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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, January 14, 2025, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Also Present: Mayor Ryan Heineman Councilmember Kirsten Buscher Councilmember Michael Olson Councilmember Eric Peters Councilmember Chris Riley (attended remotely) Councilmember Dan Specht Councilmember Sharma Stewart City Administrator Brian Hagen Planning Manager Todd Larson Economic Development Manager Sean Sullivan City Attorney Fritz Knaak City Clerk Katie Schmidt 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Heineman called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:30 p.m. 2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION 2.01: Review of CorTrust Bank Site Plan and Acquisition of Property in the COR City Administrator Hagen reviewed the Staff report in regard to the CorTrust Bank site plan. He shared that this item was being brought forward again for the new Council to consider. Economic Development Manager Sullivan reviewed the project for the new Councilmembers. Dean Suchy, CorTrust Bank, came forward and shared that they had made a few changes to the proposed plan since this was last brought to the Council. He noted that there were concerns with the drive-thru, which they have now decreased to two drive-thrus. He added that they would also likely look to sell the small retail parcel to another developer. Councilmember Specht said he does not have any concerns with CorTrust Bank itself; however, he does have concerns with this being a very prime spot within the City and that this bank would take up a lot of space on the lot and would limit what could be on the smaller parcel. Economic Development Manager Sullivan explained that they have worked with the bank and they are looking at pushing the building right up against the road and this would limit how the lot can City Council Work Session / January 14, 2025 Page 1 of 7