Minutes - Council Work Session - 09/10/2024

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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, September 10, 2024, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Mayor Mark Kuzma Councilmember Chelsee Howell Councilmember Debra Musgrove Councilmember Michael Olson Councilmember Chris Riley Councilmember Dan Specht Councilmember Matt Woestehoff Also Present: City Administrator Brian Hagen Finance Director Diana Lund Planning Manager Todd Larson City Attorney Fritz Knaak City Clerk Katie Schmidt Community Development Director Stephanie Hanson Assistant City Engineer Joe Feriancek Police Captain Tim Frankfurth(attended remotely) 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: Final 2025 Budget/Levy Review Before Preliminary Adoption on 9-24-24 City Administrator Hagen reviewed the Staff report in regard to the 2025 budget and levy with changes since the Council's last discussion. He shared that the preliminary levy is at 8.24%. Councilmember Riley said he would support adding back two items that they had discussed removing, the Council Work Session meals and the Employee Appreciation event, which adds up to $7,500. He added that this would increase the budget by 0.034%. Councilmember Musgrove disagreed as they will be potentially increasing the budget for the roads. She asked if there are any TIF dollars that will become available in 2025 that they could use to offset road funding. Finance Director Lund shared that they used a lot of the TIF funds to fund road improvements in the COR area that are currently being constructed. City Council Work Session/ September 10, 2024 Page 1 of 13