ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE, EVERYONE.
[WELCOME/CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL]
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HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, APRIL 10TH.UM, EVERYONE THAT IS ON ZOOM, WELCOME AS WELL.
AND FOR THE BEGINNING OF OUR MEETING, 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 MAY YOU ALL RISE IF YOU'RE ABLE TO AND SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
[APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
WELL, I WOULD ASK FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED, BUT I DO HAVE AN ADDITION TO THE AGENDA.MAY I HAVE THE AGENDA APPROVED AS AMENDED? I MOVED TO AMEND THE AGENDA AND TO APPROVE THE AMENDED AGENDA WITH THE PROCLAMATION AS WELL AS WHAT'S LISTED.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS.
ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION PASSES.
THANK YOU. NEXT IS OUR PROCLAMATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITION ANNOUNCEMENTS AND GUESTS.
[PROCLAMATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITION, ANNOUNCEMENTS, GUESTS]
AND I DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION AS THIS IS KELLI.DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT FOR KELLI BOURGEOIS. THIS IS OUR CITY MANAGER'S LAST COUNCIL MEETING AND WE WANTED TO HAVE A SPECIAL PROCLAMATION FOR HER.
I WILL START CRYING IF I LOOK AT IT.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO READ THIS FOR YOU.
AND. WHEREAS, KELLI REPLACED FORMER CITY MANAGER WALTER FEIST ON JANUARY SECOND, 2019, MARKING THE FIRST TIME IN 22 YEARS THAT COLUMBIA HEIGHTS HAD HAD A NEW CITY MANAGER AND THE FIRST EVER FEMALE CITY MANAGER.
AND. WHEREAS, KELLI HAS BEEN WITH COLUMBIA HEIGHTS SINCE 2014, PRIOR TO TAKING OVER THE CITY MANAGER POSITION, SHE WAS HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. PREVIOUSLY SHE WAS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, ASSISTANT CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND CITY PLANNER FOR THE CITY OF BECKER AND SENIOR PLANNER FOR THE SOUTH EASTERN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.
HER CAREER IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS SPANNED 27 YEARS.
AND. WHEREAS, IN HER FIRST YEAR AS CITY MANAGER, KELLI HELPED SECURE THE APPROVAL OF A NEW CITY HALL AT 40TH AND CENTRAL AND HAS SINCE OVERSEEN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THAT FACILITY, WHICH IS SET TO OPEN JUST SIX WEEKS AFTER KELLY'S LAST DAY.
AND WHEREAS, KELLI SAW THE CITY THROUGH THE 2020-2021 COVID 19 PANDEMIC AND CIVIL UNREST, SHE WORKED CLOSELY WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AT THE CITY AS WELL AS PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS IN ANOKA COUNTY AND THE MINNESOTA CHIEFS OF POLICE ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE VALUABLE INPUT AND LEADERSHIP FROM MANY PUBLIC SAFETY INITIATIVES THAT POLICE AND FIRE FACED OVER SEVERAL TUMULTUOUS YEARS.
AND. WHEREAS, KELLI HAS HAD A SIGNIFICANT BACKGROUND IN MEDIATION THAT HAS HELPED TREMENDOUSLY IN HANDLING DELICATE ISSUES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, WORKPLACE GRIEVANCES AND COMPLEX COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES.
AND WHEREAS, KELLI OVERSAW THE CITY'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS IN 2021 AND WORKED WITH STAFF TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND THE CITY'S EVENTS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS.
AND. WHEREAS, HER PRESENCE AND LEADERSHIP WILL BE MISSED BY STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ALIKE.
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OF RECOGNITION TO KELLI BOURGEOIS ON THE OCCASION OF HER FINAL OFFICIAL COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MEETING AS THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CITY MANAGER, I PROCLAIM HER LAST DAY ON THE JOB. APRIL 13TH, 2023, AS KELLI BOURGEOIS DAY IN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS COUNTY OF ANOKA, STATE OF MINNESOTA, USA.[APPLAUSE] GOOD. IT'D BE EASIER OVER THERE.
THERE YOU GO. A GREAT PICTURE.
YOU GOT TO GET A BETTER ONE. I KNOW, I KNOW.
KELLI. IT HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE WORKING WITH YOU.
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THESE LAST THREE DAYS THAT WE GET YOU HERE.
AND YES, YOU WILL BE SORELY, SORELY MISSED.
I CAN'T IMAGINE HAVING BEEN ELECTED AND HAD A DIFFERENT CITY MANAGER HELP ME.
