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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, June 25, 2013, at <br />the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br />Members Present: <br />Mayor Sarah Strommen <br />Councilmember Mark Kuzma <br />Councilmember John LeTourneau <br />Councilmember Chris Riley <br />Councilmember Jason Tossey (arrived at 5:45 p.m.) <br />Member Absent: Councilmember Randy Backous <br />Also Present: City Administrator Kurtis Ulrich <br />Finance Director Diana Lund <br />Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent Mark Riverblood <br />Public Works Superintendent Grant Riemer <br />Development Services Manager Timothy Gladhill <br />City Engineer Bruce Westby <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />Mayor Strommen called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:38 p.m. <br />2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br />2.01: Consider Letter of Intent from PACT Charter School to Enter into a Lease <br />Agreement for Warehouse Space Located at 6701 Highway 10 <br />Finance Director Lund reviewed the staff report and explained that Premier Properties, which <br />now handles the property management for several properties on Highway 10 for the City, has <br />received a Letter of Intent from PACT Charter School to enter into a lease agreement for <br />warehouse space at 6701 Highway 10. The School would like to lease a portion of the back cold <br />storage area to store approximately ten school buses. It was noted this item would be considered <br />at the June 25, 2013, City Council meeting <br />Marty Fisher, Premier Properties, stated they met with PACT Charter several times at the site <br />and a bus was brought to the site to assure they could park up to 10 busses. He explained they <br />will take 3 sets of doors, coming in on the west side, park in a linear fashion, and then in the <br />morning pull out on the other side. That space totals 5,000 square feet. The additional bay has <br />been demised (sheetrocked), is heated, and about 420 square feet with a drive in door. In that <br />space, they would like to store their theater materials. Mr. Fisher stated the School wants to keep <br />the buses inside and if approved, would cover the cost to add electrical operators on each garage <br />City Council Work Session / June 25, 2013 <br />Page 1 of 8 <br />