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IS THE MICROPHONE. IT SOUNDED LOUD, BUT I WAS LIKE.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

[WELCOME/CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL]

WE WILL START OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT FROM MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH.

WELCOME. TONIGHT, WE DO HAVE COFFEE, WATER AND COOKIES.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE CHAMBER TONIGHT, AND YOU'RE VERY WELCOME TO HAVE A REFRESHMENT.

SARAH, COULD WE PLEASE DO A ROLL CALL? ABSOLUTELY. COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS.

COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS.

COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS.

MAYOR MARQUEZ. THANK YOU, SARAH.

WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME IN SAYING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? . NEXT, WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

[APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

SO MOVE. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BUESGENS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL RIGHT.

ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION PASSES.

NEXT, WE HAVE OUR PROCLAMATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITION ANNOUNCEMENTS AND GUESTS.

[PROCLAMATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITION, ANNOUNCEMENTS, GUESTS]

OUR FIRST PROCLAMATION IS THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY MONTH FOR MARCH OF 2023, AND WE DO THE PROCLAMATIONS FOR THE MONTH COMING UP BECAUSE BY THE TIME WE HAVE OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, IT WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH.

SO WE DO IT AT THE END OF THE PRIOR MONTH SO THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF IT FOR THE UPCOMING MONTH.

WHEREAS DISABILITY IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT.

THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE MEDICAL CONDITION THAT RESIDES WITHIN THE INDIVIDUAL.

THE PROBLEM IS THAT SOCIETY DOES NOT CREATE WELCOMING SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS, POLICIES OR SYSTEMS FOR ALL.

AND. WHEREAS, WE OBSERVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH IN MARCH, A TIME TO CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND TO PROMOTE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE.

AND. WHEREAS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO INCREASE AWARENESS IS THROUGH EVERYONE'S OPENNESS TO LEARN ABOUT AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE SYSTEMIC BARRIERS THAT OPPRESS THOSE WITH DISABILITIES. SO THAT POLICIES ARE DEVELOPED, ATTITUDES ARE RESHAPED, AND EQUITABLE EXPERIENCES ARE OFFERED TO ALL INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH DISABILITIES.

AND. FOR OUR SOCIETY MISSES OUT ON THE RICH TALENTS AND EXPERIENCES THOSE WITH DISABILITIES HAVE TO OFFER THEIR COMMUNITIES.

CITIZENS SHOULD DO ALL IN THEIR POWER TO RECOGNIZE THE BARRIERS PRESENTED TO THOSE WITH DISABILITIES.

RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF THE EXPERIENCES THOSE WITH DISABILITIES HAVE IN OUR LIVES AND THE VALUED ROLE THEY PLAY IN OUR RICH DIVERSITY.

CREATE WAYS TO INCLUDE EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH DISABILITIES IN ALL ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY LIFE.

UNDERSTAND THE LOSSES, WHETHER THAT BE FINANCIAL, SPIRITUAL, HUMAN RIGHTS, CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY OR OTHERWISE, WHEN OUR COMMUNITIES SEGREGATE AND CREATE BARRIERS FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES.

WHEREAS THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS IS COMMITTED TO INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF DISABILITY RELATED ISSUES, AS WELL AS ENSURING THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS, REGARDLESS OF DISABILITY, HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO AND FULLY PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY LIFE.

NOW, THEREFORE, I.

MAYOR AMADA MARQUEZ SIMULA, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 2023 AS DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY MONTH IN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS COUNTY OF ANOKA, STATE OF MINNESOTA, USA, AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATE.

AND WE HAD A COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO WAS COMING IN TONIGHT, BUT HE IS ILL, SO HE'S NOT HERE TO RECEIVE THIS, BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE HE GETS IT.

HIS NAME IS JACK [INAUDIBLE], AND HE IS A YOUTH COMMISSION MEMBER AS WELL.

NEXT. OUR PROCLAMATION IS FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, AND WE HAVE ANOTHER YOUTH COMMISSION MEMBER, SILVIA HERE, AND SHE IS GOING TO READ THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY PROCLAMATION.

WELCOME. THANK YOU.

WHEREAS, THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS ACKNOWLEDGES WOMEN'S SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY, AS WELL AS THEIR FIGHT FOR EQUALITY AND JUSTICE.

AND. WHEREAS, INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY HAS BEEN CELEBRATED ON MARCH 8TH ANNUALLY SINCE THE EARLY 1900S AS A WAY TO COMMEMORATE THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND POLITICAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN.

AND. WHEREAS, INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE PROGRESS MADE AND TO CONTINUE THE WORK TOWARDS GENDER EQUALITY.

AND. WHEREAS, IT IS ALSO AN OCCASION TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE ONGOING CHALLENGES FACING WOMEN, INCLUDING THE PERSISTENT GENDER PAY GAP, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, AND THE UNDERREPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN POSITIONS OF POWER AND INFLUENCE.

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THANK YOU. NOW, THEREFORE, I.

MAYOR AMANDA MARQUEZ SIMULA, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 8TH, 2023, AS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY IN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS COUNTY OF ANOKA, STATE OF MINNESOTA, USA, AND CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS TO CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN AND TO RECOMMIT THEMSELVES TO THE WORK OF GENDER EQUALITY.

LET US USE THIS DAY TO CELEBRATE THE TRAILBLAZING WOMEN OF THE PAST, TO HONOR THE HARDWORKING WOMEN OF THE PRESENT AND TO EMPOWER THE WOMEN OF THE FUTURE.

TOGETHER, LET US BUILD A BRIGHTER AND MORE EQUAL FUTURE FOR ALL.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THIS PROCLAMATION TO SYLVIA.

I GUESS IT MEANS A LOT.

BEING A WOMAN OF COLOR, BEING A SENIOR.

I'M ABOUT TO GO OUT INTO THE REAL WORLD.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

NICE JOB. IT'S A LOT FOR PEOPLE TO GET UP HERE AND READ THOSE PROCLAMATIONS.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL WITH YOUR APPLAUSE.

NEXT, WE HAVE OUR ADOPTED DRAIN PRESENTATION AND CITY COUNCIL OR SORRY, CITY STAFF MEMBER WILL ROGER WILL TAKE US THROUGH THIS.

PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

I HAVE A EXCITING PRESENTATION HERE TONIGHT AS COLUMBIA HEIGHTS DEFENDED ITS ADOPTED DRAIN CHALLENGE.

AND WE'RE KEEPING THE GOLDEN GARBAGE GRABBER HERE IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER YEAR.

AND I HAVE MEMBERS.

I HAVE ABBY SHEA WITH THE COON CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT, MARY YANG WITH THE MISSISSIPPI WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION, AND MOLLY NELSON WITH THE RICE CREEK WATERSHED, AND THEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ALSO HELP US WITH THE ADOPT A DRAIN CHALLENGE AS WELL.

THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS COMPETES WITH ANDOVER, FRIDLEY AND BLAINE AND WON THE 2022 ADOPT A DRAIN CHALLENGE.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO ABBY WITH A BRIEF PRESENTATION.

WELCOME. GOOD EVENING.

[INAUDIBLE] SAID, MY NAME IS ABBY SHEA, AN ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST WITH THE COON CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT.

JUST A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERVIEW ABOUT WHAT ADOPTED DRAIN IS.

IF YOU CAN BE CLOSE TO THE MICROPHONE.

YES, OK.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO ADOPT A DRAIN IS A PROGRAM WHERE YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND SIGN UP TO ADOPT STORM DRAINS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND THIS IS A COMMITMENT TO KEEP ONE OR MORE, IF YOU WANT, OF YOUR LOCAL STORM DRAINS CLEAR OF LEAVES, TRASH AND ANY OTHER DEBRIS.