AND CONSIDERING THAT WHEN I STARTED, IT WAS DURING THE PANDEMIC AS WELL, AND HAVING A CITY MANAGER THAT COULD UNDERSTAND, I MEAN, THE STAFF WAS ALREADY WORKING ON IT, BUT HAVING COUNCIL THAT WANTED TO USE ZOOM AND GOING THROUGH ALL OF THAT WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL WAS COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU.
THANK YOU. CAN I GOING TO MISS YOU VERY MUCH, KELLI.
AND I WISH YOU WELL IN YOUR ENDEAVORS AT THE NEW CITY.
AND I KNOW THERE'LL BE SOME SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES FOR YOU, BUT YOU'RE UP FOR IT.
YOU CAN HANDLE IT. SO THANK YOU.
YEAH. HOW'S THAT? THANK YOU. KELLI. IT WAS WONDERFUL HEARING ALL THE THINGS IN THE PROCLAMATION THAT I WAS JUST, ALL THE CHALLENGES YOU'VE OVERCOME AND ALL THE WAY OUR CITY HAS MOVED FORWARD SINCE YOU'VE BEEN HERE. AND SO THANK YOU FOR LEAVING US WITH ALL OF THAT ACCOMPLISHMENT.
I THINK I'LL SECOND ALL OF THAT AND I'LL SPEAK FOR RACHEL A LITTLE BIT AND JUST HOW HELPFUL YOU'VE BEEN TO US BEING NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS, JUST GETTING ON BOARD WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY AND COULDN'T HAVE IMAGINED WORKING WITH ANYONE ELSE FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS OF A TERM.
AND SAD IT'S ONLY FOUR MONTHS.
WE GET TO WORK TOGETHER, BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT YOU DO IN BRISTOL.
WE KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS.
THANK YOU. I WASN'T EXPECTING THIS.
I WAS TRYING TO GET OUT COMPLETELY UNDER THE RADAR.
I'VE CRIED ENOUGH IN PUBLIC NOW THAT I'M DONE FOR MY CAREER.
IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING NINE YEARS, BOTH IN MY PREVIOUS POSITION AND THEN AS CITY MANAGER.
THIS COMMUNITY HAS DONE A LOT OF REALLY COOL STUFF AND IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE.
ALL OF THE STAFF THAT'S HERE, THE STAFF THAT'S NOT HERE, YOU COULDN'T HAVE ANYONE BETTER.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE JUST A BLIP.
I'M IT WILL CONTINUE JUST JUST AS IT DOES BECAUSE THAT'S THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE WORKING HERE.
IT'S ACTUALLY A LITTLE EASIER TO LEAVE FAMILY, I THINK SOME OF THEM.
BUT YEAH, IT'S, IT'S BEEN REALLY, REALLY TOUGH.
BUT I KNOW I'VE SAID BEFORE TOO, AND I'M SURPRISED HE CAME.
BUT BOY, AM I GOING TO MISS EVERYBODY.
BUT YOU GUYS ARE IN GREAT HANDS.
THANK YOU. WE WILL CONTINUE ON.
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AND I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE FOR THIS MEETING.[CONSENT AGENDA]
NEXT, WE WILL GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA AND WHAT OUR CITY MANAGER LIKE TO TAKE US THROUGH THAT OR I GOT TO DO MY LAST ONE.I KNOW KEVIN'S ABLE AND READY, BUT LET'S SEE IF I CAN FUMBLE MY WAY THROUGH IT.
YEAH. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES OR ANY ITEMS COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? NO. ALL RIGHT.
ITEM NUMBER ONE IS APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 1ST COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.
ITEM TWO IS APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 27TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.
ITEM NUMBER THREE IS ACCEPTANCE OF THE MARCH 1ST LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES.
AND THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION.
SO THANK YOU TO KEVIN AND HIS STAFF FOR THAT.
THERE'S TWO PIECES THERE, $45,112 TO EVERYDAY TECHNOLOGY AND THEN DELL MARKETING FOR 24,732.83.
AND NOW IT'S GRANICUS IN THE FOR THE NEW CITY HALL IN THE AMOUNT OF $65,715.
ITEM EIGHT IS ADOPTION OF A PHOTO AND VIDEO POLICY FOR THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY.
ITEM NINE IS APPROVAL OF THE RENTAL OCCUPANCY LICENSES IN YOUR PACKET.
ITEM TEN IS APPROVAL OF THE LICENSE AGENDA ALSO IN YOUR PACKET.
