Jan 09, 2023 City Council

HOW WAS YOUR SECOND VACATION?

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[CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL]

BUT NOT ENOUGH TO SLOW US.

LIPS, BUT NOTHING YET.

NOTHING TO STOP US FROM STARTING ON TIME SO.

GOOD EVENING, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU ALL TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 9TH.

WELCOME TO ANYONE WHO IS ON ZOOM AND EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE.

IF IT'S YOUR FIRST TIME, THERE ARE AGENDAS ON THE TABLE BY THE DOOR.

AT THE END OF THE MEETING, THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME AND SPEAK, AND THERE ARE FORMS ALSO ON THAT TABLE THAT YOU CAN FILL IN.

AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK AT THE END OF THE MEETING ON KIND OF ANY TOPIC, YOU CAN HAND THEM TO SARA, WHO'S STANDING AT THE PODIUM AND THEN WE WILL START OUR MEETING.

SARA, COULD YOU PLEASE DO A ROLL CALL? ABSOLUTELY. COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS.

HERE. MAYOR MARQUEZ SIMULA.

HERE. THANK YOU, SARA.

AND I WILL READ OUR MISSION STATEMENT.

OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY PUBLIC SERVICES.

SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED IN A FAIR, RESPECTFUL AND PROFESSIONAL MANNER THAT EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSES CHANGING CITIZEN AND COMMUNITY NEEDS IN A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND CUSTOMER FRIENDLY MANNER. AND NOW, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME IN SAYING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

NEXT IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

[APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

SO MOVED. SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS.

ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION PASSES.

NEXT IS OUR PROCLAMATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITION ANNOUNCEMENTS AND GUESTS.

[PROCLAMATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITION, ANNOUNCEMENTS, GUESTS]

AND I GUESS I WILL BE GOING FIRST.

ALL RIGHT. AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE ANY.

WHEN EVERYONE IS BEING SWORN IN IF THEY'D LIKE FAMILY MEMBERS TO COME STAND UP WITH THEM THEY'RE WELCOME TO DO THAT AS WELL.

DO YOU WANT TO REPEAT AFTER ME? ALL RIGHT. I AMADA MARQUEZ SIMULA.

I AMADA MARQUEZ SIMULA.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.

AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY.

THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY.

DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR.

DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR.

OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.

OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS. TO WHICH I HAVE BEEN ELECTED TO DO.

TO WHICH I HAVE BEEN ELECTED TO DO.

TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY.

SO HELP ME GOD.

TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES SO HELP ME GOD.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SO MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] GOSH, THANK YOU.

ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU, SARA.

I'M HONORED TO BRING MY FULLEST POTENTIAL TO THE ROLE OF MAYOR AGAIN.

THE PEOPLE OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS HAVE PUT THEIR HOPE AND TRUST INTO MY LEADERSHIP, AND I WORK HARD TO MEET THE CHALLENGE.

WITH EVERY PHONE CALL, EMAIL OR PUBLIC APPEARANCE, I'M BRINGING MY POSITIVITY, MY OUT-OF-THE-BOX THINKING, AND MY FULL ATTENTION TO OUR NEIGHBORS.

A FEELING OF CAMARADERIE CONTINUES TO BUILD ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY.

I SEE IT EVERY DAY.

PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND CULTURES WORKING TOGETHER IN OUR SCHOOLS, NEIGHBORHOODS, WORKPLACES, ETC..

THIS CITY AND COMMUNITY ARE INDEED A GEM IN THE METRO AREA.

TO PARAPHRASE HUBERT H.

HUMPHREY, THE MORAL TEST OF GOVERNMENT IS HOW THE GOVERNMENT TREATS THOSE WHO ARE IN THE DAWN OF LIFE, THE CHILDREN, THOSE WHO ARE IN THE TWILIGHT OF LIFE, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WHO ARE IN THE SHADOWS OF LIFE, THE UNDERREPRESENTED, INCLUDING OUR BLACK, BROWN, LGBT NEIGHBORS, LGBTQ+ NEIGHBORS, THE HANDICAPPED,

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I PLEDGE TO CONTINUE MAKING COLUMBIA HEIGHTS A CITY WHERE THESE QUALITIES ARE EVIDENT BY OUR CHILDREN, OUR SENIORS, OUR CITIZENS, AND OUR NEIGHBORS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE.

THANK YOU TO MY HUSBAND, FROST, THE FIRST GENTLEMAN OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.

THANKS FOR BEING MY PARTNER AND TRUE LEADER.

THANKS TO MY CHILDREN FOR THEIR LOVE AND SUPPORT.

THANKS TO ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO CONTINUE TO GIVE ME OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH THEM EVERY DAY.

I PROMISE TO DO MY BEST TO MAKE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS A BETTER PLACE.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL, AND THANK YOU, AUDIENCE.

NEXT, WE WILL HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES BE SWORN IN.

AND AGAIN, YOUR FAMILY IS WELCOME TO COME UP AND STAND BEHIND YOU.

ALL RIGHT. YOU WANT TO REPEAT AFTER ME? YES. OKAY. I, RACHEL JAMES, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

I, RACHEL. JAMES, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.

AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE.

AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE.

THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL.

THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL.

OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.

OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.

TO WHICH I HAVE BEEN ELECTED.

TO WHICH I HAVE BEEN ELECTED.

TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY.

TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY.

SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD.

THANK YOU, RACHEL. [APPLAUSE] . THANK YOU. I WANT TO ALSO THANK MY FAMILY.

ALL THROUGHOUT THIS SEASON, THERE HAVE BEEN EXTREME SUPPORTERS AND WORKERS.

AND I WANT TO THANK MY PARENTS WHO ARE WATCHING LIVE.

I AM SO THANKFUL FOR ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES YOU GAVE ME, ALL OF THE PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE CLASSES YOU TOOK ME TO.

[LAUGHTER] I WANT TO THANK MY CAMPAIGN MANAGER, BRENDA ZIMA, WHO IS HERE TONIGHT FOR HER WISDOM AND ENCOURAGEMENT AND OF COURSE, ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO HELPED ME LEARN WHAT IT'S ABOUT TO REPRESENT THE PUBLIC AND LEARN WHAT IT MEANS TO SHOW UP.

FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, WHAT I WAS WORKING ON WAS HAVING A SAFE COMMUNITY FOR EVERYONE, AND I'M EXCITED TO WORK THROUGH THAT.

I ALSO HAD SUSTAINABILITY AND EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT, JUSTICE AND EQUITY FOR EVERYONE AND A CONNECTED COMMUNITY AS MY STARTING POINTS, AND I'M EXCITED TO WORK FOR THOSE THINGS.

I REALLY THINK THAT TOGETHER WE CAN MOVE HEIGHTS FORWARD.

SO THANK YOU. WELCOME AND CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES.

NEXT, WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS TO BE SWORN IN.

OKAY. I JUSTICE SPRIGGS.

I JUSTICE SPRIGGS.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY.

AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY.

DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.

DISCHARGE [INAUDIBLE]. AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE.

AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY. THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE.

THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE.

OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

SORRY. OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

YOU'RE OKAY. OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.

OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.

TO WHICH I HAVE BEEN ELECTED.

TO WHICH I HAVE BEEN ELECTED. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY.

TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY.

SO HELP ME GOD.

SO HELP ME GOD. SORRY FOR GETTING A LITTLE EXCITED THERE.

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK MY FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE UP THERE WITH ME, ESPECIALLY MY WIFE AND MY SON, WHO HAVE SEEN THE AMOUNT OF HOURS IT TAKES TO RUN FOR COUNCIL AND THEN THE

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I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY FAMILY, ESPECIALLY MY DAD, WHO WAS MY BIGGEST SUPPORTER FROM THE FIRST DAY I EVER THOUGHT ABOUT RUNNING FOR COUNCIL AND HAS BEEN THERE BY MY SIDE THROUGH THICK AND THIN.

I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BRING ALL OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT I HAVE HEARD FROM MEMBERS OF THE CITY TO THE COUNCIL AND REALLY DRIVE THE CITY TOWARDS GOOD CHANGE.

OTHER THAN THAT, JUST EXCITED TO BE HERE AND GET STARTED.

SO THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] WELL, THANK YOU AND WONDERFUL TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD.

AND I'M JUST GOING TO GET USED TO SAYING YOUR NAMES, COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS AND COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES.

BRING THAT INTO OUR ROTATION HERE.

SO WELCOME.

NEXT IS OUR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

DAY PROCLAMATION.

THIS IS FOR JANUARY 16TH, NEXT MONDAY.

WHEREAS DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

DEVOTED HIS LIFE TO ADVANCING EQUALITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL, AND CHALLENGED ALL AMERICANS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NEVER ENDING WORK OF BUILDING A MORE PERFECT UNION.

AND WHEREAS, DR.

KING'S TEACHINGS CAN CONTINUE TO GUIDE AND INSPIRE US IN ADDRESSING CHALLENGES IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

AND WHEREAS, THE KING HOLIDAY AND SERVICE ACT, ENACTED IN 1994, DESIGNATED THE KING HOLIDAY AS A NATIONAL DAY OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE.

AND WHEREAS, THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS EMPOWERS US, ALL THE PRINCIPLES ENSHRINED IN THE DECLARATION ARE AS RELEVANT TODAY AS THEY WERE IN 1948. AND WHEREAS, SINCE 1994, MILLIONS OF AMERICANS HAVE BEEN INSPIRED BY THE LIFE AND WORK OF DR.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

TO SERVE THEIR NEIGHBORS AND COMMUNITIES ON THE KING HOLIDAY.

AND WHEREAS, SERVING ON THE KING HOLIDAY IS AN APPROPRIATE WAY TO HONOR DR.

KING, MEET LOCAL AND NATIONAL NEEDS, BRING OUR CITIZENS TOGETHER AND STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITIES AND NATION.

AND WHEREAS, THE KING DAY OF SERVICE IS THE ONLY FEDERAL HOLIDAY COMMEMORATED AS A NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AND OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AMERICANS TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITIES ON THE HOLIDAY AND MAKE AN ONGOING COMMITMENT TO SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

AND WHEREAS, CITIZENS OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS THROUGHOUT OUR CITY ON THE KING DAY OF SERVICE, JANUARY 16, 2023, AS WELL AS CREATE AND IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS WHERE THEY IDENTIFY THE NEED.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I AMADA MARQUEZ SIMULA, MAYOR OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

DAY 2023 AS A DAY OF SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, AND CALL UPON THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE AND WORKS OF DR.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS ON MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

DAY AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

AND I BELIEVE AT THE END OF THE MEETING WE MAY BE ANNOUNCING SOME EVENTS THAT ARE COMING UP WHERE YOU COULD DO SOME SERVICE FOR YOUR COMMUNITY.

SO I KNOW WE HAVE LOTS OF LOTS OF EVENTS IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.

WE CAN DO THOSE THINGS.

THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

I'D LIKE TO PULL CONSENT ITEM NUMBER SIX AND NUMBER SEVEN.

OTHER THAN THAT, KELLI, COULD YOU PRESENT THE CONSENT AGENDA? YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

ITEM NUMBER ONE IS APPROVAL OF THE DECEMBER 12TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.

ITEM TWO IS ACCEPTANCE OF THE NOVEMBER 7TH EDA MEETING MINUTES.

ITEM THREE IS ACCEPTANCE OF THE SEPTEMBER 14TH, OCTOBER 12TH AND NOVEMBER 9TH YOUTH COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES.

ITEM FOUR IS ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 2023-01 DESIGNATING THE OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES FOR THE CITY.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE AND THIS IS AN AMENDED ITEM.

JUST ONE ADDITIONAL DONATION WAS INCLUDED ON YOUR RESOLUTION, AND THAT'S ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 2023-02 ACCEPTING DONATIONS RECEIVED BY THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS. ITEMS SIX AND SEVEN WERE PULLED.

ITEM EIGHT IS AUTHORIZATION OF A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF HILLTOP FOR FIREFIGHTING, AN EMS SERVICES THAT'S JUST A ONE YEAR CONTRACT, AS IT WAS EXPLAINED IN THE PACKET.

ITEM NINE IS A DESIGNATING THE LEGAL NEWSPAPER FOR 2023, AND THAT IS THE LIFE NEWS PAPER.

ITEM TEN IS TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP FOR ALAYNA NOVITSKY.

ITEM 11 IS THE CAPITAL EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT OF UNIT 80.

THAT'S OUR DUMP TRUCK AT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR A TOTAL COST OF $279,453.

ITEM 12 IS APPROVAL OF THE PUBLIC WORKS BLANKET PURCHASE ORDERS FOR 2023.

ITEM 13 IS APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF SCADA SYSTEM UPGRADE COMPONENTS, AND THAT'S WITH THE CONTRACTOR SJE PRIMEX.

ITEM 14 IS APPROVAL OF THE RECODING OF THE INTERIOR OF THE VACTOR COMBO TRUCK WITH TMI COATINGS FOR A TOTAL OF $18,400.

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ITEM 16 IS APPROVAL OF THE LICENSE AGENDA ALSO IN YOUR PACKET.

AND ITEM 17 IS A REVIEW OF THE BILLS TOTALING $3,680,617.35.

THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALL RIGHT THEN. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED? MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED.

SECOND.

I HAVE A FIRST MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS.

ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. AND NEXT, WE WILL HAVE ITEM NUMBER SIX.

[6. Adopt Resolution 2022-03, Designating City Council Liaison and Council President Appointments for 2023.]

THAT'S ALL RIGHT. OH, I'M SORRY.

I'M BACKWARDS.

ITEM SIX IS ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 2022-03.

AND THAT RESOLUTION IS DESIGNATING THE CITY COUNCIL LIAISON ROLES AND THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT APPOINTMENT FOR 2023.

AND IN YOUR PACKET ON PAGE 39 ARE THOSE DESIGNATIONS.

AND MAYOR, IF YOU'D LIKE ME, I CAN READ THROUGH THEM.

YES, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT.

THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT WILL BE COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS.

THE LIBRARY BOARD LIAISON WILL BE COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS.

THE PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION LIAISON WILL BE MAYOR MARQUEZ SIMULA.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION LIAISON WILL BE COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS.

TRAFFIC COMMISSION LIAISON WILL BE COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES.

CHARTER COMMISSION LIAISON WILL BE COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES.

YOUTH COMMISSION LIAISON WILL BE MAYOR MARQUEZ SIMULA.

AND THEN WE HAVE EXTERNAL BOARDS FOR OUR COLUMBIA HEIGHTS SCHOOL BOARD THE DELEGATE IS COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS WITH THE ALTERNATE BEING COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES.

THE LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITY'S DELEGATE WILL BE COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES WITH THE ALTERNATE BEING COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS.

THE METRO CITY'S DELEGATE WILL BE COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS WITH THE ALTERNATE BEING COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS.

THE MISSISSIPPI WATER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION DELEGATE WILL BE COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS WITH THE ALTERNATE BEING THE CITY OF HILLTOP COUNCIL MEMBER.

THE RICE CREEK WATERSHED ADVISORY BOARD DELEGATE WILL BE COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES WITH OUR ALTERNATE BEING PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, CITY ENGINEER KEVIN HANSEN.

AND THE ANOKA COUNTY JOINT LAW ENFORCEMENT COUNCIL DELEGATE WILL BE MAYOR MARQUEZ SIMULA WITH THE ALTERNATE BEING POLICE CHIEF LENNY AUSTIN.

AND THEN FINALLY, THE ANOKA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION COUNCIL DELEGATE WILL BE MAYOR MARQUEZ SIMULA WITH THE CITY MANAGER MYSELF BEING THE ALTERNATE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

CITY MANAGER. ONE OF THE REASONS I WANTED THOSE TO BE READ OUT LOUD WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE'S AWARE OF ALL OF THE COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS THAT WE HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS OUR EXTERNAL BOARDS.

AND THESE ARE ROLES THAT WE AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, AS THE MAYOR, TAKE ON TO HELP REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY AND GET TO KNOW ALL THE DIFFERENT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THAT ARE IN OUR CITY.

THAT BEING SAID, COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS WAS NOT ASSIGNED TO ANY OF THESE BECAUSE LAST YEAR THERE WAS A VOTE BY THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL FOR CENSURE AND I WANTED TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT IN WHY THIS IS BEING READ AND THE PURPOSE OF PULLING IT FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SO FROM THE OCTOBER 12TH MEETING WHEN THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL HAD VOTED FOR CENSURE AND DIRECTION.

I JUST WANTED TO READ A COUPLE BULLET POINTS JUST TO REMIND THE COMMUNITY OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN CASE THEY'RE WONDERING.

WELL, HOW COME COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS WAS NOT ASSIGNED TO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS.

WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL HAVE AGREED TO ABIDE BY THE CITY COUNCIL HANDBOOK.

AND WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL MUST OPERATE AS A BODY AND THE CONDUCT OF A SINGLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER MAY BRING DISREPUTE ON THE ENTIRE BODY. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, THROUGH ITS CITY COUNCIL, HEREBY ISSUES A CENSURE TO COUNCIL MEMBER KT JACOBS FOR ENGAGING IN HARASSING AND OFFENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS WITH A CITIZEN, ENGAGING IN ABUSIVE CONDUCT, PERSONAL CHARGES OR VERBAL ATTACKS UPON THE CHARACTER OF THE CITIZEN, IN VIOLATION OF THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL HANDBOOK, CHAPTER 13 TITLED CODE OF CONDUCT AND BEING UNTRUTHFUL REGARDING THE JULY 24TH 2022 PHONE CALL.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, THROUGH ITS CITY COUNCIL, HEREBY REMOVES COUNCIL MEMBER KT JACOBS FROM ALL EXISTING APPOINTED POSITIONS ON BOARD AND COMMISSIONS OTHER THAN BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS WHERE MEMBERSHIP IS AUTOMATIC BASED ON THE COUNCIL MEMBERS POSITION AS AN ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER SUCH AS HRA AND EDA.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT FULLY RESOLVED, THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL EXERCISES ITS POWERS, SUPERVISES ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS AND FORMULATES POLICIES AS A BODY, AND THAT INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE NO INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY.

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THANK YOU. BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO ITEM SIX? ALL RIGHT, THEN. THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS THE AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE.

POINT OF ORDER. OH, SORRY.

POINT OF ORDER. I MOVE TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION 2023-03 APPOINTING CITY LIAISON'S TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND EXTERNAL BOARDS.

OH THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU. YEAH.

OKAY, WE'LL HAVE TO DO THAT POINT THERE.

I ACCEPT YOUR POINT OF ORDER.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THEN TO WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION 2023-03.

AND I NEED A SECOND THEN.

I THINK IT WAS READ.

DO WE NEED TO FULLY TO WAIVE IT IF IT WAS READ? COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES READ IT.

NO, I MEAN.

I CAN SECOND IT. THANK YOU. YEAH, IT WAS READ SO WE DON'T SO. OH I HADN'T ASKED FOR A MOTION THOUGH.

YES, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES.

NEXT, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT.

A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2023-03 APPOINTING LIAISONS TO CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND EXTERNAL BOARDS.

SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS.

ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED.

AND THE MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM SEVEN.

[7. Authorization to Purchase Police Vehicles.]

SO MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

CHIEF AUSTIN IS HERE TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE DEPTH OF INFORMATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHIEF.

I JUST THOUGHT A LITTLE MORE BACKSTORY ON THIS ITEM WOULD BE APPRECIATED BY OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. YES, THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

YES. SO AS A GENERAL RULE, OVER THE YEARS, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL PURCHASE THREE VEHICLES A YEAR.

USUALLY TWO OF THOSE VEHICLES ARE WILL BE MARKED SQUAD CARS, WHICH WILL THEN REPLACE TWO OF OUR OLDER VEHICLES, WHICH WILL THEN GET ROTATED DOWN INTO OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

AND THEN THAT THIRD VEHICLE GENERALLY WILL BE EITHER AN UNMARKED VEHICLE OR SOME OTHER TYPE OF UTILITY VEHICLE.

IN 2022, WE ACTUALLY WERE AUTHORIZED TO PURCHASE TWO MARKED SQUAD CARS, AS WELL AS A FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK THAT WAS GOING TO BE PURPOSED FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER USE.

THOSE VEHICLES ACTUALLY WERE CANCELED MID-YEAR BY FORD, AND I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT HAD HAPPENED, BUT I'M GUESSING IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH ALL THE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES THAT WERE GOING ON. SO TO GET BACK INTO THE REGULAR ROTATION OF VEHICLE REPLACEMENT, WE ASKED TO MOVE THAT GROUP OF THREE VEHICLES INTO THIS GROUP, ALONG WITH THE REGULAR THREE VEHICLES THAT WE WERE BUDGETED FOR OR WE WERE ASKING TO BE BUDGETED FOR THIS YEAR, WHICH WERE TWO ADDITIONAL MARKED SQUAD CARS, AS WELL AS AN UNMARKED E-VEHICLE AS WELL.

SO FOR THIS YEAR, WE'RE ASKING FOR THE PURCHASE OF SIX VEHICLES, FOUR MARKED SQUAD CARS, A FORD F-150 A CSO VEHICLE AND AN UNMARKED CHEVY BLAZER EV VEHICLE.

AND THEN THE ADDITIONAL COST TO OUTFIT ALL OF THOSE VEHICLES.

THE F-150 WILL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE THIS YEAR JUST SIMPLY TO OUTFIT, JUST SIMPLY BECAUSE WE'VE NEVER HAD A PICKUP IN OUR FLEET.

SO THERE ARE A FEW NUANCES THERE THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF WITH THAT DIFFERENT TYPE OF SCREEN AND LIGHT BAR AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, BECAUSE IT IS A PICKUP TRUCK.

SO AND WITH THAT, I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANYONE MIGHT HAVE.

THANK YOU. A COMMUNITY MEMBER ACTUALLY HAD ASKED IF WE HAD A PICKUP TRUCK BEFORE, AND I SAID, I DON'T KNOW.

SO I'M GLAD TO HEAR YOU BRING THAT UP.

YES, IT IS GOING TO BE QUITE HANDY OVER THE YEARS.

THERE'S BEEN MANY TIMES THAT WE'VE HAD TO GO DOWN AND BORROW PUBLIC WORKS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND THAT TYPE OF THING.

SO TO HAVE THAT AVAILABLE AND SINCE IT IS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE, WE EXPECT TO HAVE THAT VEHICLE IN THE FLEET FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS, HOPEFULLY.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES.

I NOTICED IN THE PACKET THAT THIS IS THE FIRST FULLY ELECTRIC VEHICLE THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS PURCHASING.

IS THAT CORRECT FOR THE CHEVY BLAZER EV? AND THEN IS THE HYBRIDS, ARE WE MOVING OUR POLICE FLEET TOWARD HYBRID AND ELECTRIC AS POSSIBLE, OR WHAT'S THE STRATEGY OF THAT? SO. YES, MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

SO, YES, THIS IS OUR FIRST HYBRID OR I'M SORRY, FIRST EV VEHICLE THAT WE ARE PURCHASING.

SO WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT RIGHT NOW, WE ARE STARTING TO SEE ELECTRIC VEHICLES BEING USED IN LARGER AGENCIES LIKE THE NYPD, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR TEST AND

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THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE'RE SEEING THE ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN THESE LARGER AGENCIES FOR TEST AND EVALUATION.

THIS WILL GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF AN IDEA ON WHAT TO EXPECT WITH AS WE START TO SLOWLY MOVE TOWARDS ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

WE DO ANTICIPATE IT IS OBVIOUSLY A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY THAN OUR HYBRID VEHICLES THAT WE'RE PURCHASING.

BUT WE'RE HOPING TO KEEP THAT VEHICLE A LITTLE BIT LONGER.

AND THEN ALSO WE'RE LOOKING HOPEFULLY THAT THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A MAINTENANCE TRADE OFF ON THAT AS WELL.

TO ANSWER, COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE HYBRIDS, WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN RUNNING HYBRIDS FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS NOW.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER.

SO AND WE'VE HAD PRETTY GOOD LUCK WITH THEM.

AND THE BIGGEST REASON WE LOOKED AT THEM JUST SIMPLY WAS THE GAS MILEAGE.

UNFORTUNATELY, WITH CITY DRIVING WITH THOSE VEHICLES, THE GAS MILEAGE IS NOT THE BEST.

HOWEVER, WHAT I WILL TELL YOU WHEN YOU COMPARED OUR HYBRIDS COMPARED TO THE OLD TRADITIONAL SUVS THAT WE WERE RUNNING, THE ORIGINAL, THE CONVENTIONAL SUVS THAT WE WERE RUNNING AT THAT TIME WHEN WE MADE THAT TRANSITION, THEY WERE GETTING ABOUT NINE MILES TO THE GALLON.

AND THE HYBRIDS ARE GETTING ABOUT 14.

THAT'S QUITE A BIT OF DIFFERENCE.

AND WE'VE HAD, FOR THE MOST PART, SOME GOOD SUCCESS WITH THOSE.

WE'VE HAD A FEW A COUPLE OF THE FIRST GENERATION HYBRIDS WE HAD SOME ISSUES.

BUT FOR THE MOST PART THE FLEET'S BEEN OPERATING PRETTY WELL.

COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS.

SO I TAKE IT WE'LL BE GETTING A CHARGING STATION FOR THAT EV CARD.

IS IT GOING TO BE IN THE GARAGE OR OUTSIDE? YES, THAT IS CORRECT. SO WE ARE INCLUDING, I BELIEVE IT'S $2,500 TO INCLUDE A CHARGING STATION WHICH WILL ACTUALLY BE INSIDE AS WELL SO.

THE CITY'S VERY FIRST CHARGING STATION.

[INAUDIBLE]. I THINK PUBLIC.

YEAH, PUBLIC WORKS BEAT US TO THE PUNCH.

SO.

[LAUGHTER] SECOND ONE THEN. YEAH.

I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE PUBLIC WORK ONES.

YEAH. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

I'M OPTIMISTIC.

I DO THINK WITHIN LIKE I SAID WITHIN THE NEXT PROBABLY AND AGAIN I BASIS ON NOTHING EXCEPT JUST HOW TECH IS CHANGING SO QUICKLY.

I THINK WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WE SHOULD SEE A FULLY ELECTRIC MARKED SQUAD CAR FOR PATROL USE, WHICH WOULD BE THAT'LL BE A BIG STEP FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND JUST ONE POINT FOR FOLKS TO KNOW, WE DO HAVE SOLAR PANELS ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.

QUITE A FEW, ACTUALLY. SO, YES.

SO THAT'LL HELP WITH THE MONEY AS FAR AS CHARGING THE ELECTRICAL BILL ON THAT.

SO GOING FROM THE SUN TO OUR POLICE CARS AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS.

[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU.

VERY COOL. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? NO. NO, THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, CHIEF.

ALL RIGHT. THEN MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE? MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES FROM THE DEALERSHIP AWARDED UNDER THE STATE OF MINNESOTA COOPERATIVE PURCHASING VENTURE CPV, AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER ARE AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR SAME.

DO YOU WANT ME TO READ THE VEHICLES AS WELL? I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO READ THE VEHICLES.

THANK YOU. YES.

SECOND, THAT MOTION.

I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES.

ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU. THERE IS ONE MORE MOTION ON THERE.

IT KIND OF GETS LOST ON THE AGENDA.

IT'S THE MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE POLICE CHIEF TO EXPEND UP TO $139,326 FOR THE SETUP AND OUTFITTING OF THOSE VEHICLES.

OH, I SEE. YEP. I WAS JUST GETTING READY TO READ THAT ONE.

