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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, August 27, 2019, <br /> at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> Members Present: Acting Mayor Chris Riley <br /> Councilmember Nadine Heinrich <br /> Councilmember Mark Kuzma <br /> Councilmember Jeff Menth <br /> Councilmember Debra Musgrove <br /> Members Absent: Mayor John LeTourneau <br /> Also Present: City Administrator Kurtis Ulrich <br /> Captain Brad Bluml <br /> Public Works Superintendent Grant Riemer <br /> Administrative Services Director Colleen Lasher <br /> Community Development Director Timothy Gladhill <br /> City Engineer Bruce Westby <br /> 1. CALL TO ORDER <br /> Acting Mayor Riley called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:30 p.m. <br /> 2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br /> 2.01: Review Construction Managers for Public Works Facility <br /> Public Works Superintendent Riemer reviewed the staff report. He stated that the Council will <br /> be interviewing potential firms for the project and introduced the first firm, Kraus Anderson. <br /> Mark Cotton, Kraus Anderson, reported that the firm has worked on 28 public works facilities. <br /> He provided details on the experienced team that Kraus Anderson has with experience in public <br /> works and fleet maintenance and reviewed the different members of the team and the roles that <br /> each of them fulfill. He stated that the firm is very team focused noting that the project involves <br /> the owner, architect and construction manager. He stated that the firm is budget driven and <br /> provided information on the public process, noting that 90 percent of the projects that this team <br /> works on are CMA/public projects. <br /> Dustin Phillips, Senior Project Manager stated that this team is well experienced and has worked <br /> together on other projects. He stated that the team would assist in the selection of architects, as it <br /> is important to have the owner, construction manager and architect work together for a <br /> successful project. He reviewed the different members of the team that would assist throughout <br /> the process. He referenced the importance of the work done in the preconstruction stage, <br /> City Council Work Session/August 27, 2019 <br /> Page 1 of 8 <br />