AND ITEM 11 IS A REVIEW OF THE BILLS TOTALING $1,659,964.05.
THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED? MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION PASSES.
THANK YOU. WE HAVE NOTHING HERE TODAY FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS.
SO WE MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 12, ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION.
[12. Approval of Mission Statement and City Council Strategic Plan.]
THE APPROVAL OF THE MISSION STATEMENT AND THE CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN.I WILL GO OVER THIS ONE FOR THE COUNCIL.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE STAFF FOR GOING THROUGH THE STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION THAT WE DID WITH PHIL KERN, WHO GAVE THE IN-DEPTH PRESENTATION ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS AND MISSION STATEMENT AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.
CITY COUNCIL DID REVIEW AT THE LAST WORK SESSION JUST SOME MINOR EDITS TO THE FINAL MISSION STATEMENT AS WELL AS FORMALLY REVIEWED THE GOALS OF BOTH SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM THAT WERE IDENTIFIED BY PHIL AT THE LAST MEETING.
SO IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'LL READ THE NEW MISSION STATEMENT AND THEN ASK COUNCIL TO ACT ON THAT, AS WELL AS APPROVING FORMALLY THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WAS DRAFTED AND PRESENTED BY PHIL.
SO THE NEW MISSION STATEMENT IS COLUMBIA HEIGHTS IS A VIBRANT, HEALTHY AND CONNECTED CITY.
SO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU MOVE TO APPROVE THE MISSION STATEMENT AS WAS JUST READ, AND THEN UNDER SEPARATE MOTION MOVE TO ADOPT THE 2023 STRATEGIC PLAN AND GOAL SETTING REPORT THAT WAS IN YOUR PACKETS.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? I'LL JUST STATE AGAIN WHAT A WHAT A GREAT PROCESS IT WAS TO WORK WITH STAFF AND WITH PHIL TO COME UP WITH OUR NEW MISSION STATEMENT AND CITY COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC PLAN. AND THEN ALSO JUST IN THE LAST WORK SESSION, JUST TO REALLY TIGHTEN UP THE MISSION STATEMENT, JUST TO FEEL THE KIND OF THE VIBE FROM THE COUNCIL AND THE STAFF TO REALLY GET THAT MISSION STATEMENT HONED IN TO WHAT WE FELT LIKE REALLY BEST REPRESENTED THE SERVICES THAT OUR CITY PROVIDES FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I THINK I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC.
THEN MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MISSION STATEMENT AS STATED AS READ BY KELLI.
MOVE TO APPROVE THE MISSION STATEMENT AS READ.
SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES.
NEXT, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT.
MOVE TO ADOPT THE 2023 STRATEGIC PLAN AND GOAL SETTING REPORT.
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SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS TO ADOPT THE STRATEGIC PLAN AS PRESENTED.ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED.
THANK YOU. AND THAT BRINGS US TO OUR CITY COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS.
[CITY COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS]
SO OUR COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO GO FIRST.BISCUITS START FIRST OFF IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.
I ATTENDED THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS MEETING IN ANDOVER.
THIS IS FOR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FOR ANOKA COUNTY.
BUT THEY'RE GOING TO ASK THE CITIES TO PAY FOR THE NEW SIRENS WHICH HAVE TO BE PAID FOR.
SO WITH THE NEW SYSTEM, I ALSO WE LOST WE HAD A LOSS IN OUR CITY.
BRUCE NORWALK, HIS WIFE, JERI NORWALK, HAD PASSED AWAY.
AND I ATTENDED THE VISITATION TO TO SAY OUR GOODBYES AND THEN ATTENDED THE TOWN HALL MEETING FOR OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES ERIN CAGLE, SANDRA FEIS AND OUR SENATOR MARY KUNISCH.
THEY GAVE US UPDATES ON THE LEGISLATION.
IT WAS ENCOURAGING TO HEAR ALL THE NEW THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING AND GETTING PASSED.
SO I'M SO EXCITED TO HEAR THAT ANOKA COUNTY WILL BE CONDUCTING A STUDY OF 40TH AVENUE BETWEEN FROM CENTRAL TO MAIN STREET THE SPRING OF 2024, AND THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND OUTREACH.
SO KEEP YOUR EYES AND EARS OPEN FOR THAT.
AND IF YOU'RE NOT SURE WHAT DATE, THEY HAVE A WONDERFUL MAP ON OUR WEBSITE.
