen asked the Council how they felt about question 15. He noted that some of the questions seem a little redundant to question 14. Councilmember Woestehoff shared that each one of these questions was designed to mirror the City’s Strategic Plan. He noted that he would not want to change these questions. Councilmember Olson suggested keeping these questions as is. Councilmember Howell agreed. Councilmember Riley asked if they could ask more than 15 questions in the survey. City Administrator Hagen said it would likely cost more money. The consensus of the Council was to direct Staff to find out more information on the demographic questions from the survey company, to remove the questions related to driving, volunteering, campaigning, and voting under question 8, to remove question 11, to add a question related to how likely someone who be to recommend a business come to Ramsey under question 3, to remove the question on attracting diverse backgrounds and change the question on respecting residents from saying ‘from diverse backgrounds’ to ‘all residents’ under question 5, and to add a question about splash pads under question 14. 2.02: City Board and Commission Interviews Administrative Services Director Lasher reviewed the Staff report concerning interviews and reappointments to City Boards and Commissions. She shared that they will be interviewing Bruce Anderson, an incumbent who is seeking reappointment to a third term on the Planning Commission. The Council interviewed Mr. Anderson. Administrative Services Director Lasher reviewed the recommendations for reappointments. City Council Work Session / March 19, 2024 Page 9 of 17