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City Council Highlights - October 28 Consent Agenda The Council meeting began with the City Council unanimously approving all 13 items on the Consent Agenda. Council Business (included three cases) The first case was to consider a Time Extension for Site Improvements Related to Northstar Truck & RV Parking, located at 15861 Jarvis St. NW. In March of this year, the City Council approved a rezoning and Site Plan Review related to a business that leases out parking spaces to trucks and recreational vehicles at the western edge of Ramsey. The property is partially in Ramsey and partially in Elk River. The property owner, Northstar Truck and RV Parking LLC, has been collaborating with both communities to obtain the necessary approvals for the business to operate. The compliance date for improvements was set for November 1. Northstar has requested an extension until June 1, 2026, to complete the grading, stormwater management, paving and landscaping. Council approved the resolution granting the extension with a vote of 4 to 2. The second case was to Approve Construction Management Services for The Waterfront waterplay project. The City issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) for the waterplay park and associated improvements at The Waterfront. H+U Construction was unanimously selected through the RFP process. H + U will work with the Project Team (City staff and Damon Farber Landscape Architects as the DESIGN TEAM) to provide pre -construction and construction services, including cost and schedule estimating, bidding, and day-to-day construction management for the complex Adopt -A -Flag You may have seen the beautiful American Flags lining Sunwood Drive NW in front of Ramsey City Hall. Did you know you can sponsor one of these flags to show civic pride or honor a loved one's memory? Public. The flags are placed on the light poles shortly before Memorial Day and removed after Veterans Day. Your one-time donation will be acknowledged with an engraved nameplate displayed in City Hall and at a City Council meeting. There are two Adopt -A -Flag patronage levels. Friends of the Flag is $50 and sponsors one of the 2' by 3' flags. The other is the Patriot Sponsorship, at $500. That flag is 3' by 5' and is displayed in the intersections of the COR. For more information about the Adopt -A -Flag program, visit our website at www.cityoframsey.com/778 or contact Kathy at kschmitz@ cityoframsey.com or 763-433-9844. park project. The Pre -construction & Bidding Phase Services will be a not -to -exceed amount of $50,000. Council approved the contract unanimously. The city has set a goal to have the waterplay area open on July 1, 2026. The last Council case considered Resolution #25-253, accepting the donation of a fishing pier from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for installation at The Waterfront in 2026. The fishing pier, valued at more than $50,000, will enhance recreational opportunities at the site. As part of the agreement, the City will be responsible for developing an ADA-compliant access path down the bank of the pond to the pier and creating stone fishing nodes around the pond. The resolution authorizes the Cooperative Agreement with the DNR. It allocates $15,000 from the Park Trust Fund to develop shore fishing access. The Council unanimously approved Resolution #25-253. To see the entire agenda of this meeting, please visit https://weblink.cityoframsey.com/weblink/Browse. aspx ?dbid=0&startid=674764. To watch the City Council meeting on QCTV for more details, please visit https://actv.org/ramsey/ramsey-city- council/. 4Watch stories from Ramsey v on QCTV's YouTube channel! Ti' Scan the QR Code or visit www.YouTube.com/QCTV Never miss a story —subscribe today! G On sun w C:od r f wwwcityoframseycorrv778 RAMSEY Attachments Flyer: We're Hiring Flyer: 2026 Business Networking Breakfast Flyer: Northgate Church - Time2Play Best regards, Brian Hagen, City Administrator CITY OF RAMSEY City UPDATE I October 31, 2025 3