THANK YOU. I'M SORRY.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT. MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE POLICE CHIEF TO EXPEND UP TO ONE $139,326 TO SET UP AND OUTFIT THESE POLICE VEHICLES, AS OUTLINED ABOVE.

SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS AND SORRY, COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS, AND SECOND, BY COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU, KELLI. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA, I WILL JUST POINT OUT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION, WHICH TAKES US TO OUR CITY COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS.

[CITY COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS]

SURE. I ATTENDED METH INSIGHT, WHICH SPEAKS TO THE RISING ADDICTION IN THE METROPOLITAN DENSITIES.

I ATTENDED ANOTHER SEMINAR SORTING THE STIGMA OF THC LEGISLATION IN THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS.

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I DID MY FIRST PLOW RIDE OF THE SEASON AND I'D LIKE TO REMIND THE RESIDENTS THAT BOTH STAFF AND NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY RELY VERY MUCH ON THE PARKING COMPLIANCE. PLEASE BE SURE THAT EVEN IF YOU DO HAVE A PARKING PERMIT, THAT YOU GET THOSE VEHICLES MOVED IN A TIMELY FASHION SO THAT WE CAN GET THOSE STREETS CLEARED CURB TO CURB. NOTIFICATIONS FOR SNOW EMERGENCIES IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS ARE LOCATED ON THE WEBSITE.

CODE RED ALERT USES THE CELL PHONES, EMAIL AND TEXT MESSAGING TO GET THAT MESSAGE ACROSS.

IF YOU'VE NOT ENROLLED IN IT, PLEASE GO TO THE CITY WEBSITE AND DO SO.

IT IS AN INCREDIBLE TOOL AND IT WILL PROVIDE A LOT OF INFORMATION FOR THE RESIDENTS.

I'VE ALSO RECEIVED SOME PHONE CALLS REGARDING SIDEWALK CLEARANCE THAT ARE SIDEWALKS THAT ARE NOT CLEARED.

AND I WAS REALLY TROUBLED TO FIND OUT YESTERDAY THAT A RESIDENT CAME UP TO ME AND TALKED TO ME ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SAID THAT THEY IN ORDER TO GET THEIR ERRANDS ACCOMPLISHED, THEY WERE WALKING IN THE DRIVING LANES OF CENTRAL AVENUE.

MY HEART WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO MY FEET.

WE JUST CAN'T HAVE THAT HAPPENING.

SO IF YOU HAVE A SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF YOUR BUSINESS OR YOUR BUILDING, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE CLEARED.

AND LASTLY, DON'T FORGET TO SHOVEL AROUND THE FIRE HYDRANTS.

I BELIEVE IT'S THREE FEET, CHIEF, THREE FEET AROUND EACH HYDRANT.

YOU'RE ASKING THE WRONG CHIEF COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT THAT SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.

WHERE'D THE OTHER ONE GO? I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S AT LEAST THREE FEET ALL THE WAY AROUND THE HYDRANT.

SO PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET THOSE THINGS DONE.

THE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE A HYDRANT NEAR THEIR PROPERTY ARE KIND OF ASSUMED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT.

IF YOU'VE GOT SOMEBODY YOU DON'T SEE THAT'S IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IT'S GETTING DONE, GET OUT THERE WITH A SHOVEL AND HELP OUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

IT COULD BE YOUR HOUSE THAT NEEDS THAT WATER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. OH, ONE. I'M SORRY.

ONE LAST THING. I'M GLAD TO BE ABLE TO WELCOME THE NEW CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS IN PERSON AND TO BE ABLE TO SHAKE YOUR HAND.

WHEN I WAS THE ROOKIE COMING ON BOARD TWO YEARS AGO OR WHEN WE WERE THE ROOKIES, WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF COVID AND A PANDEMIC AND IT WAS A VERY DIFFERENT FLAVOR AND WE WEREN'T ABLE TO DO THAT. SO IT WAS REALLY NICE TO BE ABLE TO SHAKE YOUR HAND AND WELCOME YOU ABOARD.

THANK YOU, BOTH OF YOU THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WHO ELSE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE A REPORT TODAY? I CAN [INAUDIBLE]. COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES.

I'M VERY EXCITED TO GET STARTED WORKING FOR THE RESIDENTS HERE IN THE CITY.

I AM PLANNING THIS MONTH TO BE ATTENDING BOTH THE CHARTER COMMISSION AND THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION WHILE THAT'S STILL OPERATIVE.

AND SO I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT.

I DO HAVE MY NEW EMAIL AND CONTACT INFORMATION ON THE CITY WEBSITE, SO I INVITE RESIDENTS TO BEGIN CONTACTING ME IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR THINGS THAT YOU'D LIKE US TO GET GOING. I ALSO ATTENDED THE PUBLIC MEETING AT THE LIBRARY ON THURSDAY NIGHT REGARDING THE REDEVELOPMENT AND THE NEW TRAIL FOR 37TH.

IT IS A FANTASTIC PROJECT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT GETTING DONE IN 2023 AND IT WILL INCLUDE A DEDICATED OFF STREET BIKE TRAIL ON COLUMBIA HEIGHTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CITY FROM I THINK WAS IT SILVER? NO FROM STINSON ALL THE WAY TO CENTRAL.

SO THAT PROJECT WILL BE GETTING GOING.

AND I KNOW WE HAVE MORE WORK TO BE DONE ON THAT, BUT THAT WAS A WONDERFUL START TO THE NEW YEAR.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS. I WAS GOING TO LET MR. COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS GO? YEAH, I CAN. I HAVE A COUPLE THINGS.

ALL RIGHT COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS.

JUST AS COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES SAID, MY CONTACT INFO IS ALSO ON THE WEBSITE NOW.

I WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS TO REACH OUT TO ME.

I'D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THOSE.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE 37TH AVENUE MEETING; EXCITING PROJECT THERE, REALLY EXCITED TO KIND OF SEE THAT MOVE FORWARD FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

I DIDN'T GET TO ATTEND OUR FIRST LIBRARY BOARD MEETING, SO IT WAS CANCELED BECAUSE OF THE SNOWSTORM, BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO FEBRUARY'S MEETING NEXT MONTH.

AND THEN JUST WANTED TO QUICKLY SAY ONE THING.

I'M SURE A LOT OF YOU HAVE HEARD THE NEWS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED LAST MONDAY NIGHT AT THE MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME WITH DAMAR HAMLIN COLLAPSED ON THE FIELD.

AND OVERALL IS DOING MUCH BETTER NOW.

BUT JUST KIND OF WANTED TO POINT OUT THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING GOOD CPR, RECOMMEND EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY IF YOU'RE NOT TRAINED TO DO SO, MAKE 2023 THE YEAR THAT YOU DO THAT. BUT WITH THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU. GOOD REMINDER.

OKAY, FIRST I WANT TO WELCOME COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS.

CONGRATULATIONS. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON THE COUNCIL AND WELCOME COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES.

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AND WELCOME AGAIN TO MAYOR MARQUEZ.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AGAIN FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS.

SO VERY EXCITING.

