[WELCOME/CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL]
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>> WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2024 AT 6:00 P.M. SARAH, CAN YOU TAKE ATTENDANCE PLEASE?
>> YES. COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS.
>> THIS EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBER BEUSGENS WILL BE ACTING AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> YES. OUR MISSION STATEMENT, COLUMBIA HEIGHTS IS A VIBRANT, HEALTHY AND CONNECTED CITY.
WE ARE HERE TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY, DELIVER EQUITABLE SERVICES, BUILD AND STRENGTHEN CONNECTIONS, AND IMPROVE UPON OUR PAST AND UPHOLD OUR SUCCESSES.
WE STRIVE TO BE BETTER AND ENSURE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS IS A GREAT PLACE FOR EVERYONE TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE, AND IF YOU'RE ABLE, PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> I PUT ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER A INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> NOW WE COME TO THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
[APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
ARE THERE ANY CHANGES OR THAT NEED TO BE MADE BY THE COUNCIL? NO. COULD I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA, PLEASE.>> OKAY. FIRST MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES.
>> THEN WE GO. SORRY, THIS VIDEO HERE IS A LITTLE BEHIND AND IT'S DISTRACTING ME.
NEXT WE MOVE TO PROCLAMATIONS,
[PROCLAMATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITION, ANNOUNCEMENTS, GUESTS]
PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.THIS WEEK WE HAVE A NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK PROCLAMATION, AND THAT IS THE WEEK OF APRIL 7 THROUGH THE 13TH FOR 2024.
WHEREAS LIBRARIES OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS, LEARN NEW SKILLS, AND PURSUE THEIR PASSIONS, NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE ON LIFE'S JOURNEY.
WHEREAS LIBRARIES HAVE LONG SERVED AS TRUSTED INSTITUTIONS STRIVING TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND SERVICES FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, CREED, ABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, OR SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS.
WHEREAS LIBRARIES ADAPT TO THE EVER CHANGING NEEDS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.
DEVELOPING AND EXPANDING COLLECTIONS, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES THAT ARE AS DIVERSE AS THE POPULATIONS THEY SERVE.
WHEREAS LIBRARIES ARE ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE PLACES THAT PROMOTE A SENSE OF LOCAL CONNECTION, ADVANCING UNDERSTANDING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SHARED COMMUNITY GOALS.
WHEREAS LIBRARIES PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR JOB SEEKERS, ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESSES.
THUS CONTRIBUTING TO LOCAL PROSPERITY AND GROWTH.
WHEREAS LIBRARIES MAKE CHOICES THAT ARE GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND MAKE SENSE ECONOMICALLY, CREATING THRIVING COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER TOMORROW.
WHEREAS LIBRARIES ARE TREASURED INSTITUTIONS THAT PRESERVE OUR COLLECTIVE HERITAGE AND KNOWLEDGE, SAFEGUARDING BOTH PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL RESOURCES FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.
WHEREAS LIBRARIES MAKE THE CHOICES THAT ARE GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND MAKE SENSE ECONOMICALLY, CREATING THRIVING COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER TOMORROW.
WHEREAS LIBRARIES ARE AN ESSENTIAL PUBLIC GOOD AND FUNDAMENTAL INSTITUTIONS AND DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES WORKING TO IMPROVE SOCIETY, PROTECT THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION AND LITERACY.
AND PROMOTE THE FREE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS FOR ALL.
WHEREAS LIBRARIES, LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY WORKERS ARE JOINING LIBRARY SUPPORTERS AND ADVOCATES ACROSS THE NATION TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, CONNIE BUESGENS, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, PROCLAIMED NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK APRIL 7 THROUGH THE 13TH OF 2024.
DURING THIS WEEK, I ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO VISIT OUR CITY LIBRARY AND CELEBRATE THE ADVENTURES AND OPPORTUNITIES IT UNLOCKS FOR US EVERY DAY.
