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CITY COUNCIL CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey City Council conducted a regular meeting on Tuesday, January 9, 1996, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present; Mayor Glen Hardin Councilmember Carolyn Beahen Councilmember Sheila Beyer Councilmember Kenneth Peterson Councilmember Gerald Zimmerman Also Present: City Administrator Ryan Schroeder Finance Officer Jessie Hart City Engineer Steve Jankowski Administrative Services Manager Linda Waite Smith Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik City Attorney William Goodrich CALL TO ORDER Mayor Hardin called the regular meeting of the City Council to order at 7:02 p.m. and led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. PRESENTATION TO FIRE FIGHTER KELLY NEAMEYER Mayor Hardin presented Volunteer Fire Fighter Kelly Neameyer with his Fire Department badge, commemorating the end of his probationary period. He commended him for his service and commitment to fire fighting. CITIZEN INPUT Gary Stritesky, 6230 - 167th Avenue NW, Ramsey, stated he is the owner of Triple G. He expressed concern about the rising cost of gas/cigarette license. It started out four years ago at $27, then went to $37, then to $95 and this year it's at $300. He suggested if he was getting something back for this large increase in license fees, it wouldn't be so bad. He talked about bad check collection and how he has followed all the rules to turn them over and the City hasn't done anything about it. He also told about a time he caught a shoplifter but he (shoplifter) hadn't yet gone out the outside door, therefore, nothing could be done about it. Mr. Stritesky mentioned some incidences where people have put gas on and taken off without paying - if you offer a description of the car - but no license plate number, again nothing can be done. He stated that in four years, his alarm has gone off twice and after the second time he received a notice from the Police stating that if his alarm went off again he would be fined $50. He recited from an article in the Isanti newspaper about Isanti and Cambridge going after the bad check writers for the businesses in those cities - Cambridge has recovered every check. Sherburne County also takes care of this. He then read from an article in the Anoka Union talking about hiring juveniles to try to buy cigarettes from establishments in Ramsey. He reported that he and his employees check for identification when someone buys cigarettes, however, if one should happen to get by during this project, he will be fined $3,000 and, if it would ever happen again, there would be an arrest. He commented on what parents should be teaching their children and maybe there wouldn't be all these problems - cigarettes for minors, etc. He felt it was ridiculous City Council/January 9, 1996 Page 2 of 20