IT'S A COMPLETELY VOLUNTARY PROGRAM.

YOU CAN OPT IN OR OUT WHENEVER YOU LIKE.

THERE'S NO SET TIMES FOR HOW MUCH YOU HAVE TO CLEAN YOUR DRAIN.

NO SET SCHEDULE. BUT WE RECOMMEND BEFORE OR AFTER A MAJOR RAINFALL EVENT ABOUT AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH AND THEN IN THE FALL A LITTLE MORE OFTEN, IF YOU'RE ABLE, JUST TO GET THOSE LEAVES AS THEY'RE FALLING OFF THE TREES.

AND ONE THING ABOUT CLEANING YOUR DRAIN, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER TO JUST CLEAN THE TOP OF THE GREAT AND SURROUNDING AREA AND NOT TRY TO REACH DOWN INTO THE STORM DRAIN.

IF RESIDENTS NOTICE ANY ISSUES THERE, THEY CAN GIVE THE CITY A CALL.

SO WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT AND WHY WE ADOPT DRAINS IS BECAUSE STORM DRAINS CAN FLOW DIRECTLY INTO OUR LOCAL WATER BODIES WITHOUT ANY SORT OF TREATMENT.

AND SO KEEPING THE DEBRIS OFF OF THE STORM DRAINS AND OFF OF OUR STREETS PREVENTS IT FROM GETTING INTO OUR LOCAL WATER BODIES AND POLLUTING THEM.

AND EVEN THINGS THAT SEEM ORGANIC, LIKE LEAVES AND GRASS CLIPPINGS, THOSE HAVE A LOT OF NUTRIENTS IN THEM, SPECIFICALLY THINGS LIKE PHOSPHORUS.

SO WHEN YOU GET A LOT OF THOSE, THEY KIND OF FEED THE ALGAE.

SO YOU GET THOSE HARMFUL ALGAE BLOOMS, SOMETIMES THE GREEN IN THE LAKES, AND THAT CAN CUT OFF THE OXYGEN SUPPLY FOR OUR AQUATIC LIFE.

AND THEN ALSO ADOPTING A DRINK CAN HELP PREVENT SOME LOCAL STREET FLOODING AS WELL.

SO HOW TO GO DO THIS? YOU CAN GO TO MN ADOPTED GREEN DOT ORG AND YOU TYPE IN AN ADDRESS AND IT SHOWS YOU ALL THE AVAILABLE STORM DRAINS.

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IT SHOWS YOU WHICH ONES MAY ALREADY BE ADOPTED BY YOUR NEIGHBORS AND WHICH ONES ARE AVAILABLE.

AND YOU CAN ALSO ADOPT DRAINS ANYWHERE WHERE YOU GO OFTEN.

SO YOU COULD DO THIS AT WORK, A PLACE OF WORSHIP.

I KNOW I PERSONALLY, AT MY PLACE OF WORSHIP, HAVE GATHERED SOME YOUTH AND WE GO AND CLEAN OUR STORM DRAINS AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE AN INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY.

YOU CAN DO IT AS A GROUP LIKE ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS HERE TONIGHT.

THEY ARE A GROUP THAT COMES TOGETHER AND DOES THIS DOES THIS AS KIND OF AN ACTIVITY TO GET TOGETHER, SPEND TIME WITH ONE ANOTHER, WHILE ALSO MAKING AN IMPACT.

OTHER PERKS YOU GET TO NAME YOUR DRAIN.

LOTS OF FUN LIKE PURPLE DRAIN.

FUNNY NAMES THAT I COME ACROSS, AND THEN YOU'RE PART OF A BIGGER COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE NEAR YOU THAT ARE INTERESTED IN PROTECTING YOUR WATER RESOURCES.

AND AS ONE WAY TO SHOW THAT ONE THING THIS YEAR THAT THE ORGANIZATION THAT RUNS ADOPT A DRAIN PUT ON WAS A TWINS GAME GOT SIGNIFICANTLY DISCOUNTED TICKETS TO CELEBRATE THE 10,000 INDIVIDUAL ADOPTERS IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.

AND WE GOT TO WALK ON THE FIELD AHEAD OF THE GAME.

SO LAST THING HERE IS JUST ABOUT THIS YEAR'S CHALLENGE IN PARTICULAR AS WELL, SAID ANDOVER.

BLAINE, COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AND FRIDLEY COMPETE AGAINST EACH OTHER THIS YEAR.

YOU'LL SEE STATS OF 66 NEW ADOPTED DRAINS IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS WITH 16 NEW INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE, 421 REPORTED CLEANINGS, WHICH TOTALED OVER £2,000 OF DEBRIS THAT WAS KEPT OUT OF OUR LOCAL WATER BODIES.

AND OVER 65 HOURS IS HOW MUCH TIME COLUMBIA HEIGHTS RESIDENTS PUT INTO THIS? IN 2022.

AND JUST TO SHARE OVERALL BY I CHECKED THE NUMBERS IN ABOUT AUGUST.

SO PART ALMOST TO THE END OF THE CHALLENGE AND THE AMOUNT OF CLEANINGS THAT COLUMBIA HEIGHTS HAD WAS OVER THREE TIMES THE NEXT FOLLOWING CITY.

SO KEEP UP THE REALLY GREAT WORK.

THE IN TOTAL, ALL THE CITIES COMBINED HAD OVER 115 NEW ADOPTED DRAINS AND OVER £3,000 OF DEBRIS REMOVED. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR AWARD.

ABBY, COULD YOU MAYBE SO SORRY WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE ON ZOOM, MAYBE.

COULD YOU EXPLAIN KIND OF WHAT THE AWARD IS? YES. SO THERE ARE TWO PARTS.

THERE IS A GOLDEN GARBAGE GRABBER.

SO THIS IS A TRASH GRABBER YOU CAN USE TO HELP YOU CLEAN A DRAIN.

BUT THIS ONE IS A FOR DECORATIVE USE.

AND THEN WE HAVE A PLAQUE THAT SAYS THE ANOKA COUNTY COMMUNITY ADOPTED RANGE CHALLENGE WINNERS WITH A PLAQUE FOR LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR IN HONOR OF CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.

BOTH YEARS. YES.

AND STARTING MARCH 1ST, WHICH IS WEDNESDAY, THE 2023 CHALLENGE KICKS OFF.

SO. I HAVE A QUESTION.

YES. ARE WE SUPPOSED TO CLEAR OUT THE DRAINS IN THE WINTER? YES, EVEN IN THE WINTER.

IT'S IMPORTANT.

BIG THING IS MAKING SURE EXCESS SALT DOESN'T GET DOWN THERE.

AND THEN ALSO A LOT OF SNOW AND ICE CAN BUILD UP.

AND THEN WHEN WE GET THIS MELTING OR WINTER RAIN, WE CAN GET A LOT OF FLOODING IN OUR STREETS.

SO CHOPPING THAT UP AND KEEPING THAT DRAIN FLOW FREE FLOWING IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

GOOD QUESTION. Q I WAS WONDERING IF ANY OF THE COUNCIL, IF THEY'VE ADOPTED DRAINS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THE NAME OF THEIR DRAINS? THEY LIVE ON MONROE STREET IN.

IT'S MARILYN MONROE AND PRESIDENT MONROE.

NICE. MINE ARE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM EACH OTHER BY THE SCHOOL.

AND THERE ARE TONY AND TINA DRAIN.

CUTE. [INAUDIBLE]. WE HAVE ONE TO OUR HOUSE, BUT OUR NEIGHBOR USUALLY BEATS US OUT THERE BECAUSE HE'S READY TO GO EVERY WEEK.

