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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> ANOKA COUNTY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramsey City Council conducted a City Council Work Session on Tuesday, March 23, 2004, <br />at the Ramsey 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 Gerald Zimmerman <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />City Administrator James E. Norman <br />Assistant City Administrator Heidi Nelson <br />Finance Officer Diana Lund <br />Director of Public Works/Fire Chief Dean Kapler <br />Community Development Director Sylvia Frolik <br />Assistant Director of Public Works Brian Olson <br />City Attorney William Goodrich <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec called the City Council Work Session to order at 6:08 p.m. <br /> <br />APPROVE AGENDA <br /> <br />Thc agenda was approved as submitted. <br /> <br />COUNCIL TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br /> <br />1) Update on Connexus Commercial Utility Billing <br /> <br />Finance Officcr Lund presented the Council with an update on the Connexus Commercial Utility <br />Billing. She explained she, Director of Public Works/Fire ChiefKapler, and Councilmembers <br />Elvig, Strommen, and Zimmerman met with Connexus last Thursday regarding the commercial <br />utility billing. The sides were presented and different options that could be taken. Connexus <br />stated they would like the City to proceed with the collection of the accounts on its own. <br /> <br />Councihnember Elvig reported he suggested an option of the customer paying 1/3, the City <br />paying 1/3, and Connexus paying 1/3. Connexus' issue seemed to be the amount of money and <br />indicated they would never pay 1/3 of $700,000. Connexus stated the City had raises in its fees <br /> <br />City Council Work Session/March 23, 2004 <br /> Page 1 of 5 <br /> <br /> <br />