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PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL <br /> CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> ANOKA COUNTY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramsey City Council conducted a special meeting on Tuesday, September 3, <br />1985 at the Ra~sey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Blvd. N.W., Ramsey, <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Mayor Gary Heitman <br />Councilmember A1 Sorteberg <br />Councilm~mber Arnie COx <br />Councilm~mber Jean Schlueter <br />Councilmember Gary Reimann (Arrived 5:37 p.m.) <br /> <br />Also Present: City Administrator Lloyd Schnelle <br /> <br />Mayor Heit~an called the special Council meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. and led <br />in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. <br /> <br />COUNCIL BUSINESS <br /> <br />Discussion Of Lutheran Brotherhood Grant Offer Of $13,000: <br /> <br />Councilmember Cox referred to an article in the August 30, 1985 Anoka Union <br />which indicates that Ramsey cannot match the Lutheran Brotherhood's grant offer <br />and Ramsey will lose those dollars. Councilma~ber Cox stated that there should <br />be a way to determine how much money was generated by the one softball <br />tournament that was held and the boat raffle; there is an October deadline and <br />this Council should discuss what can be done to obtain that grant offer. <br /> <br />Mr. Schnelle stated that the deadline is November 15. <br /> <br />Mayor Hei~an stated that he talked with Mr. Harlen Hogsven, Senior Vice <br />President of Lutheran Brotherhood and found out that the funds have to be <br />generated by the public; had the original plan for the boat raffle proceeded <br />with the City funding the purchase of the boat, the City's involvement may have <br />nullified the proceeds from the boat raffle being used as matching funds. <br /> <br />Mr. Dennis Donovan, Park Board Chairman, was present and gave a brief history <br />of how the Lutheran Brotherhood's grant offer came to the City's attention and <br />the appointing of a fund raising committee to coordinate the effort. <br /> <br />Councilm~pber Schlueter referred to the $13,000 figures and suggested it be <br />researched .whether or not the City can set a more realistic goal of a lesser <br />amount and will Lutheran Brotherhood match it. <br /> <br />Mayor Heitman stated that in his conversation with Mr. Hogsven he also found <br />out that the grant offer must be applied for, Lutheran Brotherhood must approve <br />the fund raising project and Lutheran Brotherhood should be named as co-sponsor <br /> September ~, 1985 <br /> <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br /> <br />