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CITY COUNCIL <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramsey City Council conducted a work session on Tuesday, June 17, 2003, at the Ramsey <br />Fire Station Number I, 15050 Armstrong Boulevard NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Mayor Thomas Gamec <br />Councilmember Todd Cook <br />Councilmember David Elvig <br />Councilmember Patti Kurak <br />Councilmember A1 Pearson <br />Councilmember Sarah Strommen <br />Councilmember Jerry Zimmerman <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />City Administrator, James E. Norman <br />Community Development Director Sylvia Frolik <br />Principal City Engineer Brian Olson <br />City Engineer Steve Jankowski <br />Associate Planner Megan Wald <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec called the work session of the City Council to order at 7:10 p.m. <br />WORK SESSION TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br /> <br />1) Mississippi Subdrainage District No. 1 <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman stated that in late 1999, an ordinance was introduced creating <br />Mississippi Storm Sub-Drainage District No. 1. The District was eventually created in the year <br />2000. A feasibility study for stormwater was requested and completed in 2000, with an <br />estimated total project cost of $391,000. The reason for the creation of the sub-drainage district <br />was due to a proposed development of a multi-tenant building and storage facility by Mr. Lowell <br />Zitzloff. The original plan called for the City to contribute $102,500 and split evenly between <br />the Stormwater Management Fund and the Stormwater Utility Fund. In 2001, at the request of <br />Councilmember Kurak, the City's contribution was changed to $108,100 and paid entirely out of <br />the Stormwater Management Fund. The actual costs of phase I of the Stormwater Project came <br />to $207,940. The estimate for phase II of the project comes to $265,900 for a total Mississippi <br />Storm Sub~Drainage District No. 1-project cost of $472,840. This compares to the original <br />estimate for the project of $391,100. Councilmembers have recently requested the rationale <br />behind why Tax Increment Financing funds were not utilized for the project. It was noted that <br />TIF District No. 2 clearly benefits from the storm retention pond on the eastern edge of <br />McKinley Street; however, no T~ monies were used. It was discussed during the September 11, <br /> <br />City Council Work Session/June 17, 2003 <br /> Page 1 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br />