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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — SPECIAL <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />The Ramsey City Council conducted a Special City Council Work Session on Tuesday, November <br />10, 2015, at 6356 Riverdale Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br />Members Present: <br />Members Absent: <br />Also Present: <br />Mayor Sarah Strommen <br />Councilmember Mark Kuzma <br />Councilmember Melody Shryock <br />Councilmember Kristine Williams <br />Councilmember Jill Johns <br />Councilmember John LeTourneau <br />Councilmember Chris Riley <br />City Administrator Kurds G. Ulrich <br />City Engineer Bruce Westby <br />Civil Engineer II Leonard Linton <br />Housing Intern Michael Healy <br />Resident John Freeburg (host) <br />Resident Dave Acklund <br />Resident Mike Miller <br />Anoka Conservation District Representative Mitch Haustein <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />The special meeting was called to order at 4:03 p.m. <br />2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br />2.01 Erosion Issues on the Mississippi River Bluffs of Ramsey and Potential Government <br />Role <br />Meeting consisted of a walking tour of several adjacent properties that have experienced erosion <br />issues. <br />The first spot that was surveyed was Mr. Freeburg's property. City officials and staff joined Mr. <br />Freeburg on the staircase leading down to his boat launch area. Mr. Freeburg explained that he <br />first noticed that substantial erosion was taking place on the riverbank in 1992 when he put in stairs <br />going down to the river. At that time, he applied 40 tons of rip -rap to the area in order to reinforce <br />the bank, maintain his property line, and keep his stairs stable. Since that time, Mr. Freeburg <br />estimates that he has had to put upwards of 500 tons of rip -rap and other rock in place in order to <br />