SO I'M ALL READY. I GOT MY CART, GOT A FEW RASPBERRY THINGS I WAS CLEANING OUT YESTERDAY, MY BUSHES.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES.
THANK YOU. SINCE OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, I PERSONALLY CELEBRATED ON MARCH 31ST WITH PEOPLE THAT I LOVE AND KNOW THE TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY, WHICH TAKES PLACE EVERY YEAR ON MARCH 31ST TO CELEBRATE TRANS AND NON-BINARY PEOPLE AND RAISE AWARENESS OF DISCRIMINATION FACED BY TRANS PEOPLE WORLDWIDE.
AND THEN WE ALSO LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON.
ON APRIL 1ST I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE AROHA RAMADAN FUNDRAISING IFTAR MEAL.
IT WAS A REALLY FANTASTIC EVENT.
AND SO I WAS REALLY HELPFUL TO SUPPORT THEM.
AND THERE WAS MAYBE ALMOST 200 PEOPLE THERE CELEBRATING THE RAMADAN IFTAR DINNER.
I ALSO ATTENDED THE TOWN HALL WITH OUR SENATOR MARY NASH AND OUR REPRESENTATIVE SPICE AND KEGEL.
THEY ARE STILL WORKING VERY STRONGLY FOR ALL OF THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS INITIATIVES.
SO THE CELEBRATING THE WINS OF THE EDUCATION BUDGET.
AND WE'RE WORKING ON TRANSPORTATION WITH REPRESENTATIVE CAGLE.
ALSO, THIS LAST WEEK WAS HOLY WEEK AND EASTER.
SO MANY PEOPLE IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS WERE CELEBRATING THAT.
I'LL START WITH THAT ONE. THERE IS GOING TO BE THE LIONS ARE HOSTING A UNIVERSITY AVENUE CLEANUP AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE CLEANING ALL THAT THROUGH THAT STRETCH FROM THROUGH COLUMBIA HEIGHTS. AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO VOLUNTEER THERE, YOU CAN LOOK ON THE LIONS FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON APRIL 22ND, HEIGHTS NEXT IS WORKING ON THE CENTRAL AVENUE CLEANUP.
AND WE'RE GOING TO MEET AT THE LIBRARY AT 9 A.M.
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WE DEFINITELY HAVE ENOUGH TRASH FOR YOU TO PICK UP, SO WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE AS MANY PEOPLE THERE.AND WE'RE ALSO WORKING TO CLEAN UP SOME CITY PARKS.
IF YOU HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND DON'T WANT THEM TO RUN ON CENTRAL.
COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS YEAH, SOME OVERLAP.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THERE WHEN WE START HAVING OUR MEETINGS THERE.
I ATTENDED OUR LIBRARY BOARD MEETING LAST WEEK AND THEY TALKED ABOUT WHAT WE WANTED THEM TO GO BACK AND DISCUSS LAST WEEK, WHICH WAS THE VISITING HOURS OR THE THE RENTAL HOURS FOR THE COMMUNITY ROOM THERE.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING FOR US TO DISCUSS IN UPCOMING WEEKS ABOUT WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO WITH THAT.
I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND WITH A FEW OTHER MEDICAL STUDENTS HIV DAY ON THE HILL AT THE CAPITOL.
I ALSO ATTENDED THE SENATE DISTRICT 39 TOWN HALL.
HE HAD HIS PETITION GOING AROUND FOR SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING INVESTMENTS.
AND THEN LASTLY, CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE RESIDENTS AT THE LEGENDS ABOUT TRYING TO GET THEIR RENT THE RENT CAP, THE RENT INCREASE CAP FOR THIS YEAR AND BEYOND.
IN FACT, WE ARE PLANNING TO BE THERE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND MEET WITH OUR LOCAL LEGISLATORS.
SO ON BEHALF OF LEGENDS AND ALSO JUST RENT CAP AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN GENERAL.
RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.
AND THESE ACTIVITY WILL THEN COUNT TOWARDS THE MAYOR'S MONARCH PLEDGE.
SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
SO READING A BOOK IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH WAS REALLY FUN AND HELPED CONNECT OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I ATTENDED THE MONTHLY RESIDENT MEETING AT PARKVIEW VILLA AND GAVE AN UPDATE ABOUT THERE WILL BE SOME LIGHTING GOING IN ON THE SIDEWALK EVENTUALLY.