HE HASN'T ADOPTED IT OFFICIALLY.

HE'S ON A LITTLE COMPETITION.

WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND ALSO, I KNOW OUR KIWANIS GROUP IS HERE AND THEY HAVE TAKEN ON I DON'T KNOW IF QUINTUS WOULD LIKE TO JUST SHARE SOMETHING ABOUT KATIE.

THE PRESIDENT WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE CLEANING THE DRAINS AND WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED IN THE CITY.

SURE. YES. HI, I'M KATIE [INAUDIBLE].

I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS FRIDLEY KIWANIS CLUB AND WE HAVE TWO DRAINS THAT WE CLEAN REGULARLY AND THEY ARE OUTSIDE OF THE RECYCLING CENTER.

AND THE RECYCLING CENTER IS A PLACE THAT WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME AT EVERY SATURDAY.

SO COME AND VISIT US AT THE RECYCLING CENTER AND WE ENJOY WORKING THE OTHER TO MAKING SURE THOSE DRAINS ARE CLEAN.

AND WE WANT TO EXTEND THE OPPORTUNITY, AS ABBY SAID, TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE DRAINS IN FRONT OF THEIR MEETING PLACES, TO ALSO TAKE UP THAT

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RESPONSIBILITY TO CLEAN THEIR DRAINS AND ADOPT THEM.

THANK YOU. WE'RE PROUD AND HONORED TO BE A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY FOR THIS AWARD.

THANK YOU, KATIE. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND JUST A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AND THE KIWANIS HERE AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

AND COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.

HIS OTHER FEATURED ADOPTER WAS GARY, WHO WAS ALSO HERE TOO.

YEP. GOT TO THIS TIME.

GARY WAS FEATURED IN OUR CITY'S GREEN SHEETS AS WELL, WHICH IS KIND OF OUR NEWSLETTER.

SO COLOR PHOTO OF GARY WAS IN THERE.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[INAUDIBLE]. NEXT FOR OUR COUNCIL MEETING IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

THESE ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WE WILL BE ACTED AS PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA BY ONE MOTION.

ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL WILL BE TAKEN UP AS THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS.

AND AARON WILL TAKE US THROUGH THE ITEMS. YEAH, WELL, CONGRATULATIONS ON BACK TO BACK CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE CITY COUNCIL.

ALL RIGHT, SO ITEM ONE IS APPROVAL OF THE JANUARY 25TH, 2023 CITY COUNCIL CORNER MEETING MINUTES.

ITEM TWO IS APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 13TH, 2023 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES.

ITEM THREE IS A SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 1682, WHICH IS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9.111 OF THE CITY CODE OF 2005 TO ESTABLISH ANIMAL KENNELS AND SHELTERS AS A CONDITIONAL USE IN THE CITY'S I ONE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT.

ITEM FOUR IS RESOLUTION 2023, DASH 15, AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH MINDA TO ACT AS THE CITY'S AGENT IN ACCEPTING FEDERAL FUNDS AND IN FIVE IS RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 16 DECLARING THE INTENT TO BOND FOR THE 53RD AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION TRAIL AND SIDEWALK AND 53RD AVENUE TURNABOUT AND TRAIL CITY PROJECTS 2305 AND 2007. ITEM SIX IS RESOLUTION 2023-17, WHICH IS APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND ORDERING ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR THE 53RD AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION TRAIL AND SIDEWALK AND 53RD AVENUE.

TURNABOUT AND TRAIL PROJECTS NUMBER 2305 AND 2007.

ITEM SEVEN IS CAPITAL EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT, AND IT'S THE NUMBER NINE AC HANKIE FRONT AND REAR WING SNOWPLOWS.

ITEM EIGHT APPROVE PURCHASE OF OFFICE CHAIRS FOR THE NEW CITY HALL PROJECT 1911.

NUMBER NINE IS THE CONTRACT FOR YARD AND WASTE COLLECTION AND HAULING SERVICES.

NUMBER TEN ARE THE RENTAL OCCUPANCY LICENSES.

ITEM NUMBER 11 IS THE BUSINESS LICENSING AGENDA, AND ITEM 12 IS THE REVIEW OF BILLS.

AND IN THIS CASE, THE TOTAL IS $1,762,467.80.

THANK YOU, ERIN. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR ANYONE LIKE TO REMOVE ANY ITEMS FROM THE AGENDA CONSENT AGENDA? ALL RIGHT, THEN WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER SPRIGGS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

ANY OPPOSED AND THE MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU. NEXT.

WE'RE AT OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS.

WE HAVE ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION.

[ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION]

NUMBER 13 IS A REQUEST FOR NO PARKING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 42ND AVENUE FROM UNIVERSITY AVENUE SERVICE ROAD TO FOURTH STREET.

AND TO TAKE US THROUGH THIS ITEM IS KEVIN HANSEN FROM OUR PUBLIC WORKS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

SO EARLIER THIS YEAR, CONCERNS WERE BROUGHT FORWARD BY, I THINK, RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN THIS AREA.

AND THE AREA IS REALLY BY PERDIDO DALE SCHOOL, WHICH IS BOUNDED ON THE WEST SIDE ON UNIVERSITY SERVICE DRIVE 42ND AVENUE ON THE NORTH, AND THEN, OF COURSE, FOURTH STREET. I THINK PROBLEMS ARE AT LEAST WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED ARE PROBLEMS RELATED TO DROP OFF AND PICK UP FOR THE KIDS THAT GO TO SCHOOL THERE AND JUST RELATED TRAFFIC PROBLEMS TO THAT.

SO I THINK ONE OF THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT IS BEING BROUGHT FORWARD AND AT LEAST BEING CONSIDERED BY YOU TONIGHT IS THE POSSIBILITY OF PROVIDING NO PARKING ON 42ND.

SO 42ND, ONE OF THE THINGS IS, IS THAT IT'S A NARROWER STREET THAN THE OTHER STREETS IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA.

IT CURRENTLY HAS NO PARKING AT ALL TIMES ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

SO ADJACENT TO IMMEDIATELY NEXT TO PURDUE ACADEMY.

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AND THEN THE MOTION THAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT WOULD BE TO INSTALL NO PARKING MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

BUT JUST DURING SCHOOL HOURS THAT REALLY BE 7 TO 4 P.M., 7 A.M.

TO 4 P.M.. AND I WOULD NOTE THAT BOTH PURDUE AND THEN THE PROPERTIES OR THE RESIDENTS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THIS WERE NOTIFIED OF TONIGHT'S MEETING IN CASE THEY HAD ANY PARTICULAR CONCERNS OR WANTED TO TALK TO THE COUNCIL REGARDING THE INSTALLATION OF NO PARKING FROM 7 TO 4.

SO WITH THAT I THINK, MAYOR, I WOULD TURN IT BACK TO YOU FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

THANK YOU. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

JACOBS. THANK YOU.

CONSIDERING THAT IT'S DROP OFF AND PICK UP, WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO MOVE THOSE VEHICLES SO THAT THE KIDS ARE SAFE GETTING IN AND OUT OF THOSE VEHICLES AND THE PARENTS ARE GOING TO HAVE. THOSE CHILDREN.

SO MANY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL SO DIRECTLY ANSWERING THAT.

SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE OBSERVED STACKING ON 42ND AVENUE.

SO IF WE DO POST IT AS NO PARKING, THOSE VEHICLES THAT DO STACK THERE AND THEY MIGHT BE BETWEEN THREE AND FIVE VEHICLES WILL GO ELSEWHERE.

SO IT MAY BE EITHER ON FOURTH STREET, ELSEWHERE, WHICH MAY INCLUDE NORTH OF 40, SECOND OR OTHERWISE ON 42ND TO THE EAST OF.

