Minutes - Council Work Session - 06/10/2025

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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 10, 2025, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Mayor Ryan Heineman Councilmember Kirsten Buscher Councilmember Michael Olson Councilmember Eric Peters Councilmember Chris Riley Councilmember Dan Specht Councilmember Shanna Stewart Also Present: Finance Director Diana Lund Administrative Services Director Colleen Lasher City Attorney Fritz Knaak Police Captain Nick Dahlberg 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Heineman called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:30 p.m. 2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION 2.01: Indecent Exposure Ordinance Discussion Mayor Heineman reviewed the Staff report in regard to the recent Minnesota Supreme Court ruling which overturned an indecent exposure ruling. Councilmember Olson shared that he had received calls from residents about this issue and was asked if Ramsey has an ordinance in place that would be enforceable now that the State has overturned its ruling. He asked if there was more that the City should do in this regard. City Attorney Knaak noted that these statutes are quite old. He explained there was a recent incident in Rochester where a woman exposed her breasts on three different occasions. He added that cocaine was also found at the scene. He noted that the Ramsey ordinance is more blunt and straightforward than that of Rochester. He said he thinks the current ordinance is fine. He stated that if they were to change this ordinance, he would recommend adding language around behavior that is done in a sexual manner, as this would take care of the Supreme Court issue. He said context and intent are very important in these situations, but intent is hard to prove. He also suggested adding a breastfeeding exemption if the ordinance does not already have one. City Council Work Session / June 10, 2025 Page 1 of 5