THANK YOU. THEN NEXT WE MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
CAPTAIN? NO, NOT CAPTAIN.>> POLICE CHIEF LENNY AUSTIN WILL BE FILLING IN FOR OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER, KEVIN HANSEN THIS WEEK, SO CHIEF AUSTIN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR US?
>> YES. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
WE HAVE 11 ITEMS ON CONSENT FOR TONIGHT.
FIRST ONE IS TO MOTION TO APPROVE THE MARCH 4, 2024 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING MINUTES.
NUMBER 2 MOTION TO APPROVE THE MARCH 8 AND MARCH 11, 2024 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING MINUTES.
NUMBER 3 IS A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MARCH 11,
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2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.NUMBER 4 IS MOTION TO ACCEPT THE FEBRUARY 16, 2024 SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION MINUTES.
NUMBER 5 IS A MOTION TO MOVE TO WAIVE THE READING AND THEN TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE NUMBER 16 94, REVISING THE CITY CODE SECTION 58.410 REGARDING CONDUCT ON LICENSED PREMISES AND THE CRIME FREE, DRUG FREE AND DISORDERLY USE LEASE REQUIREMENTS.
NUMBER 6 IS THE MOTION MOVED TO WAIVE AND TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2024-25, ADOPTING RATES FOR WATER, SEWER, STORM WATER, AND REFUSE SERVICES PROVIDED AFTER MARCH 31, 2024.
NUMBER 7 IS MOTION TO MOVE TO WAIVE THE READING AND TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2024-26, APPOINTING THE BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS.
NUMBER 8 IS A MOTION TO APPROVE CAPITAL EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT OF UNIT NUMBER 16 WHICH IS 4600 CHASSIS AND FORESTRY AERIAL UNIT UPLIFT.
TOTAL COST ON THAT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS $192,638.43.
NUMBER 9 IS A MOTION TO MOVE TO APPROVE THE ITEMS LISTED FOR RENTAL OCCUPANCY LICENSES FOR APPROVAL.
NUMBER 10 IS LICENSE AGENDA A MOTION TO MOVE TO APPROVE THE ITEMS AS LISTED ON THE BUSINESS LICENSE AGENDA FOR MARCH 25, 2024 AS PRESENTED.
NUMBER 11 IS A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PAYMENT OF THE BILLS TOTALING $1,341,403.26 MADAM PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE?
>> CONSENT AGENDA, FIRST MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS.
SECOND MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
>> THEN WE MOVE ON. THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS TODAY.
WE HAVE NO ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION, BUT WE HAVE CITY COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS.
[CITY COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS]
WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO FIRST?>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT BEUSGENS.
FIRST, THANK YOU AGAIN TO THOSE WHO WERE JUST ADOPTED AS OUR NEW BOARD AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE HAD A GREAT TIME SELECTING YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS FOR THOSE WHO WILL SERVE.
SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, JUST ONE SECOND HERE. PULL UP MY REPORT.
I ATTENDED A POLICY PRIMER WITH LOCAL PROGRESS TO LEARN ABOUT WORKERS RIGHTS AND NEGOTIATION OF CONTRACTS.
MY STUDENTS ATTENDED THE LIBRARY, THE BOBA EVENT, AND THEY LOVE THAT, SO THANK YOU TO THE LIBRARY FOR CONTINUING TO PROVIDE THOSE COMMUNITY EVENTS.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT I DID PROBABLY WAS ATTEND THE STATE OF THE REGION ADDRESS BY THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL THAT WAS BRINGING TOGETHER CITY, COUNTY, AND REGIONAL LEADERS ONCE A YEAR TO FIND OUT ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT OUR METROPOLITAN COUNCIL DOES FOR US, WHICH INCLUDES WASTEWATER PARKS, TRANSPORTATION, AND HOUSING FUNDING.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE WORK TOGETHER WITH OUR OTHER LOCAL PARTNERS IN THE REGION TO WORK ON THOSE SHARED GOALS.
I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND A PLOW RIDE ALONG IN THIS LAST SNOWSTORM, AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL THE PLOW DRIVERS AND THE WHOLE PUBLIC WORKS TEAM FOR AN EXCELLENT JOB WELL DONE.
THEN FINALLY, I SIGNED ON TO TWO LETTERS, ONE FOR A BRIEF THAT'S GOING TO THE SUPREME COURT ON NOT HAVING HOMELESSNESS BE CRIMINALIZED BUT WORKING ON OTHER OPTIONS.
THEN ONE SUPPORTING HOUSE FILE 4,009 IN THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE, WHICH WILL WORK ON HOUSING OPTIONS FOR THE COUNTRY.
FINALLY, I COMPLETED THE SURVEY THAT WAS ON THE CITY WEBSITE, AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE ELSE TO TAKE IT LOOKING FOR WAYS THAT WE CAN GIVE PUBLIC FEEDBACK ON THE SELECTION OF OUR NEXT POLICE CHIEF.
SO IF YOU'RE WATCHING THIS, PLEASE TAKE A CHANCE TO FILL OUT THAT BRIEF BUT IMPORTANT SURVEY. THANK YOU.
>> I ATTENDED ALEXANDER'S RETIREMENT PARTY, WALKED IN THE ST. PAT'S PARADE, AND ATTENDED THE COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS.
A LOT OF GREAT CANDIDATES THIS YEAR.
I THINK IT GETS BETTER AND BETTER EVERY YEAR.
WE GET MORE CANDIDATES AND VERY QUALIFIED PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY, VERY INTERESTED PEOPLE.
I DID ANOTHER PLOW RIDE, MY SECOND ONE FOR THIS SEASON, AND ADDING UP THE HOURS, I THINK, I ASKED DAVE IF I WAS ELIGIBLE FOR A CDL YET.
I THINK I'M BETWEEN 20-25 HOURS IN THE PLOW, WHICH IS ALWAYS GREAT EXPERIENCE.
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6 TIMES, I THINK, AND EVERY TIME I LEARN SOMETHING NEW, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I'VE DONE IT.THIS AFTERNOON I WAS OVER AT THE SAFETY BUILDING.
I WANT TO COMPLIMENT, AS I WAS LEAVING, THERE WERE TWO YOUNG GIRLS, I'M GUESSING LATE TEENS, EARLY 20S, WHO HAD BEEN OUT JOGGING, AND THEY FOUND A WALLET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET OVER ON, I THINK THEY SAID ON 37TH OR 39, BROUGHT IT INTO THE POLICE STATION INTACT.
THAT IS JUST NOT SOMETHING WE SEE VERY OFTEN, AND I WAS SO APPRECIATIVE OF THEM AND BEING ABLE TO HELP THEM AT THE COUNTER.
THERE WAS A DRIVER'S LICENSE INSIDE AND ALL OF THAT STUFF.
THE MONEY WAS IN THE WALLET. EVERYTHING WAS THERE.
A LITTLE DAMP FROM THE RAIN, BUT I'M SURE WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT BACK TO THE OWNER.
THEY ASKED ME NOT TO USE THEIR NAMES AND I SAID I WOULDN'T, BUT I WANT TO COMPLIMENT THEM FOR A JOB WELL DONE, FOR STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE AND DOING THE RIGHT THING AND PROVIDING THAT RESIDENT COMMUNITY SERVICE. THAT'S IT.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SPRIGGS.
>> YEAH. REALLY QUICKLY, ALSO ATTENDED ONE OF THE TWO BOARD AND COMMISSION INTERVIEW APPLICATION SESSIONS.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO APPLIED, AND LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS SAID, A TON OF GREAT CANDIDATES AND FEELS LIKE EVERY YEAR GETS MORE COMPETITIVE WITH THE PEOPLE COMING IN.
THEN HAD A COUPLE OF MEETINGS WITH RESIDENTS, OTHERWISE, JUST BEEN BUSY AT THE HOSPITAL.
I GATHERED WITH VOLUNTEERS TO PLAN FOR OUR BLOOMING SUNSHINE GARDEN.