SO WHAT IT MEANS IS IT'S GOING TO MOVE THE PROBLEM FROM THIS PARTICULAR AREA.

BUT IT IS A PROBLEM IN THE SENSE THAT FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES, WITH IT BEING A NARROWER STREET, THAT DURING A PARTICULAR TIME IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT TO GET THROUGH, PARTICULARLY IF THEY ARE STACKED SIDE BY SIDE WAITING FOR PICKUP.

I WOULD NOTE IN PREVIOUS REPORTS THAT WHEN YOU SAY WITH ANY OF THE STUDENTS GETTING TO THEIR PARENTS VEHICLES DURING PICKUP, IS THAT WHAT WE'VE OBSERVED IS THAT THERE'S USUALLY A PARENT WITH THEM OR A SCHOOL MEMBER SO THAT THEY ARE ESCORTED OUT TO THOSE PARTICULAR VEHICLES.

CAN I SAY THAT HAPPENS 100% OF THE TIME? I'M NOT SURE, BUT AT LEAST WHEN WE'VE OBSERVED PICKUP AT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT TIMES IS THAT THE STUDENTS THERE HAVE BEEN ESCORTED TO WHERE THE WAITING VEHICLES ARE, EITHER BY PARENTS OR BY MEMBERS OF PURDUE.

THANK YOU. THEN WE HAVE A MOTION TO DESIGNATE.

MOVED TO DESIGNATE NO PARKING MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 7 A.M.

TO 4 P.M. ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 42ND AVENUE AND THE UNIVERSITY AVENUE SERVICE DRIVE TO FOURTH STREET.

SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILOR BUESGENS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES.

ANY DISCUSSION? [INAUDIBLE] ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION PASSES.

NEXT, WE HAVE ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.

NUMBER 14 IS THE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2023-09, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA, APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN ANIMAL KENNEL, DOG DAYCARE AND BOARDING FACILITY WITHIN THE I ONE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TO BE LOCATED AT 380 ONE THIRD STREET NORTHEAST. AND ERIN CHIRPICH WILL TAKE US THROUGH THIS.

RIGHT. SO I'LL INTRODUCE BOB CURTIS, OUR CONSULTANT AND CITY PLANNER WHO'S BEEN LEADING THIS EFFORT.

I'M JUST TRYING TO DIAL UP HIS POWERPOINT FOR HIM AND GET IT SO THAT WE CAN SHARE IT ON THE SCREEN HERE.

AND I'M STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT WITH THAT, BUT.

SURE. OKAY.

START, IF THAT'S OKAY.

SURE. AND BOB, IF YOU CAN AIM THE MICROPHONE.

YEAH. SORRY. LITTLE TALLER.

YEAH. JUST SHRINK A LITTLE BIT AND BEGIN.

OKAY. PUNCH OVER.

ALL RIGHT. YEAH.

AS I MENTIONED, THIS IS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR A SPECIFIC PROPERTY, SPECIFICALLY 38, ONE THIRD STREET.

THIS IS KIND OF THE FOLLOW UP TO THE PREVIOUS AMENDMENT, WHICH WAS INTRODUCED AT YOUR FIRST REGULAR MEETING OF THE MONTH.

SO WHEREAS THAT WAS GENERAL IN NATURE.

ESTABLISHED CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO ANY ANIMAL KENNEL LOCATED IN THE E-1 DISTRICT.

THE ITEM TONIGHT IS SITE SPECIFIC.

THESE ARE SPECIFIC TO THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY WILL BE RECORDED WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

SO I'D LIKE TO JUST KIND OF HIGHLIGHT A LITTLE FEW THINGS OUT OF THE STAFF REPORT.

ROUGH LOVE ON BEHALF OF LLC AND KBR HOLDINGS HAS REQUESTED THE APPROVAL OF THE PERMIT TO ESTABLISH A DOG DAYCARE FACILITY UPON THIS PROPERTY.

IT'S APPROXIMATELY 11,000 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE.

LOCATED NORTH AVENUE BETWEEN THIRD STREET AND UNIVERSITY AVENUE.

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THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO CONVERT AN EXISTING 6300 SQUARE FOOT INDUSTRIAL BUILDING PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED BY PADEL NORTH INTO THE DAY CARE AND BOARDING FACILITY.

THE SITE IS BORDERED ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH BY INDUSTRIAL USES ON THE EAST BY UNIVERSITY AVENUE AND MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES AND ON THE WEST BY A SINGLE FAMILY IN TWO FAMILY DWELLING.

AS MENTIONED, THE PROVISIONS OF THE AMENDMENT WHICH WAS PASSED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WOULD APPLY TO ALL ANIMAL KENNEL FACILITIES LOCATED IN THE ISLAND DISTRICT.

AND IN THIS CASE THEY WOULD BE PASSED ON MINIMALLY TO THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ALSO.

HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED BASED ON SORT OF.

SPECIFIC SITE ISSUES, WHICH I JUST LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT.

ACCESS. LET'S SEE IF I CAN GET THE.

ALL RIGHT. ACCESS FROM THE SOUTH VIA 38TH AVENUE, WHICH IS LOCATED BETWEEN TWO INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS.

SO WE THINK THIS IS A REAL POSITIVE FROM A SITE DESIGN STANDPOINT AND THAT IT'S INSULATED FROM THE SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AND TWO, FAMILY DWELLING TO THE WEST.

THERE'S NO IN TERMS OF DOG DROP OFF AND PICK UP.

IT'S KIND OF INSULATED BETWEEN THOSE TWO BUILDINGS.

UM, A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ABOUT PARKING.

THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE DOES NOT INCLUDE A SPECIFIC STANDARD FOR ANIMAL KENNELS.

RATHER, IT INDICATES THAT STAFF IS DETERMINED TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE PARKING.

THE SUBMITTED SITE PLAN ILLUSTRATES TEN PARKING STALLS JUST SOUTH OF THE BUILDING.

THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED THAT A MAXIMUM OF SIX EMPLOYEES WILL.

THE FACILITY AT ONE TIME.

SO STAFF IS COMFORTABLE WITH THAT PARKING SUPPLY, WHICH WOULD LEAVE POTENTIALLY FOUR SPACES FOR CUSTOMERS DROPPING OFF AND PICKING UP DOGS.

SO WE'RE GOOD WITH THAT.

THE TEN SPACES ALSO INCLUDE A DISABILITY STALL, WHICH IS REQUIRED BY THE AMERICAN DISABILITY ACT.

ALSO RELATED TO PARKING RELATIVELY MINOR, BUT THE IOWAN DISTRICT IMPOSES A MINIMUM FIVE FOOT PARKING LOT SETBACK FROM SIDE AND REAR PROPERTY LINES. IN THIS CASE, IT EXTENDS TO THE PROPERTY, SO THERE IS BASICALLY NO SETBACK.

HOWEVER, THAT DOES EXIST AS A LEGAL NONCONFORMING CONDITION, WHICH WAS APPROVED AT SOME POINT BY THE CITY.

THE ONLY EXTERIOR MODIFICATION TO THE SITE INCLUDES THE CREATION OF A OUTDOOR RUN AREA.

THERE WE GO. AND THE MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 1300 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE.

STAFF FEELS THAT THIS IS WELL PLACED IN TERMS OF MINIMIZING IMPACTS.

IT'S BORDERED ON THE NORTH AND WEST BY AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING ON THE SOUTH, BY AN INDUSTRIAL USE AND ON THE EAST BY WILL BE SIX FOOT HIGH WOOD PANEL FENCE.

ALSO. RIGHT AWAY.

THERE IS SOME VEGETATION THERE ALSO.

SO. THOSE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE UNIVERSITY.

WE THINK THAT THIS WILL NOT IMPACT.

A COUPLE OTHER THINGS.

HOURS OF OPERATION.

THIS WENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ON THEIR FEBRUARY 7TH MEETING, AND STAFF BROUGHT UP THE ISSUE OF ESTABLISHING BUSINESS HOURS, THE IDEA FOR CUSTOMER BUSINESS HOURS.

THIS IS A 24 HOUR OPERATION.

BUT THE IDEA WAS THAT TO.

KIND OF NOT ALLOW FOR THE PICKUP OF DOGS LATE AT NIGHT AFTER THE BARS, THAT SORT OF THING.

THERE'S REASONABLE CUSTOMER DROP OFF AND PICK UP TIMES THAT SPECIFIC HOURS WERE NOT ESTABLISHED PRIOR TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, HOWEVER IT WAS DISCUSSED.

THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED THAT HIS CURRENT BUSINESS HOURS OF OPERATION SIMPLY BE APPLIED TO THIS SITE, WHICH STAFF IS COMFORTABLE WITH.

THOSE HOURS ARE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 6:30 A.M.

TO 8 P.M.

AND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 9 A.M.

TO 5 P.M.. SO THE RESOLUTION YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU DIFFERS FROM THAT DRAFT VERSION PROVIDED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THAT IT SPECIFIES HOURS OF OPERATION. AND THAT IS THE ONLY CHANGE TO THAT RESOLUTION.

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MINOR COMMENT ABOUT TRASH.

IF TRASH IS TO BE STORED OUTDOORS, WE'RE SUGGESTING THE LOCATION BE IDENTIFIED ON THE SITE PLAN.

THE OBJECTIVE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T ABSORB A REQUIRED PARKING SPACE AND ALSO THAT.

FACILITY THAT WOULD PROVIDE SCREENING OF THE TRASH HANDLING MATERIALS FROM.

THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.

SO I'M ASSUMING IT'S INDOORS.

BUT JUST IN CASE THAT'S INCORPORATED AS A CONDITION LICENSING, THERE IS A KENNEL LICENSE REQUIREMENT IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS THAT'S BEEN INCLUDED AS A CONDITION OF. THE PLANNING COMMISSION HELD A PUBLIC HEARING.

THEY'RE MEETING ON FEBRUARY 7TH.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION, CONSISTENT WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF STAFF, RECOMMENDED APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS IN THE DRAFT RESOLUTION 20 2309. AT THIS POINT, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE FINAL RESOLUTION, WHICH DIFFERS ONLY IN THE ADDITION OF.

BUSINESS HOURS.

WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

IF I KNOW THE OWNER IS HERE, IF WE KNOW HOW LONG THE TYPICAL DROP OFF PICKUP IS.

YEAH, RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, 30 SECONDS TO.

THEY'RE JUST WALKING IN, HANDING THEIR DOG TO US, SAYING, HAVE A GREAT DAY AND GO ON, UNLESS THEY'RE THERE TO MAKE A PAYMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AS WELL.

THANK YOU SO. THE HAVING WHEN YOU HAVE FULL STAFF OF SIX THERE AND THERE'S THE FOUR SPOTS, THAT IS A PRETTY QUICK TURNOVER.

SO 50% OF MY STAFF USE THE BUS, USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

SO NOT ALL OF THEM.

DRIVE FOR. THEY RIDE BICYCLES TO WORK.

TYPICALLY, THERE'S ABOUT FOUR PEOPLE WHO DRIVE MYSELF.

I USUALLY PARK OUT ON THE STREET OR FURTHER AWAY.

I'M ALSO IN.

TALKING TO THE.

SO BUILDING RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET ON 37TH, WHICH IS A FABRICATION SCHOOL.

MAKE MINNEAPOLIS.

YES. AND TALKING TO THEM ABOUT A SHARING A TRASH CONTAINER THAT WOULD LIVE ON THEIR PROPERTY AND ALSO BEING ABLE TO USE OR RENT ANY PARKING.

TO ADD ADDITIONAL PARKING FOR STAFF.

BUT WE HAVEN'T COME TO ANY CONCLUSION YET.

IT'S JUST BEEN PROPOSED IN THE LAST FEW DAYS.

BUT YOU FEEL THAT WHAT YOU'RE PRESENTING NOW WITH THE TEN SPOTS IS.

YEAH. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE INCLUDING THE STAFF AREA THERE'S ABOUT.

EIGHT, NINE OR TEN, MAYBE TOPS.

I DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES. FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, THEN I HAVE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE READING.

MOVE TO WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION 2023, DASH ZERO NINE, THERE BEING AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

ANY DISCUSSION. TO THE MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS AND THE SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ALL RIGHT.

THE MOTION PASSES.

NEXT, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.

MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2020 3-09, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA, APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN ANIMAL KENNEL.

PARENTHETICALLY DOG DAY CARE AND BOARDING FACILITY WITHIN AI1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TO BE LOCATED AT 3801 THIRD STREET NORTHEAST, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS LISTED IN THE RESOLUTION.

SECOND. THEN I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER JAMES.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

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

WELCOME TO COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.

[INAUDIBLE] NEXT, WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 15, WHICH IS A RESOLUTION 2023-14, ADOPTING RATES FOR WATER, SEWER, STORM WATER AND REFUSE SERVICES PROVIDED AFTER FEBRUARY 28TH, 2023.

AND HERE TO PRESENT IS JOEL KLOIBER.

THANK YOU, JOE. EVENING, MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

SO AS PROMISED, THIS IS THE UPDATED PROPOSED RESOLUTION WHICH WOULD COVER UTILITY RATES OUT THROUGH

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2020. SEVEN.

BUT IT'S ALWAYS SUBJECT TO UPDATE.

WE DON'T KNOW THAT WE'LL GET FIVE YEARS WITH THIS CURRENT ESTIMATE.

OBVIOUSLY, AS WE'VE SEEN IN THE LAST YEAR, THINGS CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY.

AT THE JANUARY WORK SESSION.

I HAD FORECASTED OR WENT ON, TOOK THE RISK OF PROJECTING THAT THIS INCREASE WOULD BE ABOUT $10 A MONTH FOR THE AVERAGE FAMILY OF FOUR BILL.

IT'S ABOUT A BUCK AND A HALF HIGHER THAN THAT.

AND THE DIFFERENCE BEING IS THAT WHAT I WAS FACTORING IN BEFORE WAS ENOUGH TO COVER THE INCREASED HOLOCAUSTS, WHICH HAVE INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY AS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED.

BUT THERE'S THAT ADDITIONAL DOLLAR AND A HALF GOES TOWARDS PRIMARILY TOWARDS REPLACING.

DAMAGED TRASH CARTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.

ANOTHER BIG.

FACTOR HERE IS IN 2024.

THE CITY PLANS AT SOME POINT TO UNDERTAKE A RESIDENTIAL METER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.

SO THERE'S AN ADJUSTMENT OF $1.

IN 2024 FOR THE METERED RATE GOING FROM $1, WHICH HAS BEEN SINCE 1999 TO $2 IN 2024.

AND SO THIS WILL BE A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE THIS YEAR.

APPROXIMATELY A 7% INCREASE IN THE.

AVERAGE TYPICAL BILL.

NEXT YEAR. AND THEN FOLLOWING 2024, THIS PROJECT SAY THEY'LL GET BACK DOWN TO THE TYPES OF ANNUAL INCREASES THAT.

THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN USED TO SEEING THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, WHICH IS IN ABOUT THAT FOUR.

THREE. RANGE.

