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CITY COUNCIL CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey City Council conducted a regular meeting on Tuesday, August 27, 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 (left early) Councilmember Gerald Zimmerman Also Present: City Administrator Ryan Schroeder Finance Officer Jessie Hart Administrative Services Manager Linda Waite Smith City Engineer Steve Jankowski Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik City Attorney William Goodrich CALL TO ORDER Mayor Hardin called the regular meeting of the City Council meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. and led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. CITIZEN INPUT Andries Hillebregt, 16926 Bison Street NW, Ramsey, asked if he bought a house on a creek, would Council reroute the creek by someone else's house. He felt that closing 171st Avenue is just as ridiculous. If you live on a street, you have to expect traffic, but because of one person, Council is closing 171st. He presented petitions with signatures of persons strongly opposed to the closing of 171st. See Exhibit "A". Mayor Hardin announced that he has received several phone calls regarding the closure of 171st Avenue and he felt this issue should be again discussed. Randy Keyser, 16967 Bison Street NW, Ramsey, stated they have lived there for 16 years - way back when Bison was not much of a street and 171st Avenue was not in existence. My lot size shrunk by 25 feet because of 171st and so did my neighbors. My developer told me I would have to give up some property for a street - our street, now one person calls it his street. One person is harassing everyone - I feel someone will get hurt. His kids are in the middle of the road. He has young kids there in daycare and there is no supervision of the kids in the street. My boys are scared because of his threats. You cannot make a decision like that on just his input. The City streets are for driving to and from somewhere. He commented on having to drive out of his way to pick up his carpool person. Rerouting this traffic does not make sense. There's some legal things that should be looked at. He (Dusbabek) wants this street to be a playground. Catherine Dickenson, 14000 Sunfish Lake Boulevard NW, Ramsey, read a prepared statement regarding her family's property which is located next to Mate Precision Tooling. The presentation was related to Council's vote to initiate condemnation proceedings against this property. See Exhibit "B". Mr. Schroeder indicated that discussions with the Dickinson's would continue. City Council/August 27, 1996 Page 3 of 17