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<br />Councilmember Olson aye <br />Councilmember Specht aye <br />Councilmember Peters aye <br />Mayor Heineman aye <br /> <br />Motion carried. <br />9. MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STAFF INPUT <br />9.01: Legislative Update <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen reviewed the legislative update with the Council. He shared that as the <br />legislature is in session he will continue to provide updates to the Council on existing and new <br />bills. He noted that the Council sent a letter last year opposing the Missing Middle Housing <br />legislation. He said they can update and re-send this letter if the Council would like. He stated bills <br />are moving very quickly this legislative session. He explained that the League of Minnesota had <br />previously spoken out about this on behalf of cities keeping their local control. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley noted that he thinks a letter would be the minimum of what they would like <br />to do and would like it to be sent as soon as possible considering how quickly the legislature is <br />moving. He added that he would be supportive of just having Mayor Heineman sign this letter <br />rather than bringing it back to the next Council meeting to be approved by all members of Council. <br />He suggested reaching out to legislators or other cities to try to build a coalition as they need to hit <br />this one head-on. <br /> <br />Mayor Heineman agreed with Councilmember Riley and said he would be willing to sign off on <br />this letter on behalf of the City. <br /> <br />The Council was in unanimous agreement to have Mayor Heineman sign a letter opposing the <br />Missing Middle Housing bill. <br /> <br />Councilmember Peters shared that there is a 5K at Elmcrest Park on May 17 and encouraged others <br />to sign up to participate. <br /> <br />Councilmember Buscher gave a shoutout to the Ramsey Fire Department and firefighter Tim for <br />winning Rookie of the Year, firefighter Austin for winning Firefighter of the Year, and firefighter <br />Mike for winning Officer of the Year. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht shared that they have announced all of the acts for the summer concert <br />series and the list can be found on the City’s Facebook page. <br /> <br />Mayor Heineman noted there is an Egg-palooza coming up at Alpine Park on April 19. He shared <br />that there are also open positions with the City that can be found on the City’s website. <br /> <br />City Council / March 11, 2025 <br />Page 8 of 9 <br /> <br /> <br />