I ATTENDED THE MWMO OPEN HOUSE FOR THE HARBOR TERMINAL.

I'M A LIAISON TO THE MWMO BOARD, SO THAT WAS REALLY EXCITING TO SEE THE WORK THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING ON THE NORTH END ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

ATTENDED THE ANNUAL EMPLOYEE HOLIDAY LUNCHEON AND ATTENDED THE BOOSTERS HOLIDAY POTLUCK DINNER AND THE CITY TOUR AND MERCHANT HALL PARTY.

IT WAS FUN TO FOLLOW. I FOLLOWED THE TRUCKS PRETTY MUCH NOT ALL THE WAY AROUND THE CITY, BUT IT WAS REALLY EXCITING TO SEE PEOPLE COME OUT AND WAVING AND HAVING SANTA DRIVING IN THE FIRE TRUCK. IT WAS PRETTY COOL AND THE TRUCKS WERE WELL LIT UP.

THEY DID A GOOD JOB.

I ALSO ATTENDED PANCAKES WITH SANTA.

I WANTED TO SHARE VERY EXCITED THAT [INAUDIBLE] IS REACHING OUT TO STAFF.

IT WAS IN OUR GREEN SHEET TO START PLANNING AND LAND USE APPROVAL FOR THE RAINBOW SITE, SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH THE PUBLIC THAT THEY ARE REACHING OUT TO THE CITY NOW AND THINGS SHOULD START MOVING ALONG.

AND I WANTED TO STATE TOO, IN THE GREEN SHEET, NO THIS IS AS THE MWMO BOARD, I WAS REVIEWING THE PACKET FOR TOMORROW FOR THE MEETING I'M ATTENDING AND I'M VERY EXCITED THAT MWMO WILL BE INVOLVED WITH THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ON 37TH.

THEY WILL BE INSTALLING 27 CURBSIDE BIO SWALES AND TREE TRENCHES TO CAPTURE THE RAINWATER FROM THAT STREET.

AND WHAT THAT WILL DO IS CLEAN THE WATER BEFORE IT ENTERS INTO THE SYSTEM AND TOO BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR WATER STORMWATER GOES INTO THE MISSISSIPPI DIRECTLY.

SO THIS WAY IT'LL FILTRATE THROUGH BEFORE IT ENDS UP IN OUR MISSISSIPPI.

SO VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

THEY HOPE TO REMOVE 2,632 POUNDS OF PHOSPHORUS A YEAR FROM THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.

AND ALSO THEY WILL BE ADDING NATIVE POLLINATOR PLANTS ALONG 37TH AND THOSE AREAS.

SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, I HAVE ATTENDED OUR YOUTH COMMISSION MEETING IN DECEMBER.

IT'S REALLY COMING TO FRUITION, WATCHING THE YOUTH FIGURE OUT HOW THEY WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT, THAT COMMISSION.

IT'S BEEN GREAT.

GENERALLY WE ARE PLANNING TO SWITCH UP WHOEVER THE LIAISON'S ARE ON FOR DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS, BUT BECAUSE THE YOUTH COMMISSION IT JUST HAD STARTED LAST YEAR, I WANTED TO STAY ON THAT A SECOND YEAR JUST WHILE IT GETS GETS ITS LEGS UNDERNEATH IT.

SO THE NEXT YEAR I WILL BE RELINQUISHING THAT TO SOMEONE ELSE IN THE COUNCIL.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE HOLIDAY LUNCHEON AND WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO ANNOUNCE THE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR ARE JEFF HANSON IN OUR I.T DEPARTMENT VERY WELL EARNED.

THE SANTA TOUR WENT RIGHT BY MY HOUSE.

I COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT THOSE TRUCKS LOOK LIKE WITH ALL OF THOSE HOLIDAY LIGHTS WRAPPED AROUND IT.

IT WAS SO MUCH FUN.

AND THEN ALL THE CARS THAT WERE BEHIND IT GOT STUCK BEING PART OF THE TOUR, SO THEY ALL ENDED UP WAVING AS TO EVERYONE AS THEY DROVE PAST WAS A LOT OF FUN.

THIS WEEK OUR COUNCIL WILL BE GOING THROUGH OUR ONBOARDING AND TRAINING, SO JUST WANT TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT WE DO TAKE AT THE CITY HERE, WE DO TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE ON THE COUNCIL GETS THE BEST INFORMATION ON HOW WE CAN BE THE BEST REPRESENTATIVES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

WE WILL BE STARTING THAT PROCESS THIS WEEK AND THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS ON MORE TRAINING THAT WE ALL CAN TAKE TO BETTER OUR SKILLS AS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

AND THEN A COUPLE OF NOTES TO OTHER THINGS THAT WERE MENTIONED BY OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT THE FIRE HYDRANTS.

I DID SEE A QUESTION ABOUT ASKING WHY THERE ARE PLASTIC BAGS ON SOME OF THE FIRE HYDRANTS.

AND I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS WELL, KEVIN HANSEN IS HERE, SO HE COULD SPEAK TO THAT.

BUT I BELIEVE IT'S BETTER FOR THE FIRE HYDRANT TO HAVE A PLASTIC BAG OVER IT.

IT HELPS WITH.

IT PROTECTS IT.

YEAH IT PROTECTS IT FROM RUST AND SALT.

YES, SALT PROTECTION.

SO IF YOU SEE A PLASTIC BAG ON THERE, THAT'S WHY.

AND IF YOU DON'T SEE ONE ON THERE, WOULD YOU LIKE PUBLIC WORKS TO BE TOLD? SORRY TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS GOOD TO MENTION WHY THAT.

AND THAT'S KIND OF A NEWER PRACTICE IT'S THINGS IN THE LAST THREE YEARS.

SO MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.

SO WE DON'T HAVE EVERY FIRE HYDRANT IN TOWN COVERED WITH PLASTIC, BUT THE ONES THAT WE DO ARE RECENTLY PAINTED.

SO WE HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH AND HAVE A PROGRAM TO REPAINT THEM.

NUMBER ONE, JUST FOR THAT CORROSION SO THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING BETTER.

AND IT DOES HELP WITH OUR OPERABILITY.

BUT WHEN WE DO THAT ON ROADS LIKE CENTRAL AVENUE THAT HAVE A HIGHER SALT DISPERSION OR THEY USE MORE SALT ON THAT ROADWAY, WE DO LIKE TO COVER THOSE.

IT JUST HELPS AND EXTENDS THE LIFE OF THOSE.

BUT WHAT YOU JUST BROUGHT UP.

NO, THANK YOU, BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO SELECT THOSE ONLY WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN RECODED.

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WE DON'T DO THAT. THEY DON'T NEED IT.

JUST REALLY YEAH IF WE HAVE THEM ON CENTRAL SOME OF OUR STATE AID ROADS WHERE YOU MAY SEE MORE SALT USAGE, THEN WE'LL PUT THEM UP LIKE THAT.

AND THE OTHER THING IS TOO IS IF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES NEED THEM, THEY JUST PULL THE PLASTIC RIGHT OFF OR BREAK THE PLASTIC.

