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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, January 3, 2006, <br />at the Ramsey Fire Station Number 1, 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 David Jeffrey <br />Conncilmember Mary Jo Olson <br />Councilmember A1 Pearson <br />Councilmember Sarah Strommen <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />City Administrator James E. Norman <br />Director of Public Works Dean Kapler <br />Police Chief James Way <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:37 p.m. <br /> <br />APPROVEAGENDA <br /> <br />A discussion of the Public Safety Radio Tower was added to the agenda as Case No. A. <br /> <br />COUNCIL TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br /> <br />A) Public Safety Radio Tower <br /> <br />Police Chief Way explained it has been determined that there is room for improvement in terms <br />of the building coverage in some parts of Anoka County with the 800 MHz digital radio system. <br />The County is recommending using existing project funds to enhance radio coverage. To do <br />this, the County would like to relocate the antenna that is currently located on the courthouse in <br />the City of Anoka to Bunker Hills, and a new antenna would be constructed in Ramsey. The <br />County is requesting a parcel of land to erect the tower in Ramsey. The best location for the <br />antenna would be at the current City Hall site, adjacent to the substation currently located on the <br />site. There are plans for the future Fire Station No. 2 to be built in this location. He explained <br />changes would be required to the current ordinance in relation to tower height and design in <br />order to construct the antenna tower. Approval of the tower would be required to go through the <br />Planning Commission process. <br /> <br />Councilmember Pearson asked how the tower would affect the substation. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session / January 3, 2006 <br /> Page 1 of 7 <br /> <br /> <br />