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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> A NOK~k COUNTY <br /> S FA'FE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />Thc Ramscy (;ity ('ouncil conductr d a Work Session on Tuesday, May 4, 2004, at the Rarnsey <br />Fire Station Nt,~nl, r~,- I, 15050 Arms~,'ong Bo~tlevard NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> <br />Mayo.' ~1'1 ~omas Gamec <br />Cottn~ il mcnabcr Todd Cook <br />Coun~:ilmcmbcr David Elvig <br />Count:ih] ~embcr Patti Kurak <br />Coun~ [lmembcr At Pearson <br />Coun~:ilmember Sarah Strommen <br />Co un, :il m ember Gerald Zimmerman <br /> <br />.A. lso [h'csc~t: <br /> <br />City/,dministrator James E. Normart <br />Assis~ ar~t City Administrator Heidi Nelson <br />Director ~f Public Works/Fire Chief Dean Kapler <br />Cotnr m~ ity Development Director Sylvia Frolik <br />A s s is~ ar~ t Corn mumty Development Director Patrick Trudgeon <br />A sso~ im.c Plan ncr Amy Geisler <br />Fi re 1~ iSl)ector Jerry Streich <br /> <br />CAIA~ TO ORDI,;R <br /> <br />Mayor (}an~cc callcxl the Ciiy Cotll]t il Work Session to order at 5:37 p.m. <br /> <br />CITIZEN IN P~!' <br /> <br />Thcl-c \vas ilOllC. <br /> <br />TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br /> <br />1) Specinl Fire Protcctim~ Sy,~ tern (1306) <br /> <br />Fire lnspcclor lqtrcich explained tha in March of 2003, after nearly 30 years of using the Uniform <br />Codes, tl~c State ~l' Minnesota ado,~tcd thc new international Code Counsels Building and Fire <br />Coclc. 'l'hc B t~ilcli~g Code is not e~q Fora:cd statewide, but the Fire Code is. The State reviews the <br />c()ctcs and ;uncticts Illcm to fit thc ¢1 ~m[tte and safety provisions of the State malting new "State of <br />Minnesota lguiicti%,, and Fire CocI.~." Portions of the Building Code are not adopted in its <br />entirety, but :~'c I~:fl fbr cities to ac/(~pt by ordinance if they wish to provide greater safety <br />precautions wilhil~ its bottl~ctarics. ©l~e chapter that has been reviewed and recommended for <br />adoption by lhc: I:i~'c Chidk l:im h'~:;p¢ctor, and Building Official is Chapter 1306, Special Fire <br />Prolcction gyslcm:;. Mr. Streich pt'csr:nted a brief PowerPoint presentation explaining that the <br /> <br />City Ccm~cil Work Session/May 4, 2004 <br /> Page 1 of 14 <br /> <br /> <br />