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CITY COUNCIL CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey City Council conducted a regular meeting on Tuesday, April 28, 1998, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Mayor Thomas Gamec Councilmember Carolyn Beahen Councilmember Gerald Zimmerman Members Absent: Councilmember Sheila Beyer Councilmember Natalie Haas Steffen Also Present: City Administrator James E. Norman Administrative Services Manager Linda Waite Smith City Engineer Steve Jankowski Acting Finance Officer Diana Lund City Attorney William Goodrich CALL TO ORDER Mayor Gamec called the regular City Council meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Councilmember Beahen led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. PRESENTATION Richard Fursman, City Administrator for the City of Andover, stated that the City of Andover, for the past year, has been discussing no-wake zones for the Rum River. Andover initially asked for the northern boundary of the Rum River be turned into a no-wake zone because of the erosion problems. The erosion was probably mostly caused by current but some was caused by boat traffic. The City of Andover has conducted a public hearing on the item already and there has been some discussion of making the entire waterway a no-wake zone. That idea would impede fishing, etc. The residents of Andover had asked that their city staff/council look at the sensitive areas of the river as opposed to the whole river, and Andover has physically done that. A subsequent public hearing was held and it was decided that Andover would present a map showing the sensitive areas to the City of Ramsey. He noted that each area would be marked with signage on both ends. He also noted that if the river is a no-wake area from the north all the way south, compliance may not be as good. People are more likely to adhere to a no-wake if it is for a short distance. (A copy of the map is enclosed with the minutes, marked Exhibit A, to decipher where the areas of request for no wake are.) Mr. Fursman stated that after Ramsey's process is done, if this is the area decided upon, the City of Andover would bear the cost and set up the marking. Mayor Gamec stated he has been on the river up to the area north of the Boy Scout Camp (about 167th ) and he felt that he would basically support the areas presented by Mr. Fursman. He suggested these areas could be presented to Ramsey's residents at a public hearing. City Council/April 28, 1998 Page 3 of 12