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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, September 9, 2025, <br />at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br />Members Present: <br />Also Present: <br />Mayor Ryan Heineman <br />Councilmember Kirsten Buscher <br />Councilmember Michael Olson <br />Councilmember Eric Peters <br />Councilmember Chris Riley <br />Councilmember Dan Specht (attended remotely) <br />Councilmember Shanna Stewart <br />City Administrator Brian Hagen <br />City Engineer/Public Works Director Bruce Westby <br />Administrative Services Director Colleen Lasher <br />Finance Director Diana Lund <br />Police Captain Tim Frankfurth <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: Civil Legal Services Attorney Interviews <br />The City Council and Staff conducted interviews with the following two law firms: LeVander, <br />Gillen & Miller and Flaherty & Hood. Each firm was asked questions regarding their background, <br />experience, and examples of challenging issues each firm has faced in past situations. <br />The Council will deliberate on the two interviews conducted this evening and the four interviews <br />conducted on September 2, 2025, at the end of the Work Session meeting in item 2.04. <br />2.02: Final 2026 Budget/Levy Review Before Preliminary Adoption on 9-23-25 <br />Finance Director Lund reviewed the Staff report in regard to the final 2026 budget and levy. <br />Councilmember Riley asked what the land write -down revenue represents. <br />Finance Director Lund explained that there was around $12,000,000 for the land purchase price <br />and the assessments, which were written down. She said that this was set up for the account for <br />City Council Work Session / September 9, 2025 <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />