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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />The Ramsey City Council conducted a City Council Work Session on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, <br />at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br />Members Present: <br />Also Present: <br />Mayor Bob Ramsey <br />Councilmember Randy Backous <br />Councilmember David Elvig (arrived at 5:24 p.m.) <br />Councilmember Colin McGlone <br />Councilmember Sarah Strommen (arrived at 5:56 p.m.) <br />Councilmember Jason Tossey <br />Councilmember Jeffrey Wise (arrived at 5:16 p.m.) <br />City Administrator Kurtis Ulrich <br />Deputy City Administrator Heidi A. Nelson <br />Public Works Director Brian Olson <br />Fire Chief Dean Kapler <br />Police Chief James Way <br />Finance Officer Diana Lund <br />Parks Supervisor Mark Riverblood <br />Human Resources Representative Lasher <br />Senior Planner Tim Gladhill <br />Planning Intern Patrick Brama <br />City Attorney William Goodrich <br />Development Manager Darren Lazan <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />Mayor Ramsey called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:05 p.m. <br />2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br />2.01: Continued Discussion of 2013 Budget <br />Finance Officer Lund reviewed the staff report and presented the proposal of Councilmember <br />Elvig that the total levy not exceed $7,150,000 with road reconstruction funded by implementing <br />a $7 /month/franchise fee, generating approximately $1.5 million. She indicated the net affect on <br />the City's tax rate would be about 38.70% and create a positive cash flow of $144,988. In <br />addition, $275,000 related to TIF 4 could be attributed to road reconstruction, resulting in <br />$1,750,000 for road reconstruction if including a franchise fee. <br />City Council Work Session / April 10, 2012 <br />Page 1 of 13 <br />