IF THERE'S ANY THAT ARE OUT OF USE, WE'RE REQUIRED THAT WE ACTUALLY PUT A OUT-OF-SERVICE NOTICE ON THERE AND YOU'LL SEE VERY FEW OF THOSE, BUT YOU WILL SEE THOSE AROUND TOWN.

SO THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE DO FOR COVERING.

IT'S JUST REALLY FOR CORROSION.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

GLAD YOU'RE HERE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

AND MAYOR, IF I MAY INTERJECT, I DID SEE SOMEBODY TRYING TO REMOVE A BAG OFF ONE OF THE FIRE HYDRANTS.

OKAY. PLEASE, PEOPLE DO NOT REMOVE THE BAGS OFF THE FIRE HYDRANTS.

THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT, AND BRINGING IT UP.

AND THEN THIS WEEK AND MAYBE OUR CITY MANAGER CAN SPEAK TO WE HAVE A NEW WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPANY THIS WEEK.

THAT'S JUST WELL, I GUESS LAST WEEK THEY JUST STARTED.

BUT JUST A NOTE TO REMIND PEOPLE TO LEAVE THEIR WASTE CANS ON THEIR DRIVEWAY AND NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET BECAUSE THE PLOWS ARE GOING THROUGH THE STREETS.

AND SO I DO SEE SOMETIMES THAT THEIR WASTE CANS ARE OUT IN THE STREET AND THEY REALLY NEED TO STAY BASICALLY ON YOUR PROPERTY IN YOUR DRIVEWAY.

THAT WILL REALLY HELP OUR PLOWS SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO AROUND THEM.

AND OH, LAST I JUST HOSTED HERE IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, AN EQUITY TEAM MEETING.

AND THIS IS FROM OUR REGIONAL COUNCIL OF MAYORS GROUP THAT I'M A PART OF.

THERE IS A GOOD PORTION, I THINK EIGHT OF US REGIONAL MAYORS THAT HAVE AN EQUITY TEAM.

AND SO IT'S KIND OF A SUBGROUP TO HELP BRING TOPICS OF EQUITY TO OUR REGIONAL COUNCIL OF MAYORS AND EQUITY, MEANING MANY, MANY THINGS AGEISM, ABLEISM. PEOPLE ARE HANDICAPPED RACE IS IN THEIR SOCIOECONOMIC, BUT EQUITY CAN, WHENEVER WE WORK ON EQUITY ISSUES AND IT CAN ALWAYS MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES BETTER ACROSS THE WHOLE REGION AND OUR STATE.

SO I'M REALLY PROUD TO BE A PART OF THAT WORK AND THAT IS THE END OF MY REPORT.

AND NEXT, WE HAVE OUR REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. YES, JUST TO FOLLOW UP, WE DO HAVE A NEW SOLID WASTE COMPANY THAT STARTED ACTUALLY TWO COMPANIES THAT STARTED THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.

AND UNFORTUNATELY WITH THE SNOW DIDN'T HAVE A GREAT ENVIRONMENT TO START IN.

BUT WALTERS AND HAULSTAR ARE THE NEW COMPANIES.

WALTERS IS THE ONE THAT REALLY WILL BE THE FACE OF BOTH COMPANIES.

THEY DO HAVE AN APP, SO IF YOU HAVEN'T DOWNLOADED THE APP YET, THAT'S A GREAT START.

THEY WILL HELP WITH REMINDERS ON DAYS OF SERVICE.

AND IF THEY DO HAVE A DELAY BECAUSE OF SNOWSTORMS LIKE WE'VE HAD, YOU'LL GET NOTICE THAT WAY.

ALSO, IF YOU DO HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR PROBLEMS WHEN YOU CALL OR EMAIL THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE, YOU'RE ACTUALLY GETTING DIRECTED RIGHT TO THEIR LOCAL STAFF.

SO IT'S NOT ANYTHING GOING OUT OF STATE ANYMORE OR ANYWHERE ELSE.

IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO THEIR [INAUDIBLE] FACILITY.

SO HOPEFULLY WE HAVE OUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT THINGS WILL GO MUCH BETTER NOW WITH THAT NEW SERVICE PROVIDER.

JUST A FEW OTHER ITEMS HERE.

THE OUTSTANDING CITIZEN NOMINATIONS, AS YOU MENTIONED, WITH DR.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

DAY AND THE DAY OF SERVICE.

WE DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR MANY, MANY RESIDENTS THAT DO QUITE A BIT OF SERVICE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

SO THE OUTSTANDING CITIZEN NOMINATION AND THE OUTSTANDING YOUTH CITIZEN NOMINATION, THOSE FORMS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE RIGHT NOW.

THEY'RE NOT DUE UNTIL APRIL, SO THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME FOR PEOPLE TO PLACE THOSE NOMINATIONS.

AND WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE A NUMBER OF THEM COME IN.

THE PAST AWARD WINNERS AND THE MAYOR MAKE THE SELECTIONS ON WHO GETS THAT AWARD FOR THIS YEAR.

ALSO, WE HAVE JUST A HANDFUL OF CALENDARS LEFT.

SO OUR 2023 CITY CALENDARS WITH THE ARTWORK, WE HAVE ABOUT 15 REMAINING THEY'RE, $10.

YOU CAN PURCHASE THOSE DOWN AT THE RECEPTION WINDOW AT CITY HALL.

CODE RED, AS WE'VE SEEN WITH THE WEATHER THE LAST WEEK OR SO, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE CODE RED, WHICH IS OUR NOTIFICATION SYSTEM.

PEOPLE CAN GO ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND REGISTER FOR THAT.

THEY CAN GET TEXT NOTIFICATIONS, VOICEMAILS, AND EMAILS THAT WILL TELL PEOPLE WHEN WE'RE HAVING A SNOW EMERGENCY, WHEN THEY DO NEED TO GET THEIR CARS OFF OF THE STREETS OR ANY OTHER IF WE DID HAVE THE WASTE DELAY, DIFFERENT ITEMS OF RELEVANCE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

THEN FINALLY, ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO VOLUNTEER, BUT CERTAINLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT AND ENJOY THE WINTER IS FEBRUARY 4TH WE HAVE OUR SNOW BLAST, WHICH WE'RE VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO HOSTING AGAIN, SOME BIG CHANGES, BIG IMPROVEMENTS COMING FOR THIS YEAR'S SNOW BLAST.

THAT IS, AGAIN, FEBRUARY 4TH FROM 4 TO 7.

IF YOU CHECK OUT THE NEWSLETTER, THIS THE WINTER NEWSLETTER AND THEN ALSO THE CITY'S WEBSITE, YOU'LL SEE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS THAT WILL BE HELD AT SNOW BLAST. AND MAYOR, AS YOU MENTIONED, THE ONBOARDING AND TRAINING IS INTENSE.

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SO THANK YOU ALL. I'M THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE.

AND ALSO THE COUNCIL WILL BE WORKING WITH STAFF ON A STRATEGIC PLAN.

BRAND NEW. WE'VE HAD THEM IN THE PAST, BUT THIS WILL BE ONE JUST FOR THIS COUNCIL REALLY LOOKING AT VISION AND MISSION STATEMENT AND THEN WHAT THE GOALS ARE FOR THE COUNCIL MOVING INTO 2023 AND BEYOND.

