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City Council Highlights - December 9 <br />Consent Agenda <br />This Council meeting began with moving one consent <br />case, Case 5.6 - Award Towing Contract for the City of <br />Ramsey, to the regular agenda as Case 7.3. The other 21 <br />items were approved unanimously. <br />Three Public Hearing were on the docket <br />The first case was to Adopt Resolutions #25-288, #25- <br />289 and #25-290 related to the 2026 Municipal Tax Levy, <br />the 2026 General Fund Budget and the 2026 Economic <br />Development Authority Budget. The 2026 final overall <br />levy is $23,338,916 representing a 6.3% increase, down <br />from the preliminary levy of 6.5% approved on September <br />23, 2025. The levy was decreased by $38,000 due to TIF <br />16 decertifying. The levy increase of $1,426,222 is largely <br />attributed to personnel costs for existing staff (COLA, <br />wage steps, health, retirement (PERA), workers comp and <br />new Paid Family Medical Leave in the amount of $751,177 <br />and new personnel requests -additional personnel and <br />additional hours. The City is required to adopt a levy and <br />certify it to the county auditor by December 29, 2025. <br />Council approved the 2026 Tax Levy and General Fund <br />Budget resolutions with a vote of four to three. Council <br />unanimously approved the resolution pertaining to the <br />EDA budget. <br />The second Public Hearing was to Adopt Resolution #25- <br />287 Adopting the City's 2026-2035 Capital Improvement <br />Program (CIP). The Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) <br />is a long-term financial plan that consists ofprojects and <br />facilities that are or will be needed by the City in carrying <br />out the future needs for public health, safety and welfare. <br />The City is undertaking a 10-year plan for years 2026-2035. <br />The CIP has been prepared in an attempt to anticipate <br />major capital expenditures in advance of the year in which <br />they are budget requests. Council approved the resolution. <br />The final Public Hearing was to Adopt Ordinance #25- <br />11: 2026 Schedule of Rates, Fees and Charges. The City <br />annually adopts a schedule of rates, fees and charges that <br />outlines the costs associated with various services, including <br />building construction, business licenses, utility rates, and <br />Planning and Zoning. More notable changes include <br />updating the building permit fees to reflect the February <br />2023 ICC building valuation as well as updating fire fees <br />to follow the state statute table. Utility changes include <br />a 6% increase in sewer fees, a 15% increase in stormwater <br />fees, and a 6% increase in water rates. Council approved the <br />Ordinance and the rates will be effective on January 1, 2026 <br />Council Business (included three case) <br />The first case was to Adopt Resolution #25-271 <br />Approving Final Plat for "COR SIX" and Resolution <br />#25-272 Approving a Conditional Use Permit for a Bank <br />with Two Drive-Thru Lanes at 7845 Sunwood Drive NW <br />(CorTrust Bank). CorTrust Bank previously worked on <br />the development of a one-story bank branch with two <br />drive-thru lanes in early 2023 at the corner of Sunwood <br />and Zeolite Street. CorTrust Bank is moving forward with <br />the previous plans to construct a 5,000 square foot bank. <br />The Planning Commission recommended approval of the <br />Conditional Use Permit for a bank with two drive-thru <br />lanes. Council approved the Final Plat with a vote of six to <br />one. <br />The second case was to Adopt Ordinance #25-12: <br />Amending Chapter 2 and Repealing and Replacing <br />Article VI -Finance; Division 3-City Funds; Section <br />2-306-Establishment of Funds. The City Funds section of <br />the City Code was last amended in May 2016 by Ordinance <br />#16-05. Since that time, some of the funds listed are no <br />longer in use, and new funds have been added. Council <br />unanimously approved the adoption of Ordinance #25-12. <br />The final case was to Award Towing Contract for the City <br />of Ramsey. The City of Ramsey has a five-year contract <br />for towing services with North Star Towing, which is set <br />to expire on December 31, 2025. Council authorized <br />a Request for Proposal (RFP) for towing services and <br />received two proposals from North Star Towing and Collins <br />Brothers Towing. North Star Towing had the lowest overall <br />proposed prices and met the conditions of the RFP. Staff's <br />recommendation is to enter a five-year contract with North <br />Star Towing. Council awarded the Towing Contract to <br />North Star Towing. <br />To see the entire agenda of this meeting, please visit <br />https://weblink.cityoframsey.com/weblink/Browse. aspx? <br />dbid=0&startid=674764. <br />To watch the City Council meeting on QCTV for more <br />details, please visit https://gctv.org/ramsey/ramsey-city- <br />council/. <br />Questions regarding any <br />City recruitment <br />should be directed to <br />nlaubach@cityoframsey.com. <br />To apply or see the full job <br />descriptions, please visit <br />www.cityoframsey.com/Jobs. <br />The City of Ramsey is an Equal Opportunity Employer. <br />�, Watch stories from Ramsey <br />Tit on QCTV's YouTube channel! <br />Scan the QR Code or visit <br />www.YouTube.com/QCTV <br />Never miss a story —subscribe today! <br />CITY OF RAMSEY City UPDATE I December 12, 2025 <br />3 <br />