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Ice Rink and Warming House Closure The sun, the temps, the melting. Ramsey Rinks and Warming House will be closed starting today, Thursday, January 30. The closure is weather - dependent and will be on a day-by-day basis. Watch our social media and website for reopening information. For more information about Ramsey Parks and Recreation, please visit www.cityoframsey.com/269. Have questions about the City of Ramsey? Follow the Frequently Asked Questions Facebook series. Each week, there is a new question and answer. Topics range from fire safety to recreation, utilities and streets maintenance. Do you have a question you want answered? Send that question to the Communications Coordinator at pjohnson@cityof r_ .: and watch for the answer on Facebook. Follow us at www.facebook.com/....., ..ityof. Frequently P, Asked Questions • Weekly FAQS Question Does Ramsey have an organics recycling program? Answer Yes, Ramsey has an organic recycling program. You can sign up at the City's website or at the Planning Division at the Ramsey Municipal Center. Fun fact: one-third of Minnesota's garbage is made up of organics. Why should households recycle organics? Organics recycling helps reduce methane -producing bacteria in landfills. Organic recycling also benefits the economy by creating jobs and revenue and producing a finished compost product. Using finished compost can minimize soil erosion and the reliance upon chemical fertilizers while increasing soil nutrients, crop production, and water retention. For more information on this program, please visit www.cityoframsey.com /578/Organics- Recycling, contact Senior Planner Chris Anderson at Anderson@cityoframsey.com, or call 763-433-9817. City Council Highlights - January 28 Presentation The regular City Council meeting began with a Swearing -in Ceremony for Mayor Ryan Heineman, Councilmember At - Large Kirsten Buscher, Ward 2 Councilmember Eric Peters and Ward 4 Councilmember Shanna Stewart. Consent Agenda There were three business items on the agenda for this meeting. The first case was to Adopt Resolution #25-018 Accepting Bids and Awarding Contract for Fox Ridge Estates 1st & 2nd Street Reconstructions, Improvement Project #24-13. The streets proposed for reconstruction were built in 1991. The streets received crack seal/seal coat improvements in 1996 and 2007. Public Works Staffhas performed patching over the last several years. In 2023, several intersections were included in the high -priority mil and overlay improvements; in 2024, the streets were included in the skim patching project. It is proposed that the curbing be replaced with a concrete curb and gutter. Council approved the resolution, with construction scheduled to begin in the spring with , . i.....1 completion date of August 30, 2025. The second case was to Adopt Resolution #25-019 Accepting Bids and Awarding Contract for Municipal State Aid (MSA) Sunwood Drive Reconstruction, Improvement Project #25-02. One segment of Sunwood Drive was constructed in 1993. The street received crack seal/seal coat improvements in 1998, 2006, and 2013. Public Works staffhas performed pavement patching over the last several years. Sunwood Drive NW is an MSA e 1 must conform to MSA design standards, including meeting a 10-ton pavement design standard. There are 10 pedestrian r ,, rithin the project area that will be updated to current ADA standards. Council approved the resolution, with scheduled to begin in the spring with an expected completion date of August 30, 2025. The final case was to Adopt Resolution #25-026, Central Park Playground Renovation and Replacement. Central Park is one of the parks forecasted to replace its playground between 2024-26, guided by the City's Playground Replacement Policy. Central Park is a 45-acre community park at Armstrong Boulevard NW and 161 st Avenue NW. The current playground was constructed in 1998 as a community -built project. The funding source for this park replacement is the Lawful Gambling Fund and the Park Trust Fund. The Council unanimously approved the resolution, and the playground area is expected to be substantially complete by mid -May 2025. To see the entire agenda of this meeting, please visit https://weblink.cityofr::.: blink/Browse. aspx ?dbid=0&startid=9&cr=1. To watch the City Council ._n� ..�� ,.: .;n QCTV for more details, please visit http://qctv.org/meeting_ ,..c.b : y/ramsey/ ramsey-city-council-meetings/. CITY OF RAMSEY Weekly UPDATE January 31, 2025 2