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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, September 11, <br />2012, 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 <br />Councilmember Colin McGlone <br />Councilmember Sarah Strommen <br />Councilmember Jason Tossey <br />Councilmember Jeffrey Wise <br />City Administrator Kurds Ulrich <br />Finance Director Diana Lund <br />Fire Chief Dean Kapler <br />Police Chief James Way <br />Public Works Superintendent Grant Riemer <br />Human Resources Manager Colleen Lasher <br />Development Services Manager Timothy Gladhill <br />Management Analyst Patrick Brama <br />Development Manager Darren Lazan <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />Mayor Ramsey called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:57 p.m. <br />2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br />2.01: 2013 General Fund Budget and Levy <br />Finance Director Lund reviewed the staff report and advised the EDA recommended the same <br />levy as last year of $169,000, increasing the City's tax rate from 44.71% to 45.02 %. She <br />requested input on the EDA budget. <br />Councilmember Wise stated he is not interested in changing the EDA budget from the Council's <br />decision at the last meeting to set it at $104,000, noting it included a shift in taking staffing <br />dollars from the EDA levy and putting them in the HRA levy. <br />Finance Director Lund noted the EDA spent $600,000 for the Nordvik property and the EDA <br />wants to build up its fund balance an additional $69,000. The EDA also wants funds in the <br />budget in case something else came up. <br />City Council Work Session / September 11, 2012 <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />