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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />The Ramsey City Council conducted a City Council Work Session on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, <br />at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br />Members Present: Mayor Ryan Heineman <br />Councilmember Kirsten Buscher <br />Councilmember Eric Peters <br />Councilmember Chris Riley <br />Councilmember Dan Specht <br />Members Absent: Councilmember Michael Olson <br />Councilmember Shanna Stewart <br />Also Present: City Administrator Brian Hagen <br />Fire Chief Matt Kohner <br />Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Mark Riverblood <br />City Attorney Fritz Knaak <br />Police Captain Tim Frankfurth <br />Community Development Director Stephanie Hanson <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />Mayor Heineman called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:30 p.m. <br />2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br />2.01: Outdoor Wood -Burning Boiler Discussion <br />Community Development Director Hanson reviewed the Staff report in regard to the outdoor <br />wood -burning boilers and their effects on the air quality. <br />Councilmember Riley asked if the property in question meets the City regulations for these boilers. <br />Community Development Director Hanson said yes. <br />Councilmember Specht asked if there is a lot size requirement for these boilers. <br />Community Development Director Hanson said no. She shared that these boilers have been a <br />concern of the EPA and MPCA and they set strict regulations in 2020 about new furnaces in homes. <br />She noted that these regulations only affected new furnaces and nothing can be done about old <br />ones. <br />City Council Work Session / February 25, 2025 <br />Page 1 of 7 <br />