Minutes - Council Work Session - 07/09/2013

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The Ramsey City Council conducted a City Council Work Session on Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Acting Mayor Randy Backous Councilmember Mark Kuzma Councilmember John LeTourneau Councilmember Chris Riley Councilmember Jason Tossey (arrived at 6:09 p.m.) Member Absent: Mayor Sarah Strommen Also Present: City Administrator Kurtis Ulrich Finance Director Diana Lund Fire Chief Dean Kapler Public Works Superintendent Grant Riemer Human Resources Manager Colleen Lasher Development Services Manager Timothy Gladhill City Engineer Bruce Westby Assistant to the City Administrator Patrick Brama City Attorney Joe Langel Bond Counsel Paul Donna 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA Acting Mayor Backous called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:31 p.m. and indicated Mayor Strommen has been involved in a traffic accident and would not be in attendance. Acting Mayor Backous welcomed newly appointed City Attorney Joe Langel. 2.01: Issuance of Capital Equipment Certificates for 2013 Capital Equipment Purchases Finance Director Lund reviewed the staff report and noted during budget discussions it was discussed that the equipment purchased in 2013 was to be funded by Capital Equipment Certificates (CEC) since the Equipment Fund balance is being drained. This would be a debt levy outside of the levy limits. She asked if the Council supports using CEC to take advantage of the lower interest rates, noting it is easier to bond for CEC than for road improvements that require a percentage of assessments. It would also leave funds available for projects that are more difficult to bond for. City Council Work Session / July 9, 2013 Page 1 of 7