4.2. FOUR POINT.

AFTER A YEAR FROM NOW.

SO IF THERE'S ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, I HAVE TO.

IT'S HARD TO LOOK AT THAT PRICE TAG FOR REPLACING CARTS.

IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE.

YEAH. THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE, THOUGH.

IT'S NOT A QUESTION NECESSARILY.

AND IT'S.

RIGHT NOW THE CURRENT PRICE IS ABOUT 250,000 OR REPLACE JUST 3000 CARDS.

IT'S ABOUT $60 A CART, MORE OR LESS AT THE ASSEMBLED AND IN PLACE LEVEL.

AND THERE'S SOME THAT ARE JUST REALLY BAD.

ANIMALS AND STUFF LIKE.

THE PLAN IS TO REPLACE THE WORST THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR AND THEN TAKE A YEAR OFF AND THEN SPREAD IT OUT.

GOING OUT. REALLY OVER EIGHT YEARS.

IT'S A PRETTY LONG LIFE FOR.

STARTING OVER AGAIN? PROBABLY.

NO. WE KNOW OUR SQUIRRELS IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS ANYWAY.

I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. SURE, RACHEL.

I KNOW WE TALKED IN THE WORK SESSION ABOUT, BUT JUST FOR THE SAKE OF EVERYONE WATCHING, WHAT IS THE PROCESS WHEREBY RESIDENTS WOULD START TO SEE THIS INCREASE ON THEIR BILLS AND WHAT WERE THEY? GREAT QUESTION.

THANK YOU. IN THE PAST UNDER THE OLD BILLING SYSTEM THAT WE HAD IS THE BILL.

IT WAS AFTER JANUARY 1ST.

IF THAT WAS THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE RATE, THE ENTIRE BILL, REGARDLESS OF WHEN THE SERVICES WERE FOR THE NEW RATE, WAS APPLIED TO THE ENTIRE BILL.

WITH THE NEW BILLING SYSTEM THAT CITI HAS HAS THE POWER TO BE ABLE TO PRORATE THAT BILL BETTER.

SO IT WILL BE EFFECTIVE.

IT WILL BE EFFECTIVE BASED ON SERVICE RENDERED DATE AND NOT THE DATE.

THE BILL IS PREPARED SO RESIDENTS WILL SEE THIS NEW INCREASE.

PHASED IN ON THEIR BILL.

SO IF YOU GET A BILL.

FIRST BILL THAT WOULD APPEAR ON THOSE ONE THIRD OF THE RESIDENTS THAT GET THE BILL ON APRIL 10TH.

THEIR BILL WOULD COVER JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH.

ONLY THE MARCH SERVICES WOULD HAVE THE HIGHER RATE.

AND CONSEQUENTLY IT REALLY TAKE UNTIL.

NOT UNTIL THE JUNE 10TH BILL.

WILL THAT BE THE FIRST BILL THAT THE ENTIRE BILLING PERIOD HAS THE NEW RATE OF? [INAUDIBLE] PHASE AND INCREASE [INACREASE].

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THANK YOU. IF ANY MEMBER HAS A QUESTION ON THAT, WHO SHOULD THEY IF THEY CALL IN, WHO WOULD BE THE BEST ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION? UTILITY BILLING DEPARTMENT IS TRAINING ON THE NEW RESOLUTION SO THEY CAN HANDLE QUESTIONS.

IN FACT, WE ALREADY FIELDED ONE FROM THE KIND OF TEST GROUP THAT WE CIRCULATED TO AND FROM THE VERSION IN YOUR PACKET, THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT COSMETIC CHANGE.

THERE WAS SOME QUESTIONS WHEN SOME PEOPLE WERE READING THE REFUSE SECTION.

THERE IS SOME CONFUSION BETWEEN WEEKLY PICKUP AND QUARTERLY RATES, AND SO WE'LL JUST MAKE THAT MUCH CLEARER SO THAT IF SOMEONE PULLS IT UP ON THE WEBSITE, THEY CAN TELL THAT THE RATE IS A QUARTERLY AMOUNT, BUT THE PICKUP IS A WEEKLY PICKUP.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? I GUESS JUST ONE QUESTION.

MAYBE THIS IS MORE A QUESTION FOR KEVIN.

HAVE THE WORST CARDS ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED BY PUBLIC WORKS IN TERMS OF REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE, OR IS THERE A WAY FOR RESIDENTS WHO THINK THEY HAVE A CARD THAT NEEDS REPLACING SOONER THAN OTHERS TO BE ABLE TO CONVEY THAT TO STAFF? SURE. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, WE DIDN'T WANT TO RELEASE THAT INFORMATION UNTIL WE HAD THE CARDS.

AND IN TODAY'S MARKET, WE JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHEN WE WERE GETTING THE CARDS.

THE FIRST SHIPMENT ACTUALLY CAME IN TODAY.

SO WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT TO GET INFORMATION OUT FOR HOW RESIDENTS CAN REPORT THAT.

AND ALSO, OUR REFUSE COORDINATOR IS ALSO HAS A LIST BECAUSE HE DOES AUDITS OUT IN THE FIELD TO VERIFY REALLY CARD INFORMATION.

SO HE HAS ITS OWN LIST.

SO REALLY, IT'S THE INTENT HERE IS TO GET THE WORST FIRST DONE OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS AND THEN WE'LL START GENERATING A LIST.

OUR DEPARTMENT IS SET UP TO TAKE THOSE CALLS AND START AFFECTING THAT, WORKING WITH OUR VENDOR, WALTERS, TO GET THOSE CARDS REPLACED OUT THERE.

AND IT CAN BE EITHER GARBAGE OR RECYCLING IS HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THOSE.

BUT THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE JUST WHETHER THE LID IS BROKEN, UNUSABLE OR THE WHEELS ARE.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO GET THOSE. AND THEY'VE THEY'RE WELL NORTH OF 15 TO 20 YEARS IN AGE.

SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT.

THAT INFORMATION WILL BE COMING OUT.

AND YES, THERE IS A WAY FOR RESIDENTS TO REPORT THAT TO PUBLIC WORKS.

WE JUST HAVEN'T GOTTEN THERE YET.

PERFECT. THANK YOU. MAYBE WE CAN ADD THAT TO THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

THE CITY MANAGER, IF THERE IS AT THAT POINT A PLACE ON THE WEBSITE FOR PEOPLE TO FIND THAT INFORMATION, WE COULD.

YOU DO THAT KIND OF ROLL THE PROGRAM OUT AND HOW THEY CAN CONTACT.

CERTAINLY PUBLIC WORKS NUMBER WOULD BE ONE.

I THINK THERE'S OTHER EMAIL.

TO CONTACT US TO GET YOUR CARD REPLACED.

THAT IS SOMETHING I THINK, TOO, THAT THE REFUGE COORDINATOR WOULD WANT TO LOOK AT JUST FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TRYING TO ESTABLISH WORST FIRST AS OPPOSED TO JUST STRAIGHT UP.

BASED ON HIS EVALUATION. I THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, THEN THEY HAVE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE READING, MOVE TO WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION 2023-14.

THERE BEING AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SPRIGGS AND THE SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS.

ANY QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL RIGHT. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES, THE NEXT STEP OF MOTION TO ADOPT MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2023-14.

BEING A RESOLUTION ADOPTING RATES FOR WATER, SEWER, STORMWATER AND REFUSE SERVICES PROVIDED AFTER FEBRUARY 28TH, 2023.

ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION.

I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILOR SPRIGGS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OPPOSED.

AND THE MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU. WELL, TONIGHT WE HAVE NO BIG CONSIDERATIONS IN BUSINESS OR REPORTS.

