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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,February 11,2025, <br /> at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> Members Present: Mayor Ryan Heineman <br /> Councilmember Kirsten Buscher <br /> Councilmember Michael Olson <br /> Councilmember Eric Peters <br /> Councilmember Chris Riley <br /> Councilmember Dan Specht <br /> Councilmember Sharma Stewart <br /> Also Present: City Administrator Brian Hagen <br /> City Engineer/Public Works Director Bruce Westby <br /> Fire Chief Matt Kohner <br /> Administrative Services Director Colleen Lasher <br /> Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Mark Riverblood <br /> City Attorney Fritz Knaak <br /> 1. CALL TO ORDER <br /> Mayor Heineman called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:30 p.m. <br /> 2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br /> 2.01: Discuss Engineering Staffing and Future Public Works Structure <br /> City Administrator Hagen reviewed the Staff report in regard to engineering staffing and the future <br /> of the Public Works structure with the upcoming retirement of Civil Engineer IV Leonard Linton. <br /> Councilmember Specht asked if there is a lot of work that is not getting done because of the dual <br /> City Engineer and Public Works Director role. <br /> City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby shared that it is hard to split his time between <br /> Engineering and Public Works and it is hard for him to readily engage with Public Works Staff. <br /> He explained that one of the main reasons he wanted the dual role was to get Public Works and <br /> engineering to interact better. He said all of the work is getting done but he would like to have <br /> some more involvement with Public Works. <br /> City Administrator Hagen added that this was implemented prior to the focus on road maintenance <br /> and reconstruction which has greatly added to the work of the engineering department. <br /> City Council Work Session/February 11, 2025 <br /> Page 1 of 9 <br />