SO VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

THAT WILL BE HELD IN FEBRUARY.

AND IT'S REALLY A GREAT GUIDE FOR STAFF AND FOR THE COMMUNITY TO SEE REALLY WHERE WHAT YOUR PRIORITIES ARE AND WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HEAD.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR THE CITY MANAGER.

MAYOR? SURE THING, YES.

REGARDING THE REFUSE. ARE WE AT A PARTICULAR POINT WHERE WE BECAUSE FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS NOW WE'VE HAD OUR BINS OUT ALMOST CONTINUALLY.

ARE WE READY? CAN WE PULL THEM BACK IN WHERE THEY BELONG? I'M GOING TO SAY YES, BUT GIVEN THE WEATHER.

RIGHT. I'M NOT SURE THAT THEY'VE DONE.

AND I'LL LOOK TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.

I KNOW THAT THEY HAD DELAYS JUST BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET DOWN ALLEYS.

YES. AND GET DOWN STREETS TO GET TO THE CARTS.

I BELIEVE WE'RE BACK UP TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE.

BUT AGAIN, IF PEOPLE HAVE HAD ISSUES, WE DO ASK THAT THEY CALL AND WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THOSE SERVICES.

BUT YES, NOW WE SHOULD BE ON THE SCHEDULE.

IT SHOULD BE WHATEVER YOU WERE NOTIFIED BY WALTERS WHAT YOUR PICKUP DAY IS.

24 HOURS BEFORE AND 24 HOURS AFTER.

YEAH. CORRECT? THANK YOU.

YEAH. YEAH. THANK YOU.

AND I ACTUALLY DO HAVE A COUPLE EXTRA DATES TO ADD INTO OTHER OPPORTUNITIES OR CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENTS.

I GUESS I COULD SAY.

THE HEIGHTS NEXT AND THE LIBRARY ARE HOLDING THEIR PET BED EVENT ON FEBRUARY 11TH.

IT'S A SATURDAY AT 11 A.M., IF YOU LIKE ANIMALS AND WORKING TOWARDS MAKING A SAFE PLACE FOR ANIMALS.

THE LIBRARY AND HEIGHTS NEXT ARE COORDINATING A PET BED WORKSHOP.

THERE'S ENOUGH SUPPLIES THERE FOR ANYONE TO PARTICIPATE.

SO YOU HAND TIE AND MAKE BEDS AND THEN WE DONATE THEM TO, WE MEANING I WORK WITH HEIGHTS NEXT AND THE LIBRARY AS A VOLUNTEER THAT WE'LL DONATE THEM TO A LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER. SO THE WEBSITE IS ON THE CITY WEBSITE AND THE LIBRARY.

ALSO ON JANUARY 20TH HEIGHTS NEXT IS HAVING THEIR ANNUAL MEETING.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT HEIGHTS NEXT DOES IN THIS COMMUNITY, IT'S AT 6:00 AT EL TEQUILA AND OUR SISTER CITIES GROUP, WHICH IS ANOTHER WAY TO GET INVOLVED WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND LEARN ABOUT OUR SISTER CITY OF LOMIANKI, POLAND.

WE HAVE OUR MEETING AT THE LIBRARY THIS SATURDAY, JANUARY 14TH AT 1:00 AT THE LIBRARY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO I THINK THAT IS IT FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING.

NOW WE MOVE TO THE COMMUNITY FORUM.

[COMMUNITY FORUM]

INDIVIDUALS SHOULD ADDRESS THEIR COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS A WHOLE, NOT INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS.

SPEAKERS THAT ARE IN PERSON ARE REQUESTED TO COME TO THE PODIUM.

ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO STATE THEIR NAME AND CONNECTION TO COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AND LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO 5 MINUTES.

ALL SPEAKERS ARE ALSO ASKED TO FILL OUT THIS INFORMATION AS WELL AS THEIR ADDRESS ON A FORM FOR THE COUNCIL SECRETARIES RECORD.

THOSE IN ATTENDANCE VIRTUALLY SHOULD SEND THIS INFORMATION IN THE CHAT FUNCTION TO THE MODERATOR AND MAKE SURE TO TURN ON THEIR VIDEO AND AUDIO WHEN THEY ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.

THE CITY COUNCIL WILL LISTEN TO BRIEF REMARKS, ASK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS, AND IF NEEDED, REQUEST STAFF TO FOLLOW UP OR DIRECT THE MATTER TO BE ADDED TO AN UPCOMING AGENDA.

GENERALLY, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOT TAKE OFFICIAL ACTION ON ITEMS RAISED AT THE COMMUNITY FORUM AT THE MEETING IN WHICH THEY ARE RAISED.

SARA DO WE HAVE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT? JENNIFER PIPER [INAUDIBLE] WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL, WONDERFUL COUNCIL PEOPLE.

SO I'M A RESIDENT OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.

I HAPPEN TO ALSO BE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO LIVE ON A LAKE IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, WHICH IS RIGHT OFF OF 37TH.

SO I'M SUPER EXCITED FOR THIS CONSTRUCTION TO HAPPEN BECAUSE IT WILL BE GREAT FOR IMPROVING THE WATER QUALITY OF MY LAKE AND THE MISSISSIPPI.

ON THAT THREAD, FOR THE 25 YEARS THAT I'VE LIVED IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, I REGULARLY PICK UP GARBAGE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD TO KEEP THE LAKE CLEAN, KEEP STUFF OUT OF THE GOING INTO THE WATER SOURCE AND SO ON THAT THREAD TWO THINGS.

ONE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS ADOPT SIMILAR PRACTICES TO MINNEAPOLIS, WHERE IF YOU GO TO A RESTAURANT AND YOU GET TAKEOUT THAT THE CONTAINERS ARE EITHER COMPOSTABLE OR TRULY RECYCLABLE.

I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANY MORE STYROFOAM IF POSSIBLE IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.

IT'S VERY WASTEFUL AND IT'S BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

SECOND, WITH ALL THE GARBAGE I'VE PICKED UP OVER THE YEARS, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THE LIQUOR

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YOU EVEN GO ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE LIQUOR STORE ON 37TH IT'S LOADED WITH THEM AND THEY GET ALL ALL THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOODS.

I GO ON LOTS OF WALKS.

I FIND THEM EVERYWHERE.

I DON'T KNOW WHY WE HAVE TO SELL THEM OR JUST JACK THE PRICE UP SUPER HIGH, SO NOBODY WANTS TO BUY THEM.

I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT A LOT.

AND OTHER THAN THAT, CONGRATULATIONS TO COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS, COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES AND OUR MAYOR AMADA.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. SARA, DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT? I DON'T BELIEVE SO. ALL RIGHT, THEN I'LL JUST ASK ONE MORE TIME IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT AT THE COMMUNITY FORUM, PLEASE LET SARA KNOW.

AND SEEING AS NOT THEN I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.

SO MOVED.

MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS.

SECOND. AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS.

ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ONE DOWN. HOW MANY?

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.