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Councilmember Musgrove said she would like to know if the people who are coming forward are <br /> Ramsey residents, but she does not need their home address. <br /> City Attorney Knaak noted that during Public Hearings there would be a need for the speakers <br /> coming forward to provide their actual address. <br /> Councilmember Howell said she sees both sides of this discussion. She noted that there are people <br /> who do not want their addresses out there; however,they do have meetings where people from out <br /> of town come forward to share their opinions. <br /> Mayor Kuzma said he would prefer to keep this simple and continue the practice of asking <br /> residents for their address when they come forward to address the Council. <br /> City Attorney Knaak explained that during Public Hearings they are making a record and require <br /> addresses to be shared. <br /> Councilmember Woestehoff asked if residents coming forward during the resident forum is not <br /> considered on record. <br /> City Attorney Knaak said it is not for the purpose of making a record. He noted that these residents <br /> would be coming forward to make a statement rather than making a statement that could be <br /> reviewed as a part of a Public Hearing. <br /> Councilmember Musgrove said she is okay with keeping things as is and still requesting addresses <br /> when residents come forward to address the Council. She added that she would also like to see the <br /> City responses to Citizen Input comments posted on the next agenda to show residents what actions <br /> were taken on their comments. She shared that in another City, before the resident forum takes <br /> place, a member of Staff discusses the concerns or comments from the last meeting and what has <br /> been done since then. <br /> Councilmember Woestehoff suggested including these updates as a part of Staff Input at the end <br /> of the agenda. He explained that there are many times where residents come forward to speak and <br /> it is not about an issue that needs to be addressed. He noted a lot of the comments made during <br /> Citizens Input do not require a follow up. <br /> Councilmember Olson shared that he believes it would be good to have some sort of feedback to <br /> the residents that indicates that they are listening to residents when they come forward to address <br /> the Council and that they are acting on these items. <br /> City Administrator Hagen explained that one way to gauge whether Staff followed up on a <br /> resident's comments is if they do not come back to address the Council. He said if their problem <br /> has been addressed, then Staff has likely addressed it with the resident. <br /> Councilmember Howell said she agrees with the sentiment of giving an update on these items; <br /> however, she is concerned that it will create more work for Staff. <br /> City Council Work Session/June 25, 2024 <br /> Page 5 of 8 <br />