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CITY COUNCIL <br />CITY OF RAMEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />The Ramsey City Council conducted a work session on Tuesday, June 29, 2010, in the <br />Alexander Ramsey Room of the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW. <br />Members Present: Mayor Bob Ramsey <br />Councilmember John Dehen <br />Councilmember David Elvig <br />Councilmember Matt Look <br />Councilmember Colin McGlone <br />Councilmember Jeff Wise <br />Members Absent: Councilmember David Jeffrey <br />Also Present: City Administrator Kurtis G. Ulrich <br />Deputy City Administrator/Dir. of Community Development Heidi Nelson <br />Finance Officer Diana Lund <br />Police Chief Jim Way <br />Fire Chief Dean Kapler <br />Director of Public Works Brian Olson <br />Danen Lazan, Landform <br />CALL TO ORDER: <br />Mayor Ramsey called the City Council work session to order at 5:33 p.m. <br />TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br />2) 2011 General Fund Budget <br />City Administrator Ulrich presented information showing the differences in the General Fund <br />Budget between 2010 and 2011. He presented the five strategic goals from the CounciUStaff <br />Strategic Planning Session as well as showing revenues and expenditures. <br />Councilmember McGlone asked about a comment made about taking some one-time monies and <br />paying down debt. He wondered if it is smarter to pay down debt and keep that money in <br />circulation in the budget another way. <br />Finance Officer Lund stated there are other options to look at but in past discussions, it seemed <br />the direction from the Council was to pay down debt. <br />Councilmember McGlone stated he is an advocate for keeping the tax capacity rate as low as <br />possible. <br />City Council Work Session -June 29, 2010 <br />Page 1 of 10 <br />