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Motion by Councilmember Beahen and seconded by Councilmembcr Bcyer to approve the changes requested in the Development Agreement with Building Fasteners. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Beahen, Beyer, Haas Steffen and Zimmerman. Case/ti 1: City of Ramsey versus Bury and Carlson Condemnation This discussion was closed to the public. Case #12: Approve Final Settlement of MPRS Lawsuit This discussion was closed to the public. MAYOR AND COUNCIL INPUT 1) Retirement Party Mayor Gamec announced there would be a retirement party for Streets Supervisor Merle Mevissen on Wednesday, October 7, 1998, beginning at 6:00 p.m., at JR's Entertainment Center. 2) Day Care Issues Mayor Gamec stated that he has met with a representative of the Anoka County Community Action Program to discuss Ramsey businesses need for child care. VisionEase is one of the businesses in discussion. 3) Joint Community Center Mayor Gamec reported that the City Administrators from the Cities of Andover, Anoka and Ramsey have been meeting with regard to a joint community center. If we move ahead, we may not want to spend $4,000 to $5,000 to look into a community center in some other area. We may want to do our study first to see what we can do. They may still go ahead. We would like some direction. We would like to give our City some identification and also then our residents would not have to travel so far to a community center. Mayor Gamec added that he would like to see a community center in Ramsey - maybe it could be combined with City Hall expansion. Mr. Norman offered to put a case on the October 27 meeting to discuss the community center further. Councilmember Haas Steffen suggested it would be difficult to keep the current committee going if we do not make a decision soon. We have heard a cry from the community several times about the need for a community center. She has never heard a City Council/September 22, 1998 Page 18 of 19