I BELIEVE IT'S OUR FIFTH YEAR, START MAKING PLANS OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GROW IN THE GARDEN AT LOMIANKI PARK.
I ATTENDED THE VALLEY VIEW WINTER EXTRAVAGANZA.
VERY WELL ATTENDED. KIDS WERE OUTSIDE PLAYING.
THEY'D HAD A SOCCER INSIDE IN THEIR GYM.
I THINK EACH SIDE MUST HAVE BEEN AHEAD.
AT LEAST A DOZEN KIDS IN EACH SIDE, I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW THEY KNEW WHO WAS ON THEIR TEAM OR NOT, BUT THEY WERE HAVING A BALL.
I ATTENDED AN EVENT AT THE CENTRAL MIX RESTAURANT, SATURDAY NIGHT.
IF YOU EVER HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, THEY HAVE SPECIAL DINNERS THAT POP UP EVERY NOW AND THEN, AND THE INSIDE, IT'S A GREAT LOCATION, AND THEY ARE OPENING UP.
THEY DON'T HAVE AN EXACT DATE YET, BUT IN APRIL WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A COFFEE SHOP IN THERE THAT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND THE WOMAN, THAT PART OWNER, SHE AND HER HUSBAND OWN IT, SHE IS A BAKER, AND HER BREAD FOR THAT DINNER WAS TO DIE FOR.
LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME COMPETITION FOR HEIGHTS BAKERY.
SHE'LL BE SERVING OR SELLING SOME OF HER BAKED GOODS IN THE COFFEE SHOP.
SAD NEWS, I JUST FOUND OUT, AND PROBABLY NOT NEWS TO EVERYONE ELSE, BUT RAPID GRAPHICS, WHO'S BEEN IN OUR CITY FOR 50 YEARS, WARREN, WHO OWNED IT, RETIRED.
I JUST WANT TO THANK WARREN FOR HAVING THEIR BUSINESS IN OUR CITY FOR SO LONG, AND WE WILL MISS YOU AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT RETIREMENT.
I KNOW, THIS IS PRETTY EXCITING, FOLKS.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO LIVE AROUND LAKE SULLIVAN, I'M ON THE BOARD FOR THE MISSISSIPPI WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION, AND ONE OF THE THINGS AT THIS LAST MEETING THAT WE APPROVED, AND I'M GOING TO READ IT TO YOU.
THANKS TO THE CITY OF FRIDLEY.
I THANK THEIR REPRESENTATIVE ON MWMO.
THANK THEM, BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO HELP US CLEAN SULLIVAN LAKE.
WHAT THEY'RE PUTTING IN THERE, THE PROPOSED PROJECT, LET'S SEE.
THEY'RE GOING TO PUT IN THEIR INSTALLATION OF A HYDRODYNAMIC SEPARATOR WITHIN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE INTERSECTION OF BUCHANAN STREET NORTHEAST, LINCOLN STREET NORTHEAST, AND 52ND AVENUE NORTHEAST.
THE PURPOSE OF THE HDS WOULD BE TO REDUCE POLLUTANTS REACHING SULLIVAN LAKE, WHICH IS ON THE STATE-IMPAIRED WATERS LIST FOR NUTRIENTS AND DISCHARGES INTO THE MISSISSIPPI.
THIS HDS WILL TREAT 16.2 ACRE DRAINAGE AREA AND IS ESTIMATED TO REMOVE ONE POUNDS PER YEAR OF TOTAL PHOSPHORUS AND 366 POUNDS PER YEAR OF TSS FROM THE STORMWATER BEFORE ENTERING SULLIVAN LAKE, WHICH DISCHARGES TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
THANK YOU FROM OUR COMMUNITY TO FRIDLEY TO DO THIS BECAUSE THERE'S A JUMP START.
WE'LL BE DOING MORE TO HELP SULLIVAN LAKE, ONCE THE MEDTRONIC, WHOEVER DECIDES TO BUY IT, AND THE REDEVELOPMENT THAT IS GOING TO BE ONE REQUIREMENT OF THAT DEVELOPMENT TO HELP DO THINGS THAT WILL CLEAN THAT LAKE UP.
I WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
I ALSO ATTENDED THE COMMISSION INTERVIEWS.
WE HAD 17 PEOPLE THAT APPLIED, AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THEM FOR APPLYING, AND PLEASE DON'T GIVE UP BECAUSE PEOPLE COME AND GO FOR VARIOUS REASONS.
DON'T GIVE UP IF YOU DIDN'T GET THROUGH BECAUSE IT WAS VERY HARD TO CHOOSE.
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LIKE JUSTICE SPRIGGS AND ALL THE REST OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS SAID, WE HAVE REALLY GOOD CANDIDATES IN OUR CITY, AND I LOVE TO SEE PEOPLE JUMP IN AND TRY TO GET INVOLVED WITH OUR TOWN.I ALSO ATTENDED THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION, I'M THE LIAISON ON THAT, AND THEY ARE ALREADY KICKING OFF.
THEY ARE WORKING ON A SUSTAINABILITY PURCHASE POLICY THAT'LL BE COMING BEFORE THE COUNCIL, PROBABLY LATE SPRING, EARLY SUMMER.
THEY ARE WORKING ON A COMPLETE STREET POLICY THAT'LL COME AROUND APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME.
HE WAS IN CHARGE OF OUR IT DEPARTMENT FOR MANY YEARS.
HE WORKED IN THAT DARK SPACE IN THE OLD POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE WHERE THE AIR WAS NOT GOOD.
HE, WITH JUST THREE PEOPLE, DID WONDERS.
>> ACTUALLY, I THINK HE WAS OUR FIRST PERSON TO MANAGE OUR IT. THE VERY FIRST PERSON.
>> YES. HE REMEMBERS ME COMING ON THE FIRST TIME, BECAUSE A LOT OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, BEFORE I CAME ON, DIDN'T USE THE COMPUTER MUCH.
I WAS THE FIRST ONE TO NEED THE CITY INTERNET OR CITY EMAIL AT MIDNIGHT, AND THEY HAD TO TURN IT ON FOR ME BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON THEY TURNED IT OFF.
BUT HE REALLY HUNG IN THERE AND WORKED REALLY HARD AND WE'RE GOING TO MISS HIM, AND I HOPE HE HAS A WONDERFUL RETIREMENT.
THEN, LET'S SEE, HEARD AN INSPIRATIONAL SPEECH FROM SENATOR WARNOCK AT THE STATE DFL DINNER.
IT WAS PHENOMENAL, AND ALSO FROM OUR SENATE REPRESENTATIVE AMY KLOBUCHAR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, MISS FLANAGAN DID A WONDERFUL SPEECH, VERY INSPIRATIONAL.
I ALSO, I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE, ATTENDED THE SPEECH SHOWCASE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
THIRTY STUDENTS DID SHORT EXCERPTS FROM THEIR SPEECHES THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING IN THE TOURNAMENT THEY DID LAST WEEK AND THEN ALSO FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
MY GOSH, ALL THE DIFFERENT TOPICS THEY PICKED AND THE PERFORMANCE, THEY DID A PHENOMENAL JOB.
THEN LAST BUT LEAST, I HAD A CHANCE TO RIDE IN A SNOWPLOW YESTERDAY.
IT WAS VERY EXCITING, IT WAS FUN.
JANELLE WOULD MAKE A GREAT INSTRUCTOR.
SHE WAS VERY GOOD AT EXPLAINING HOW THINGS WORKED WHEN SHE DID IT, AND HOW SHE DID IT, AND THE THINGS SHE HAD TO WATCH OUT FOR, AND SHE TOOK GOOD CARE OF ME.
I DID BOUNCE A TON, BUT IT'S PRETTY COOL.
I THANK HER FOR ALLOWING ME TO RIDE WITH HER AND GET A CHANCE TO SEE HOW IT WORKS.
THAT'S IT. NOW WE TURN IT OVER TO OUR CHIEF AUSTIN FOR THE CITY REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. JUST A FEW THINGS.
