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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 Wednesday, November 5, <br />2008, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br />Members Present: <br />Also Present: <br />Mayor Thomas Gamec <br />Councilmember John Dehen (arrived at 5:44 p.m.) <br />Councilmember David Elvig <br />Councilmember David Jeffrey <br />Councilmember Matt Look <br />Councilmember Mary Jo Olson <br />Councilmember Sarah Strommen <br />City Administrator Kurt Ulrich <br />Assistant City Administrator Heidi A. Nelson <br />Finance Officer Diana Lund <br />Public Works Director Brian Olson <br />Community Development Director Amber Miller <br />Park and Rec Supervisor Mark Riverblood <br />Fire Chief Dean Kapler <br />Police Chief James Way <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />Mayor Gamec called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:39 p. <br />APPROVE AGENDA <br />The agenda was approved as submitted. <br />COUNCIL TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br />1) 2009 General Fund Budget <br />City Administrator Ulrich stated that staff has put together a summary of changes that have been <br />made to the budget to help keep the levy rate the same as 2008. <br />Finance Officer Lund stated that the rate from the County actually went down to 39.403 %, <br />compared to the 40.076% that they had initially estimated. She stated that, in 2008, the tax <br />capacity rate was 39.254% and with the proposed changes, staff was able to get the rate for 2009 <br />down to 39.256 %. She stated that she thinks the feedback she has gotten from the majority of <br />the Council is to keep the tax capacity rate the same as 2008. She stated that this means that <br />City Council Work Session / November 5, 2008 <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />