Minutes - Council Work Session - 03/19/2019

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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey City Council conducted a City Council Special Work Session on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Mayor John LeTourneau Councilmember Nadine Heinrich Councilmember Mark Kuzma Councilmember Debra Musgrove Councilmember Chris Riley Councilmember Melody Shryock Also Present: City Administrator Kurtis Ulrich Administrative Services Director Colleen Lasher 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor LeTourneau called the City Council Special Work Session to order at 6:10 p.m. 2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION 2.01: City Board and Commission Interviews The Council received paper copies of the candidates' application materials,the incumbents' letters of interest/recommendations and the interview questions. Each candidate was given a fifteen- minute timeframe for their interview. Two incumbents were recommended for reappointment. The Council conducted interviews with Russ Pearson, Torrey Johnson, Jennifer Shoemaker, Scott Cords,Eric Peters, Shang Berg,Nathan Barten, Justin Loss and Susan(Trixy)Barnes for available Board and Commission positions and asked the same six questions of each applicant. It was the consensus of the Council to appoint Nathan Barnes and Jennifer Shoemaker (four-year term) and Susan (Trixy) Barnes (one-year term) to the Park and Recreation Commission, Shang Berg (five-year term) to the Economic Development Authority, and Eric Peters and Torrey Johnson (four-year term) to the Planning Commission. It was also the consensus of the Council to re-appoint Reid Bernard (4-year term) to the Environmental Policy Board and to re-appoint Brandon Sis (four-year term) to the Park and Recreation Commission. 5. ADJOURNMENT The Special Work Session of the City Council was adjourned at 9:10 p.m. City Council Work Session /March 19, 2019 Page 1 of 2