JUST AS A REMINDER, THE CITY SERVICES EXPO IS COMING UP ON APRIL 11TH, AND THAT WILL BE FROM 5:00-7:00 P.M. HERE AT CITY HALL.
THIS EVENT WILL ALLOW RESIDENTS TO MEET WITH STAFF REGARDING CITY SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM PROJECTS, AND ALSO EXPLORE JOB OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH WE DO HAVE A HANDFUL STILL ON THE WEBSITE.
RAIL WERKS BREWING DEPOT WILL ALSO BE ATTENDING AND PROVIDING FREE SAMPLES OF THE ROOT BEER FOR ATTENDEES.
THE ARBITRARY SALE IS STILL GOING ON.
THE CITY STILL HAS A FEW TREES FOR SALE, AND RESIDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING TREES CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ON OUR CITY WEBSITE.
JUST CLICK ON THE PUBLIC WORKS AND THEN GO TO URBAN FORESTRY AND THE INFORMATION IS RIGHT THERE.
AS COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES ALSO MENTIONED, THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS POLICE CHIEF COMMUNITY SURVEY IS STILL GOING.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO GIVE THEIR FEEDBACK, REGARDING THE NEXT POLICE CHIEF IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.
THE SURVEY IS AVAILABLE BOTH IN ENGLISH AND IN SPANISH, AND CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL AS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, AND THERE'S ALSO HANDOUTS AND FLIERS HERE AT CITY HALL.
RESPONSES ARE DUE BACK BY APRIL 4TH AT 1:00 P.M., AND WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S FEEDBACK IN THIS PROCESS.
THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE A MINI TRUCK CONTEST, WHICH ENDS ON MARCH 31ST.
IF YOU'VE NOT SEEN THE CITY MINI TRUCKS RUNNING AROUND, THEY'RE PRETTY COOL ACTUALLY.
BUT I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE OFFICER ALVAREZ IN ONE OF THOSE.
BUT BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
WE ASKED FOR YOU TO NAME THE SUGGESTIONS AT SNOWBLAST AND NOW IT'S TIME TO VOTE FOR THE WINNER.
VISIT THE CITY'S FACEBOOK PAGE BY MARCH 31ST TO CAST YOUR VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE NAME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
DID YOU WANT TO HAVE ALVAREZ RIDING THAT TRUCK AS GOING AWAY PRESENT?
>> YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO [INAUDIBLE].
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE COME UP TO THE COMMUNITY FORUM.
THE COMMUNITY FORUM IS THE PUBLIC'S OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL REGARDING ANY MATTER THAT HAS NOT HAD A PUBLIC HEARING EARLIER IN THE MEETING.
SPEAKERS THAT ARE IN-PERSON ARE ASKED TO COMPLETE A SPEAKER FORM AND SUBMIT IT TO THE CITY CLERK.
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ONCE CALLED TO THE PODIUM, THE SPEAKER SHOULD STATE THEIR NAME AND CONNECTION TO COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.SPEAKERS ATTENDING VIRTUALLY SHOULD SEND A REQUEST TO SPEAK, AS WELL AS THEIR ADDRESS IN CONNECTION TO COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, TO THE MODERATOR USING THE CHAT FUNCTION AND WAIT TO BE CALLED ON TO SPEAK.
WHEN SPEAKING, VIRTUAL ATTENDEES SHOULD TURN THEIR CAMERA ON.
ALL SPEAKERS SHOULD LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO FIVE MINUTES.
PERSONAL ATTACKS, THREATS, AND THE USE OF PROFANITY AND OTHER DISRESPECTFUL COMMENTS ARE PROHIBITED.
SARAH, DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK DURING OUR PUBLIC FORUM?
>> THERE'S NO ONE ONLINE AND NO ONE IN [INAUDIBLE] MEETING.
>> SEEING THAT THERE ARE NO PEOPLE WANTING TO SPEAK TO OUR COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> FIRST MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS.
SECOND MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES.
>> THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD EVENING, FOLKS. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.