[CITY COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS]

SO NEXT WE HAVE IS THE REPORT OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER LIKES TO FOR.

ALSO NEVER. UM, MAKE SURE I'M.

SO PEOPLE CAN HEAR ME.

FIRST OFF, WHEN I ATTENDED THE STATE AID RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR 53RD AVENUE NORTHEAST AT THEIR OPEN HOUSE OF THE LIBRARY.

ALSO AS WELL WITH THE REST OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, ATTENDED OUR SECOND VISION SESSION.

LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYTHING PRINTED OUT AND SUPER EXCITED ABOUT HAVING THAT DONE AND WE'RE HOPING AGAIN TO SHARE THAT WITH THE PUBLIC SOON.

WHAT OUR GOALS ARE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.

I ATTENDED A MEETING VIA ZOOM.

THEY DISCUSSED WHAT'S GOVERNOR WALZ'S CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAM, AND THERE'S SOME PRETTY COOL STUFF IN THERE.

ONE, THEY ARE PLANNING TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF GREEN STEP CITIES TO 2030.

ALL CITIES WILL HAVE THEIR GOALS TO HAVE.

ALL CITIES WILL HAVE SOME SORT OF CLIMATE ACTION PLAN IN PLACE.

THREE, THEY WANT TO INCREASE OUR FOREST CANOPY IN THE STATE BY 30% IN 2030 AND BY 40% BY 2050,

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WITH EQUITY IN MIND.

FOUR BY 2020.

THEY WANT TO IMPLEMENT 25 ON THE GROUND AT ADAPTATION PROJECTS AND THEY PLAN ON HAVING 174.

THEY WILL PROVIDE 174 MILLION FOR COMMUNITY GRANTS OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS, WHICH IS SUPER EXCITING.

ALONG WITH THAT, THEY'RE GOING TO INCLUDE MONIES.

THERE'S A BILL RIGHT NOW THAT'S ON THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT WILL PROVIDE MONIES TO HELP CITIES PAY FOR CLIMATE ACTION PLANS.

I HOPE THAT PASSES BECAUSE WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE OUR OWN AND TO HEARTEN.

THEY REALLY WANT TO HELP RESIDENTS HARDEN THEIR HOMES AGAINST EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS.

AND SO THEY HAVE MINNESOTA HOMES AND THEY'RE GOING TO ASK WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS GOING TO BE TALKING TO THE INSURANCE COMPANIES, THE HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE COMPANIES, AND ASKING THEM FOR THOSE HOMES THAT HAVE HARDENED THEIR HOMES IN PREPARATION FOR MAJOR STORMS, THAT THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY WOULD LOWER THE PREMIUMS FOR HOMEOWNERS AS A BENEFIT FOR THAT. SO THEY ARE WORKING ON THAT.

AND THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO BE PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO CITIES TO APPLY FOR FEDERAL FUNDS, FOR WORKING, FOR ADAPTING, COMING UP WITH PROJECTS TO WORK FOR CLIMATE ACTION PLANS, TOO.

SO IT WAS VERY INTERESTING.

I'M SUPER EXCITED THAT THIS PASSED AND I KNOW ALL COMMUNITIES IN OUR CITY AND OUR STATE AND IN THE COUNTRY REALLY NEED THIS TYPE OF WORK TO BE DONE TO PREPARE. JUST I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE SAW IN THE NEWS LATELY WITH LOS ANGELES COUNTY HAVING BLIZZARD WARNINGS.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE'S SEEN THE PICTURES OF SNOW ON THEIR PALM TREES AND ON THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN ON THE HILL.

SO THINGS ARE CHANGING.

SO ANY WAY THAT OUR CITIES CAN ADAPT AND HELP OUR CITIZENS.

DEAL WITH THAT, THE BETTER.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE MWI MOT BOARD MEETING.

I ATTENDED THE LION KING'S PLAY FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

IT WAS REALLY CUTE. AND THERE'S SOME THERE'S SOME FOLKS KIDS THERE THAT JUST LOVE BEING ON STAGE.

I COULD. IT WAS JUST IT WAS A VERY CUTE PLAY AND ENJOYED IT IMMENSELY.

ALSO GATHERED WITH FELLOW GARDENERS FOR OUR BLOOMING SUNSHINE GARDEN IN WOMACK PARK YESTERDAY, AND WE'RE STARTING TO PLAN FOR WHAT WE WANT TO DO IN THE GARDEN THIS COMING SUMMER. AND JUST A SHOUT OUT TO COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.

THANK YOU FOR ADOPTING MORE STORM DRAINS.

KEEP IT UP, PLEASE. WE HAVE OVER 2000 STORM DRAINS IN THIS CITY.

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE ALL OUR STORM DRAINS EVENTUALLY ADOPTED SO WE CAN KEEP THEM CLEAN AND KEEP OUR WATER BODIES CLEAN TOO.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I ALSO INTENDED THE GOAL SETTING AND IT WAS VERY INSPIRING AS A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER TO SEE ALL THE PASSION AND LEADERSHIP IN THE ROOM FROM OUR STAFF AND OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND THAT WAS WONDERFUL. I ATTENDED THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS NEW BRIGHTON AREA MEETING WHERE WE HAD A SPEAKER ON THE CONCEPT OF THE NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE AND THAT WAS VERY INTERESTING AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK INTO THAT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.

COUNCIL MEMBER SPRINGS AND I ATTENDED THE LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES ELECTED LEADERS INSTITUTE, WHERE WE ATTENDED WORKSHOPS ON CORE COMPETENCIES, GOOD WORKSHOPS, GOOD GOVERNANCE, OPEN MEETING LAW, PUBLIC FINANCE, RISK AND LEGAL APPLICATIONS.

SO WE REALLY GOT A GOOD INTRODUCTION AND THANK YOU TO THE CITY FOR SENDING US.

WE MET A LOT OF OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM OTHER NEIGHBORING CITIES, INCLUDING ROBBINSDALE, FRIDLEY, KRISTAL, BROOKLYN PARK AND BROOKLYN CENTER, AS WELL AS OUTSTATE.

SO WE GOT A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK TOGETHER WITH OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES.

I WAS ALSO IN COMMUNICATION WITH OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, FEIST AND STATE SENATOR MARY NASH ABOUT A FUNDING BILL THAT'S BEFORE THEM.

IT'S HOUSE FILE 2030 AND SENATE FILE 677, ALLOCATING $220 MILLION TOWARD SKATEPARKS ALL THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA, AND ONE OF THE 35 PROJECTS WOULD BE POTENTIALLY COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.

SO THEY HAVE BOTH SIGNED ON TO THAT BILL.

SO THAT WAS EXCITING TO HEAR THAT THEY WERE SUPPORTING THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION TOWARD DOING THAT.

I WAS AT THE COLUMBIA ACADEMY LION KING PERFORMANCE TWO ON SUNDAY WITH COUNCILMEMBER HOSKINS, AND IT WAS SO FUN AND THE BEAUTIFUL AREA TO HAVE IT IN IS THAT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. AND THE STUDENTS HAD A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE.

SO THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU. THAT'S GREAT.

SURE. UM, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO A GROUP OF MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS BEING ACTIVE IN GOVERNMENT. AND THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE SAME.

OPPORTUNITY THAT COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES HAD FOR THE NEW NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS CONFERENCE IN PLYMOUTH THROUGH THE LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES.

AND IT WAS GREAT TO MAKE NEW CONNECTIONS AND LEARNING A LOT OF SKILLS AND IDEAS.

