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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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <br />City Attorney Knaak explained that during Public Hearings they are making a record and require <br />addresses to be shared. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked if residents coming forward during the resident forum is not <br />considered on record. <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <br />City Council Work Session / June 25, 2024 <br />Page 5 of 8 <br /> <br />