Minutes - Council Work Session - 06/23/2020

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey City Council conducted a City Council Work Session on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Mayor John LeTourneau Councilmember Nadine Heinrich Councilmember Mark Kuzma Councilmember Jeff Menth Councilmember Debra Musgrove Councilmember Chris Riley Councilmember Dan Specht Also Present: City Administrator Kurtis Ulrich Finance Director Diana Lund Police Captain Timothy Frankfurth Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent Mark Riverblood Public Works Superintendent Grant Riemer Administrative Services Director Colleen Lasher (attended remotely) Deputy City Administrator Timothy Gladhill Communication and Events Coordinator Megan Thorstad (attended remotely) 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor LeTourneau called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:30 p.m. City Administrator Ulrich read a statement related to the COVID-19 pandemic and local state of emergency. In declaring this Local State of Emergency, the City of Ramsey has determined that in person meetings and meetings conducted under Minnesota Statutes Section 13D.02 are not practical or prudent because of the declared health pandemic emergency. With the lifting of the local state of emergency and the current statewide guidelines, Council Members, staff and participants may attend either in-person or through telephonic means. He noted that all Councilmembers are attending in person tonight. 2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION 2.01: Continue Discussion Regarding City Events and Staffing Communications and Events Coordinator Thorstad reviewed the staff report. Councilmember Menth asked the type of deposit that is paid towards entertainment. City Council Work Session/June 23,2020 Page 1 of 7