I ATTENDED A EASTER LAST SUPPER PLAY AT FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH AND MY HUSBAND, THE FIRST GENTLEMAN OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, HAD A LARGE ROLE OF THE TAX COLLECTOR AND I THINK HE HAD LIKE FIVE LINES IN THE CHURCH PLAY.
BUT IT WAS A LOT OF FUN AND GREAT TO ATTEND A COMMUNITY, A COMMUNITY PLAY WITH, WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT AGES IN IN THE PLAY AND ABOUT A VERY TELLING TALE.
I ATTENDED AN ART TO CHANGE THE WORLD EVENT AT THE MWMO, WHICH IS THE MISSISSIPPI WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION. AND THERE WAS ACTIVITIES THERE AND I HAD BEEN A PART OF A GROUP THAT HAD TRASH THAT CAME OUT OF THE RIVER AND WE MADE A BIG ART SCULPTURE AND IT'S AT THE MWMO RIGHT NOW. WE DID AN ACTIVITY AND THIS IS A MINIATURE SCULPTURE I CREATED WITH SOME TRASH.
AND AND THERE ALSO WAS FLOWERS BECAUSE WE MADE PAPER OUT OF THE TRASH AS WELL.
SO WE MADE SOME FLOWERS AND THERE WAS ABOUT 30 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE AT THAT.
AND THEN FIRE CHIEF DAN O'BRIEN WAS IN ATTENDANCE AS WELL.
I'VE HAD MEETINGS WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND OUR POLICE CHIEF AS WELL AND JUST GOT WE JUST FINISHED OUR PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT MEETING AND BEFORE THAT ATTENDED A MEETING WITH THE POLICE AND SUPERINTENDENT AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ABOUT THE SRO CONTRACT AND GETTING THAT UPDATED.
I THINK WE'RE DOING JUST A GREAT JOB FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
I DID FILL IN THE SURVEY AND THE MNDOT ONLINE SURVEY ABOUT CENTRAL UNIVERSITY.
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JUST RECOMMEND PEOPLE, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE THAT, MAKE SURE YOU TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS TO FILL IN THAT FORM.IF YOU SPEAK OTHER LANGUAGES, THEY HAVE IT IN TRANSLATABLE FORMAT.
ATTENDED A ZOOM MEETING WITH THE SILVER LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT MILFOIL INTO IN OUR SILVER LAKE AND UM, HAVE ATTENDED MEETINGS WITH THE POLICE CHIEF AND CAPTAIN MATTSON MARKHAM, SORRY.
OUR EDA AND WORK SESSION LAST WEEK AS WELL.
AND THEN UPCOMING THERE IS THE FRIENDS OF KODIAK PARK MEETING WITH OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, MANDY MEISSNER WILL BE THERE AND THAT WILL BE AT THE LIBRARY ON TUESDAY, APRIL 24TH.
THAT 25TH IS IT ARE YOU GOING TO.
SORRY, PEOPLE WHO AREN'T HERE, OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, MANDY MEISSNER, IS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE.
ARE YOU GOING TO MENTION SOMETHING ABOUT THAT WHILE YOU WERE HERE? OH, NO. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE DATE WAS CORRECT.
SO AND THAT IS IT FOR MY REPORT.
I DON'T HAVE IT. I KNOW I'VE BEEN GETTING READY JUST TO MAKE THE TRANSITION.
SO A LOT OF WORKING WITH STAFF.
THE ONLY THING I WILL ADD IS TO ADD ON TO WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES SAID.
WITH THE LIONS CLEAN UP, THERE'S ALSO THE SHREDDING AND THE COMMUNITY CLEANUP EVENT WHERE WE'LL HAVE THE DUMPSTER HERE AT THE THE PARKING LOT NEXT TO CITY HALL. SO THAT'S ON SATURDAY, APRIL 15TH.
SO PLEASE BRING YOUR SHREDDING.
IT'S A FREE OPPORTUNITY TO GET RID OF THOSE SENSITIVE DOCUMENTS.
I THINK EVERYTHING'S A LITTLE OFF TONIGHT, I FEEL LIKE.
ALL RIGHT. AND THEN OUR NEXT PART OF OUR OF OUR MEETING IS OUR COMMUNITY FORUM.
SARAH, ARE THERE ANY IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT THE COMMUNITY FORUM? I KNOW THERE'S NOBODY ON THE LINE RIGHT NOW.
THEN WELL CONSIDERING THERE IS NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK AT THE COMMUNITY FORUM, THEN MAY I GET A MOTION FOR AN ADJOURNMENT? SO MOVED. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.
THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.