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I WAS ABLE TO SIGN ON TO A LETTER TO THE LEGISLATURE ADVOCATING FOR INCREASING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLEAN ENERGY RESOURCE TEAMS, JUST TALKING ABOUT OUR FUTURE OF TRYING TO BE MORE GREEN IN THE CITY.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE MONTHLY MEETING OF THE MINNESOTA CITIES CLIMATE COALITION THAT ALSO DISCUSSED THE CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY ITEMS ON THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET.

AND REALLY INTERESTED TO HEAR THOSE UPDATES THAT COUNCILMEMBER BISCUITS TALKED ABOUT AND THEN ALSO ATTENDED THE SECOND GOAL SETTING SESSION WITH THE COUNCIL AND OUR TWO ASSESSMENT HEARINGS REGARDING 53RD AVENUE.

AND THEN LASTLY, TOMORROW I'LL BE SPEAKING IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AS A SCHOOL BOARD LIAISON.

SO LOOKING FORWARD TO CONNECTING WITH THEM AND SEEING DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN PARTNER.

I'VE HAD A VERY QUIET COUPLE OF WEEKS.

I DID ATTEND THE FIREFIGHTERS RELIEF ASSOCIATION MEETING AND ALSO THE GOAL SETTING SESSION AND I HAD NINE RESIDENTS REACH OUT SO THAT I.

SNOW. WE'VE GOT TO GET RID OF THE SNOW.

WE RECEIVED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORTS.

WE ALSO RECEIVED A THANK YOU TO THE CITY FOR OPENING UP THE PARKING RAMP.

THAT PEOPLE REALLY APPRECIATED THAT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A PLACE TO PARK AND THEY COULD SHOVEL MORE EASILY IN THEIR OWN DRIVEWAY.

SO I'M GLAD THAT THE CITY WAS ABLE TO DO THAT.

WE'RE ALL IN SUPPORT OF THAT AND ALSO HEARD MANY GOOD THINGS ABOUT THE CODE RED PROGRAM.

SO IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP FOR CODE RED, IT READ IT IS A TEXT AND EMAIL COMMUNICATION TOOL THAT CAN SEND INFORMATION OUT TO YOU.

SO IF YOU'RE A COMMUNITY MEMBER OR EVEN IF YOU DON'T LIVE IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS BUT YOU HAVE FAMILY THAT MAYBE HELP TAKE CARE OF YOUR ANIMALS WHILE YOU'RE GONE, YOU CAN ALSO SIGN UP FOR THE PROGRAM AS WELL.

FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

I MET WITH THE ANOKA COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

PERSONNEL. GREG.

DIRECTOR OKAY. DIRECTOR JUST TALKING ABOUT WAYS THAT COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CAN PARTNER WITH OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO FURTHER OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND.

HAD MONTHLY MEETINGS.

I MET WITH THE CHIEF WITH THE CITY MANAGER, OF COURSE, ATTENDED OUR SPECIAL ASSESSMENT MEETING AS A COUNCIL I AM WORKING ON WITH HEIGHTS.

NEXT, OUR FIRST SCIENCE FICTION GAMING CONVENTION, WHICH IS CALLED COMIC-CON, AND IT TAKES PLACE AT MURZYN HALL ON SATURDAY, MARCH 4TH FROM 10 A.M. TO 11 P.M..

AND IN THE EVENING THERE IS KARAOKE SO WELCOMING ANYONE WHO IS INTO BOARD GAMES, DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS MAKING PUZZLES.

THEY'LL BE ARTISTS AND VENDORS AT MERCHANT HALL ALL DAY, AND THEN IN THE EVENING IT IS 21 PLUS KARAOKE EVENT AND THE LIONS CASH BAR WILL BE OPEN THAT EVENING AS WELL. SO HOPEFULLY SOME PEOPLE WANT TO COME AND PLAY SOME GAMES, HANG OUT WITH FRIENDS.

I TOOK A MY FIRST PLOW RIDE ALONG THIS PAST THURSDAY DURING I THINK, OUR HEAVIEST SNOW AND WAS ABLE TO SHARE A FACEBOOK LIVE VIDEO ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE AND HAVE HEARD MANY KUDOS TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM AND THE PLOW DRIVERS AND TO THE COUNCIL FOR SUPPORTING AND.

AND PEOPLE JUST LEARNING A LOT FROM THE VIDEO THEMSELVES.

AND I'VE ALSO HEARD FROM EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE WATCHED THE VIDEO AND THEY'VE EVEN SAID, I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LIKE THAT OR MY KIDS GOT TO SEE THE VIDEO OF WHAT I DO.

SO THAT'S BEEN REALLY FUN TO HAVE THE COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER FOR THAT.

SO OF COURSE, THE REST OF THE COUNCIL IS WELCOME TO GO ON A RIDE.

I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER JAMES JACOBS HAS DONE IT IN THE PAST.

AND THEN LET'S SEE, THIS WEDNESDAY, WE HAVE OUR UPCOMING HOUR COUNCIL CORNER, WHICH IS A MEETING FOR THE COUNCIL TO TALK ABOUT OTHER IDEAS AND THINGS WERE INSPIRED BY.

SO THAT IS THIS WEDNESDAY AT 3:00.

AND LAST I ATTENDED OUR BLOOMING SUNSHINE GARDEN MEETING.

SUPER EXCITED IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER.

THINK ABOUT GARDEN PLANS AND WAS A SIGNER ON OUR SUPPORTING THE CLEAN ENERGY RESOURCE TEAM AS WELL WITH THE STATE.

THIS LEGISLATION. THANK YOU ALL.

AARON, DO YOU HAVE A REPORT FOR THIS CITY MANAGER? FEW ITEMS TO SHARE. THANKS TO THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM.

SO JUST A REMINDER THAT TOMORROW, FEBRUARY 28TH, IS THE LAST CHANCE TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO SERVE ON A COLUMBIA HEIGHTS BOARD OR COMMISSION.

THERE'S PLANNING COMMISSION SEAT AVAILABLE.

LIBRARY BOARD.

PARKS AND RECREATION.

AND THE CHARTER COMMISSION.

YOU CAN FIND THE APPLICATIONS ONLINE AT COLUMBIA HEIGHTS DOT GOV SLASH BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

PLEASE GET THOSE IN BY TOMORROW.

YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL COMPLETED APPLICATIONS TO THE CITY CLERK SARAH ION AT SE ION AT COLUMBIA HEIGHTS GOV.

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SO. WE'VE GOT A HANDFUL IN, AS I'M TOLD, I BELIEVE, SIX AT THE MOMENT, BUT WOULD WELCOME ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS.

THE ANNUAL TREE SALE OPENS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1ST, AND YOU CAN GO TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS DOT GOV BACKSLASH TREES FOR MORE INFORMATION.

THE MONTHLY NEW E-NEWSLETTER WILL BE SENT OUT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1ST, AND YOU CAN FIND THAT ONLINE AT COLUMBIA HEIGHTS DOT GOV BACKSLASH E-NEWSLETTER. IT'S FREE OF COURSE, AND CONTAINS NEWS ALONG WITH UPCOMING EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. AND FINALLY, THE CITY'S SNOWPLOW NAMING CONTEST DOES CONCLUDE THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 3RD.

YOU CAN VISIT THE CITY'S FACEBOOK PAGE TO CAST YOUR VOTE.

THAT IS IT. THANK YOU.

[INAUDIBLE]. ALL RIGHT, THEN NEXT, WE HAVE OUR COMMUNITY FORUM.

AND SARAH, IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT THE COMMUNITY FORUM? ALL RIGHT. AND NOBODY ON ZOOM TO SPEAK AND NO ONE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

AND SEEING THERE IS NO ONE, THEN WE WILL.

CLOSE THE COMMUNITY FORUM SECTION OF THE MEETING AND I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.

SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR I ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION PASSES AND THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.