[00:00:02] >> IT IS 6:00 BY OUR COMPUTER SCREENS. [WELCOME/CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL] WE WILL GET STARTED WITH TONIGHT'S MEETING AND ARE YOU OKAY FOR TECHNICALS? AWESOME. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, JUNE 24TH. MY NAME IS AMADA MARCA SIMLA. I'M THE MAYOR OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS. WELCOME TO EVERYONE HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, AND ANYONE WATCHING THE RECORDING AS WELL. COULD WE PLEASE HAVE A ROLL CALL? >> ABSOLUTELY. COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS. >> HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS. >> HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES. >> HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS. >> HERE. >> MAYOR MARCUS SIMLA. >> HERE. >> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. IF YOU'RE ABLE TO, PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME IN SAYING THE PLEDGE. WHILE WE WERE DOING THE PLEDGE, I'D LIKE TO CALL ATTENTION THAT WE DO STILL HAVE THE PREVIOUS STATE FLAG IN OUR COUNCIL CHAMBERS. OUR NEW FLAG WILL BE COMING, AND WE WILL BE DOING A FLAG COLOR POSTING CEREMONY ON JULY 22ND WITH CUB SCOUTS, GIRL SCOUTS, AND OUR FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT, AS WELL. SO WE'LL BE POSTING THE NEW FLAG. WE'RE VERY EXCITED, SO WELCOME EVERYONE TO COME AND BE A PART OF THAT. NEXT, I HAVE OUR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. [APPROVAL OF AGENDA] TO THE COUNCIL, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY AMENDMENTS OR ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO ADD. COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS? >> JUST ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE'LL WAIT ON THAT. >> THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? >> THEN, I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. >> MOTION MOVED. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS TO HAVE THE AGENDA APPROVED AS PRESENTED. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING AND SEEING IS NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. [PROCLAMATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITION, ANNOUNCEMENTS, GUESTS] NEXT, WE HAVE OUR PROCLAMATIONS. TODAY, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR OUR UPCOMING JULY 1, SOMALI AMERICAN DAY. WHEREAS THE INDEPENDENCE DAY OF SOMALIA IS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY AND OBSERVED ANNUALLY IN SOMALIA AND THE DISPARIO WORLDWIDE ON THE 1ST JULY. AND WHEREAS MANY SOMALI REFUGEES AND THEIR FAMILIES IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES. TODAY, SOMALI AMERICANS ARE ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING IMMIGRANT GROUPS IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, AND WHEREAS LIKE MANY IMMIGRANT GROUPS BEFORE THEM, SOMALI AMERICANS SOUGHT SHELTER TO THE UNITED STATES TO ESCAPE WAR AND PERSECUTION, TO FIND OPPORTUNITIES AND TO BETTER THEIR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF THEIR CHILDREN. WHEREAS SOMALI AMERICANS PLAY AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN BUILDING A VIBRANT AND DIVERSE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, CONTRIBUTING SOCIALLY, CULTURALLY, POLITICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY TO OUR CITY. NOW, THEREFORE, I AMADA MARCA SIMLA MAYOR OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, TO HEREBY PROCLAIM JULY 1ST, 2024, SOMALI AMERICAN DAY IN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ANOKA, STATE OF MINNESOTA, USA. MAKING THIS PROCLAMATION, THE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF SOMALI AMERICANS IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS ARE BEING RECOGNIZED AND CELEBRATED. [APPLAUSE] THIS WILL BE SHARED WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO BE IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT. THANK YOU ALL FOR SUPPORTING THAT. FOR OUR GUESTS TODAY UNDER ITEM NUMBER B, WHICH IS OUR INFORMATION REGARDING THE 2024 JAMBOREE. WE HAVE JOE MARCO WITH THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LIONS. JOE, IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM, AND IT'S YOUR TURN TO SHARE AWAY. THANK YOU. JAMBOREE WEEK. WE'RE VERY EXCITED HERE. >> [LAUGHTER] I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO HERE. I'VE NEVER. [OVERLAPPING] >> WELL, WE'LL ASK YOU TO TALK ON THE MICROPHONE. YOU CAN BEND IT THERE. >> THERE YOU GO. WELL, MY NAME IS JOE MARCO. I'M THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LIONS FOR THIS YEAR. WE'RE HAVING OURSELVES THE JAMBOREE COMING UP THIS WEEKEND. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OURSELVES ONE HECK OF A FUN TIME IS STARTING OUT ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH THE MEDALLION HUNT GOING INTO FULL, SWING THE TASTY PIZZA MEDALLION HUNT. LOOK AT YOUR CLUES AND YOU CAN FIND THE MEDALLION AND GET YOURSELF A CASH REWARD. THURSDAY NIGHT, OVER AT HOUSTON PARK, WE'RE HAVING A BAND CALLED CITY KNIGHTS. IF YOU'VE NEVER SEEN CITY KNIGHTS, OWE YOURSELF THAT FAVOR AND GO DOWN AND SEE CITY NIGHTS. [00:05:02] THEY'VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR YEARS AND YEARS, AND I'M NOT GOING TO KEEP GOING, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN, AND THEY ARE TIGHT, THEY'RE GOOD, AND THEY PLAY GREAT MUSIC. THEY'RE WORTHWHILE TO GO SEE. ON FRIDAY NIGHT IS THE JAMBOREE PARADE. STOPS OFF AT 6:00. WE'RE STARTING OFF AT 45TH AND COMING DOWN QUINCY AND THEN MAKING IT RIGHT ON 40TH AND GOING DOWN TO HOUSTON PARK. THAT WHOLE AREA WILL BE WATCHABLE, CURBSIDE, WHEREVER YOU WANT TO DO, EVERY SEAT IS A GOOD SEAT. AFTER THAT IN THE BEER GARDEN THAT NIGHT, THERE'S A BAND CALLED DNR PLAYING, SO IT SHOULD BE A NICE EVENING. SATURDAY NIGHT, WE ROLL AROUND INTO A FIREWORKS NIGHT AND I'M ALSO ON THE CARD THAT NIGHT. I'M PLAYING MY ACCORDION ON SATURDAY NIGHT. IF YOU'VE NEVER SEEN ME, WELL, I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. YOU GUYS, COME ON OUT. IT'S A FUN TIME. THE FIREWORKS AND ALL THESE TIMES NOW, THERE'S A CARNIVAL THAT'S GOING ON AT HOUSTON PARK. WE HAVE IT ALL GATED OFF AND FENCED OFF. WE CHARGE $2 A PERSON TO GET IN. KIDS 12 AND UNDER WILL BE IN FREE IF THEY HAVE THE PAID ADULT. THIS IS TO KEEP OFF UNWANTED PEOPLE, AND I TELL YOU IT WORKS. IT REALLY DOES, IT DETERS PEOPLE. THEY'LL BE STANDING OUT FRONT OF THE GATES AND GOING $2. HOW COME YOU CHARGING $2? MAN, AIN'T GOT $2 TO SPEND AT THE GATE. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO INSIDE THERE? >> CREATES A SAFER ENVIRONMENT, YES. >> IT WORKS. THERE'S NO SKATEBOARDS OR DOGS LIKE THAT TYPE OF THING. ENTER IN THERE, SO EVERYBODY'S SAFE. SINCE WE'VE STARTED DOING THIS, THE FIGHTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT ARE VERY MINIMAL. THEY HAVEN'T HAPPENED AT ALL. ON HAPPENED OUTSIDE THE GATE. IT WASN'T TO OUR DOING AT ALL, SO IT WORKS. IT'S BEEN A FUN TIME AND EVERYBODY COME ON DOWN. THERE'S SOMETHING TO DO FOR EVERYBODY, AND IT'S A BLAST AND CELEBRATE OUR CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU FOR COMING IN AND SHARING, AND MANY THANKS TO THE LIONS FOR ALL THE PREP WORK THEY'VE DONE, JUST GETTING US TO THIS WEEK AND ALL THE WORK THEY'RE GOING TO DO OVER THE WEEKEND, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA, WE HAVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA. [CONSENT AGENDA] THESE ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED 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. I ALREADY HEARD COUNCIL MEMBER, JACOBS WOULD LIKE SOMETHING REMOVED. >> I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM 3, JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE ELABORATE EXPLANATION. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER ITEMS? DO YOU WANT TO HAVE THAT PULLED OR JUST HAVE EXTRA INFORMATION? >> I'LL LEAVE THAT UP TO THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK? KEVIN? >> MAY OR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. WHY DON'T I GO THROUGH IT FOR THE COUNCIL AND FOR THE PUBLIC? IF IT'S ADEQUATE, GREAT, OTHERWISE, YOU CAN MOVE IT TO THE END OF THE CONSENT. >> SOUNDS GREAT. ALL RIGHT, THEN, WELL, PLEASE TAKE US THROUGH OUR ITEMS. >> CERTAINLY, YOU HAVE NINE ITEMS ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA FOR TONIGHT. THE FIRST OF THESE IS TO APPROVE THE JUNE 10TH, 2024 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES. THE NEXT ITEM IS ADOPTING RESOLUTION 24/47. AND THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT DESIGNATES THE ELECTION JUDGES, AND ALSO THEIR SALARIES FOR THE UPCOMING PRIMARY ELECTION FOR THE STATE ON AUGUST 13TH OF 2024. COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS, AND THE MAYOR, YOU ASKED FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPLANATION ON THE CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. IN THE SUMMER OF 2023, THE COUNCIL ELECTED TO HIRE AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM TO HIRE THE NEXT CITY MANAGER. OUT OF THAT, BAKER TILLY WAS A FIRM THAT CONDUCTED THE CITY MANAGER SEARCH. THEY WENT THROUGH A PROCESS FOR BOTH APPLICATIONS AND ALSO VETTING FOR QUALIFIED CANDIDATES TO BE OUR NEXT CITY MANAGER. OUT OF THAT, THAT WAS REDUCED TO FIVE CANDIDATES, AND INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED. STAFF HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO EACH OF THE CANDIDATES, AND THEN THE CITY COUNCIL CONDUCTED THEIR INTERVIEWS WITH EACH OF THOSE FIVE CANDIDATES. I'M VERY HAPPY TO SAY THAT ONE CANDIDATE REALLY ROSE TO THE TOP. THE MOST OUTSTANDING CANDIDATE IS SITTING RIGHT TO MY RIGHT, [00:10:05] AND THAT'S OUR CURRENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. AT THAT TIME, THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED BAKER TILLY TO GO AHEAD AND BEGIN CONTRACT NEGOTIATION WITH MR. AARON CHIRPICH. THAT PROCESS HAS CONCLUDED, AND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, IS THE RESULT OF THAT WITH A THREE YEAR CONTRACT WITH AARON CHIRPICH WHO WOULD MOVE INTO THAT POSITION EFFECTIVE TOMORROW ON JUNE 25TH. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT ITEM? >> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THE ITEM THAT I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DID ON GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH BAKER TILLY, AND ALSO THAT WE DID OUTREACH WITH STAFF. WE TALKED TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL JUST TO REALLY GET FEEDBACK OF WHAT DID WE WANT TO SEE IN A CITY MANAGER, AND I FEEL LIKE WE HAD A VERY THOROUGH PROCESS THAT WE ALL WERE A PART OF, JUST REALLY BEING OPEN TO NOT ONLY PEOPLE SUBMITTING AND APPLYING, BUT WHAT ARE THE POSSIBILITIES? WHAT DO WE SEE FOR THIS ROLE? HOW CAN WE MOVE THIS FORWARD? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE, AND MANY THANKS, KEVIN TO YOU BEING OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER FOR OVER A YEAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THAT ON AND MOVING US TO THE NEW BUILDING, ALL THE CHANGE WE'VE HAD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ITEM NUMBER 4. >> HOLD ON. I THINK WE HAVE MORE COMMENTS. >> OH, SORRY. >> I JUST WANTED TO ONE. CONGRATULATE AARON TRIP FOR. WE HAVEN'T OBTAINING THE POSITION. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT AND EXCITING TO WORK WITH YOU. SECOND, I WANT TO THANK KEVIN HANSEN, OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER WHO JUMPED IN, KEPT THINGS TOGETHER, WORKED VERY HARD AND DID A SUPERB JOB KEEPING THE CITY GOING DURING THAT TIME PERIOD. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS, DID YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP TOO? >> MOSTLY JUST FOR COUNCIL MAN BERBISCOS, BUT I WOULD ECHO THE SAME THINGS FOR KEVIN. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO WORK WITH YOU AS THE CITY MANAGER, AND REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND A TIME OF UNCERTAINTY FOR NOT ONLY US AS THE COUNCIL, BUT FOR THE ENTIRE CITY DURING THIS SEARCH PROCESS, AND SUPER EXCITED TO HAVE AARON ON BOARD AS OUR NEW CITY MANAGER, AND, OF COURSE, CONTINUE WORKING WITH YOU WITH PUBLIC WORKS ISSUES AND OTHER THINGS. >> THANK YOU. OH. CONTINUE. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. ITEM NUMBER FOUR BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS APPROVAL OF A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF BLAINE, AND THAT'S FOR OUR POLICE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SECURITY AT THE 3M GOLF TOURNAMENT. THIS IS NOT A NEW PROCESS. THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS HAS DONE THIS BEFORE AS I DO MANY OTHER JURISDICTIONS, JUST WITH THE SIZE OF THAT EVENT IN THE CITY OF BLAINE. >> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD TO THAT THAT THAT IS ANY FEES INCURRED THIS IS PAID FOR BY THE PGA. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S COVERED BY COLUMBIA HEIGHTS TAXPAYERS. >> CORRECT. YEP. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THE 5TH ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL FROM THE CONSULTING FIRM OF BOTLAN MINK, AND THIS IS TO CONDUCT SURVEYING AND DESIGN SERVICES THROUGH BIDDING FOR THE 40TH AVENUE MANHOLE REHABILITATION. THIS IS PART 1 OF A TWO PART PROJECT THAT WE HAVE FOR 40TH AVENUE FROM CENTRAL AVENUE OVER TO MAIN STREET. AS WE'VE INDICATED, AS WE KNOW, THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS WAS A GRANT RECIPIENT THROUGH THE FEDERAL PROCESS, LARGELY THROUGH ILLHAN OMAR'S OFFICE, BUT ALSO OUR TWO SENATORS FOR ABOUT 400,000 FOR SANITARY SEWER REHAB IN THIS SEGMENT LENGTH. THE FIRST WOULD BE THE MANHOLE REPLACEMENT. IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE OF THESE MANHOLES, THEY ARE 1920 AND '30 ERA MANHOLES. THEY ARE BRICK AND ABOUT 30 INCH IN DIAMETER. WE'LL BE REPLACING THESE WITH 48 INCH OR 60 INCH MANHOLE. DIAMETERS THROUGHOUT THIS SEGMENT LENGTH. THEY'RE ABOUT 12 TO GET THIS DONE AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE'LL GO THROUGH AND TAKE CARE OF THE PIPE THROUGH THE PROCESS OF IN PLACE LINING. WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO GET THIS DONE IN ADVANCE OF FUTURE WORK ON 40TH AVENUE. WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME FRAME FOR THAT, BUT THAT'D BE CONDUCTED AT SOME POINT WHERE WE GET GRANT FUNDED FOR THE ROADWORK. ITEM NUMBER 6 IS APPROVAL OF PLANS AND ORDERING ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR THE CITY HALL AND LIBRARY PARKING LOT PAVING AND THIS IS FOR TWO SEPARATE AREAS. IT'S FOR THE GRAVEL LOT THAT IS TO THE EAST OF THIS CURRENT BUILDING. THAT'S IN RIGHT OF WAY THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO GET TO BITUMINOUS PAVING. THEN THE OTHER IT IS FOR CREATION OF A PARKING LOT TO THE EAST OF THE EXISTING LIBRARY LOT, AND THAT'S RIGHT TO THE NORTH THEN ALSO OF THAT CELL TOWER. PROVIDE ACCESS TO THAT CELL TOWER, SEPARATE ACCESS, AND THEN WE'D BE PAVING THAT AREA ALONG WITH STORM WATER. BE PUTTING IN A RAIN GUARD IN THAT AREA, [00:15:01] TAKE CARE OF THE RUN OFF FROM THE PARKING LOT. ITEM NUMBER 7 IS THE RENTAL OCCUPANCY LICENSES FOR THIS EVENING. ITEM NUMBER 8 IS THE LICENSE AGENDA AS SUBMITTED AND THEN YOUR LAST ITEM ON CONSENT IS REVIEW THE BILLS TOTALING $1,016,381.71. MAYOR. >> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES. >> THANK YOU. FOR ITEM NUMBER 6, I KNOW WE'RE JUST ADVERTISING BIDS NOW, BUT WHEN IS THE TIME FRAME EXPECTED FOR THE CITY HALL LOT AND THE LIBRARY PARKING LOT? >> MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE ACTUAL WORK TO GET DONE WILL BE THIS FALL. WE DO NEED TO ADVERTISE FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS. THOSE BIDS WOULD COME BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND THEN WE NEED TO GET THAT PROCESS GOING. WE'RE IN MID JUNE RIGHT NOW, SO IT'D BE IN SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THEN I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. >> MOTION MOVED. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? SEEING IN HEARS IS NONE, THEN, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.[OVERLAPPING] ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. >> IF I MAY MAYOR, I KNOW THAT IT IS OFFICIAL AND WE'VE MOVED AND APPROVED. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO KEVIN FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK, AND WELCOME TO THE NEW POSITION. I KNOW YOU'LL BE VERY SUCCESSFUL. VERY PROUD OF BOTH OF YOU IN THE CONTRIBUTIONS YOU'VE MADE TO THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS. THANK YOU BOTH. >> THANK YOU. >> CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] NOW WE'RE GOING TO SHINE A BIG SPOTLIGHT ON YOU JUST TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT YOU, AARON. I'M SURE YOU'LL REALLY LIKE THAT. NOW WE ARE AT THE PART OF THE MEETING, [PUBLIC HEARINGS] WE HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS. THIS IS THE PUBLIC'S OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK REGARDING THESE MATTERS. SPEAKERS THAT ARE IN PERSON ARE ASKED TO COMPLETE A SPEAKER FORM AND SUBMIT IT TO THE CITY CLERK. DO WE HAVE ANYONE WHO'S LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? >> WE DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY WHO HAS HANDED IN A FORM. NOBODY IS JOINING US ON TEAMS. >> WE HAVE THREE TOPICS WE'LL BE DISCUSSING. IF ANYONE IS HERE AND WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE UPCOMING ITEMS 10, 11 AND 12, THERE IS A FORM RIGHT OUTSIDE THE DOOR, AND YOU CAN FILL THAT FORM IN AND THEN HAND IT TO SARAH, OUR CITY CLERK, SO WE CAN INTRODUCE YOU WHEN IT'S TIME TO SPEAK. SPEAKERS ARE ABLE TO ALSO ATTEND VIRTUALLY, AND ANY COMMENTS MADE AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, AND WILL NOT BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE FORMAL RECORD FOR THIS MATTER AS THE ITEM WILL HAVE BEEN VOTED ON AND THE ITEM FORMALLY CLOSED BY THE COUNCIL. FIRST, WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 10, APPROVED MULTIFAMILY CONDUIT BOUND RECYCLING AND JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT. THIS WILL BE BROUGHT TO US TODAY BY AARON CHIRPICH, OUR INCOMING CITY MANAGER. >> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THIS ITEM WAS BROUGHT TO THE COUNCIL AT THE MOST RECENT WORK SESSION IN JUNE WHERE A LOT OF THE DETAILS WERE COVERED, BUT IT DOES REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING PER THE STATUTES THAT GOVERN THE ACTION THAT'S BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, IN 2022, THE CITY ISSUED CONDUIT DEBT, REVENUE BONDS, TWO DIFFERENT SERIES, BUT THE TOTAL WAS $10.4 MILLION, AND THAT PROVIDED THE PRIMARY FUNDING FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT BEHIND THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING, CALLED THE CORE. THOSE ISSUANCES AREN'T AN OBLIGATION OF THE CITY TO BE REPAID, RATHER THEY'RE AN OBLIGATION OF THE DEVELOPER. IN THIS CASE, THE BONDS WERE TEMPORARY IN NATURE FROM THE BEGINNING. THEY HAVE A DUE DATE OF JULY 1ST OF THIS YEAR OF 2024. TEMPORARY BONDS OF THIS NATURE ARE ELIGIBLE PER STATE AND FEDERAL TAX LAW TO BE RECYCLED. THEY CAN BE REUSED IN, IN THIS CASE, ANOTHER COMMUNITY, AND TO THAT END, SO THE CITY WAS APPROACHED BY A DEVELOPMENT TEAM THAT'S WORKING ON 170 UNIT $35 MILLION PROJECT IN THE CITY OF BURNSVILLE. THAT PARTNERSHIP IS WITH THE DAKOTA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, CITY OF BURNSVILLE, AND THEN THE DEVELOPER ROERS COMPANIES. THEY'VE REQUESTED THAT THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PARTICIPATE IN THEIR DEAL BY ALLOWING OR AUTHORIZING THE BONDS THAT WERE ISSUED ON OUR PROJECT HERE IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS TO BE RECYCLED OR REISSUED FOR THAT PROJECT IN BURNSVILLE. TO ACCOMPLISH THAT, THE CITY NEEDS TO HAVE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION THAT APPROVES THE REISSUANCE OF OUR BONDS AND THEN ALSO PROVE AND EXECUTE A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT THAT'S IN YOUR PACKET THAT SPELLS OUT THE DETAILS OF THE TRANSACTION AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES MOVING FORWARD. [00:20:03] IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THERE'D BE NO MORE INVOLVEMENT BY THE CITY ONCE WE EXECUTE THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT, AND NO COST INCURRED BY THE CITY TO FACILITATE THIS TRANSACTION. THE CITY GETS REIMBURSED AT THE CLOSING OF THE BOND ISSUANCE, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE IN JULY FOR OUR LEGAL COSTS THAT WE'VE INCURRED FOR OUR BOND COUNCIL TO NAVIGATE THIS PROCESS ON OUR BEHALF. ON TOP OF THAT, THE AGREEMENT SPECIFIES THAT THE CITY WOULD RECEIVE A 0.25 PERCENT FEE FOR THE AMOUNT OF BONDS RECYCLED, IT COULD BE UP TO THE $10.4 MILLION FOR OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE DEAL. THAT WOULD EQUATE TO ABOUT $25,000 IF THEY DO END UP USING THE FULL 10.4 MILLION. STAFF IS SUPPORTIVE OF THIS TRANSACTION AND RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNCIL DOES APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION THAT WOULD APPROVE THE RECYCLING OF THAT VOLUME CAP AND ALSO THE CITY ENTERING INTO THAT JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT. THE CITY IS UNABLE TO REUTILIZE THESE FUNDS FOR A PROJECT IN OUR CITY. BY DOING THIS, WE'RE HELPING THE STATEWIDE SHORTAGE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, AND THAT HELPS, OF COURSE, UPLIFT THE REGION. WITH THAT, I'D STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS AND BE HAPPY TO HELP. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS. >> I JUST WANT TO REITERATE SO THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THERE IS NO FINANCIAL LIABILITY OR RISK TO THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS. >> THAT'S CORRECT. COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTION? COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES. >> THANK YOU. I THINK EVERYTHING IS REALLY CLEAR IN THE PACKET, BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF YOU, THANK YOU TO INCOMING CITY MANAGER CHIRPICH. WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THIS AT FIRST, I WAS SAYING, WELL, CAN WE USE THAT MONEY HERE? NO, WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROJECTS AT THIS TIME TO USE IT. IF WE DON'T DO THIS, THE BONDS WILL JUST BE DONE, AND THEY'LL BE DONE, AND NO ONE CAN USE THEM. BUT BY HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BURNSVILLE TO USE THEM, WE GET A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY BACK TO THE CITY, BUT MOSTLY WE GET TO HELP PEOPLE ALL AROUND OUR REGION GET HOUSING, AS AARON HAD SAID. I WAS REALLY EXCITED THAT THIS IS A WAY THAT WE CAN USE THE LEGAL VEHICLE OF THESE BONDS AND USE THEM AGAIN. IT'S VERY UNIQUE. THERE ISN'T MUCH OUT THERE. IT'S A NEW THING, BUT I'M GLAD SOMEONE CAN USE THEM, AND THE STATE LAW ALLOWS THEM TO BE RECYCLED. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I'LL JUST ADD ON TO THAT, TOO, THAT I'VE BEEN GLAD THAT STAFF WAS OPEN TO THIS WHEN WE WERE APPROACHED AND BROUGHT IT TO US BECAUSE, YES, WE ALL KNOW THAT HOUSING IS SUCH A NEED THAT WE HAVE AND TO BE ABLE TO BE CREATIVE WITH THESE BONDS AND USE THEM AGAIN, I THINK IT'S GREAT SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT. COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS. >> FOR THE 0.25 PERCENTAGE FEE THAT THE CITY MAY RECEIVE, DOES THAT GO INTO A SPECIFIC FUND FOR US? >> YEAH, GOOD QUESTION. >> THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS. I BELIEVE WE PUT THEM INTO THE SAME FUND THAT WHEN WE ORIGINALLY RECEIVED A FEE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE ROY OR WALTON DEAL, AND I WISH OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR WAS HERE, BUT THERE'S NO RESTRICTION TO THE USE OF THOSE FUNDS, AND I THINK THEY JUST GO INTO A CAPITAL RESERVE ACCOUNT THAT WE CAN DRAW ON FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS THEN, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO OPEN THE TOPIC. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. >> THERE IS NOT. >> ALL RIGHT. >> I JUST WANT TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING TOO. >> WHAT WAS THAT? >> THE LANGUAGE DOESN'T INDICATE CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> SURE. I WILL ADD THAT. I'LL JUST SAY ONE MORE TIME, I'D LIKE TO GIVE TWO CHANCES INCASE ANYONE HERE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 10, APPROVE MULTIFAMILY CONDUIT BOUND RECYCLING AND JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT. THIS IS THE TIME TO SPEAK UP. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. SEEING AS NONE, THEN I WOULD LIKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS, AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? SEEING HEARING AS NONE, THEN ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. NEXT, WE HAVE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE READING. >> MOVE TO WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION 2024-48, THERE BEING AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES TO WAIVE THE READING. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING AND HEARING AS NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. NEXT WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2024-48, [00:25:01] A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE BY THE DAKOTA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF CONDUIT MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REVENUE BONDS ON BEHALF OF ROERS BURNSVILLE APARTMENTS OWNER, LLC, USING IN PART RECYCLED BONDING AUTHORITY FROM CONDUIT MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REVENUE BONDS PREVIOUSLY ISSUED BY THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS FOR THE 42ND AND CENTRAL APARTMENTS PROJECT, AND APPROVING A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT FOR SAME. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING AS NONE, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT ITEM NUMBER 11, CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2024-050, REVOCATION OF THE LICENSE TO OPERATE RENTAL UNITS WITHIN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AGAINST THE RENTAL PROPERTY AT 3849 EDGEMOOR PLACE, NORTHEAST, FOR FAILURE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE RESIDENTIAL MAINTENANCE CODES. HERE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM IS OUR ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF, DAN O'BRIEN. >> MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, GOOD EVENING. [NOISE] WE ARE PRESENTING THIS LICENSE TO YOU FOR CONSIDERATION OF REVOCATION FOR FAILURE TO RENEW THE RENTAL LICENSE FOR THE PROPERTY. IN APRIL THIS YEAR, WE SENT OUT THE LICENSE HOLDER A NOTICE TO RENEW THE RENTAL LICENSE. THE NOTICE STATES THAT THE LICENSE HOLDER HAD TO COMPLETE AN APPLICATION, PAY LICENSING FEES, AND CALL TO SCHEDULE THEIR INSPECTION OF THE PROPERTY PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE LICENSE ON MAY 31ST OF 2024. ON JUNE 6TH, A REVIEW OF OUR RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE LICENSEE HAD FAILED TO COMPLETE ANY OF THE NECESSARY STEPS TO RENEW THE RENTAL LICENSE, AND A STATEMENT OF CAUSE AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THE TENANTS OF THE PROPERTY FOR THIS MEETING. THE NOTICE STATED THAT TO RENEW THE RENTAL LICENSE, THE LICENSEE NEEDED TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THEIR LICENSE APPLICATION, PAY THE LICENSING FEES, AND SCHEDULE, AND HAVE THE LICENSING INSPECTION PERFORMED PRIOR TO JUNE 14TH, WHICH IS OUR PRE-COUNCIL DATE. THE PROPERTY OWNER SUBMITTED THE APPLICATION, PAID THE FEES, BUT FAILED TO SCHEDULE A LICENSING INSPECTION WITH OUR OFFICE. ON JUNE 14TH AND 17TH, OUR OFFICE LEFT ADDITIONAL MESSAGES FOR THE OWNER TO CALL IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET HIM TO SCHEDULE THE INSPECTION. IF REVOKED, IT WOULD BE THE ONLY REVOCATION THE OWNER HAS HAD IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WHICH MAKES HIM ELIGIBLE TO RE-ACQUIRE A NEW RENTAL LICENSE. JUST A QUICK UPDATE FOR THAT. TODAY, THE OWNER DID CALL OUR OFFICE THIS MORNING AND SCHEDULED THE INSPECTION FOR TOMORROW AT 2:30 PM. THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL HISTORY THAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY IN PREPARATION FOR OUR STATEMENT OF CAUSE AND PAPERWORK. WE USUALLY DO A OWNER CHECK AND WHATNOT. OFFICE FOUND DOCUMENTATION WITH THE COUNTY, THAT THE PROPERTY WAS POSSIBLY IN FORE [INAUDIBLE] AND DUE TO BE SOLD AT A SHERIFF'S SALE ON MAY 28TH. HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT OCCUR, AND I CALLED THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SALE WAS POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 3RD OF THIS YEAR. I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROPERTY. OUR ADMIN SPOKE WITH THE LICENSEE TODAY, ADVISED HIM TO CALL, OR TO COME TO THIS MEETING THIS EVENING IN HIS BEST INTEREST. THAT'S ALL I HAVE AT THIS POINT. >> IS THE PROPERTY OWNER HERE? >> I DO NOT SEE HIM IN THE AUDIENCE, AND I DON'T BELIEVE HE'S ON CALL. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. I THINK, COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS, DID YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP? >> CAN WE POSSIBLY TABLE IT UNTIL THE INSPECTION THAT IT WENT THROUGH IN THE NEXT MEETING? >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IS THIS A MOTION? >> I'M ASKING AS A COUNCIL. >> SURE. COMMENT. >> AND IS THE COUNCIL OPEN TO THAT? I CAN MAKE A MOTION. >> ALL RIGHT. I HEAR COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS? >> I'M IN FAVOR OF TABLEING IT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO TABLE IT UNTIL SEPTEMBER, TO SEE IF THE FORECLOSURE SALE TOOK PLACE OR NOT. >> WILL HE BE WITHOUT A LICENSE BETWEEN NOW AND SEPTEMBER? THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED. >> WELL, MY CONCERN IS THAT WE ISSUE A LICENSE TO A PLACE THAT GOES INTO FORECLOSURE, AND IF SOME PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL BUYS THE PROPERTY, WHAT'S THE SITUATION WITH THAT LICENSE? IS IT GOING TO ROLL? THEY'RE NOT ENTITLED TO HAVE A LICENSE ONCE THEY CLOSE THAT SALE? >> YEAH. >> YES, PLEASE. >> IF THE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP CHANGES HANDS, THE NEW OWNER, IF THERE'S AN EXISTING LICENSE, WHICH, TECHNICALLY, THERE IS NOT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN RENEWED. BUT IF THERE'S AN EXISTING LICENSE AND THE NEW PROPERTY OWNER CAN HOLD A LICENSE IN THE CITY, THEY CAN APPLY FOR A LICENSE OR A TRANSFER OF THE LICENSE IF IT EXISTS. THEIR OPTION IS THERE FOR THEM TO TRANSFER IT OR APPLY FOR A NEW ONE. >> THAT WOULD BE MY CONCERN. WE'RE THEN IN A SITUATION WHERE WE MAY BE ISSUING A LICENSE. [00:30:03] >> IT DOESN'T MATTER. I MEAN, FOR NOW, FOR ME, IT'S THE LONER THAT'S CURRENTLY OWNING IT. IF THEY DO THE INSPECTION AND EVERYTHING GOES FINE, THEN WE GO. FOR ME, IT'S NOT AN ISSUE AS FAR AS REISSUING A LICENSE IF THEY MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS. THE BUSINESS IN SEPTEMBER IS TOTALLY SEPARATE AS I SEE IT, AS FAR AS THAT PROPERTY GOING INTO FORECLOSURE THEN. I DON'T SEE AN ISSUE WITH IT. >> ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES? >>THANK YOU. I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS THAT IT SHOULD BE TABLED, AND I WOULD MOVE TO TABLE THIS RESOLUTION TO THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL MEETING. BY THAT POINT, WE'LL KNOW IF THE RENTAL INSPECTION HAPPENED AND IF IT WAS PASSED OR NOT. I JUST MOVE THAT WE TABLE THIS ITEM UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. WELL, I BELIEVE THOUGH, THAT WE DON'T TABLE THINGS TO A DATE. WE JUST SAY WE TABLE IT, AND THEN STAFF WILL BRING IT UP. >> OKAY. >> FINE. >> I AMEND MY MOTION THEN. >> OKAY. >> I TABLE THE ITEM. >> ALL RIGHT. YOU HAVE A SECOND FOR THE AMENDED? >> OKAY. GREAT. >> ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE COUNCIL OR QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT THEN. THERE'S A MOTION THEN TO TABLE ITEM NUMBER 11 UNTIL STAFF BRINGS IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL. DOES THAT ALL WORK WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY? ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING? >> THAT'S FINE. YOU CAN PUT A DATE CERTAIN ON IT IF YOU SO DESIRE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO, BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO DO IT FOR THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, THAT WOULD BE FINE. >> ALL RIGHT. WELL, LEAVE IT UP WE'LL LEAVE IT UP TO DAN WHEN IT'S A RIGHT TIME. ALL RIGHT, THEN. I HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND FOR ITEM NUMBER 11 TO TABLE THE ITEM UNTIL IT IS BROUGHT BACK TO OUR COUNCIL MEETING. A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS. ALL IN FAVOR? SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER 11 WILL BE TABLED. >> MADAM MAYOR. JUST TO ADDRESS SOME CONCERNS FOR COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS. WE CAN MONITOR THE PROPERTY FOR SALE AND ADDRESS IT THEN AT THAT POINT. >> OKAY. >> THEN CHECKING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, THOUGH, THIS IS UNDER PUBLIC HEARINGS IF WE TABLE IT? IS THAT RIGHT THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD A PUBLIC HEARING? LIKE WE DIDN'T OPEN IT TO PUBLIC HEARINGS? >> THAT'S FINE. WE'LL JUST CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO THE NEXT DATE. THIS IS CONSIDERED. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THEN WE'RE AT ITEM NUMBER 12. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2024-51, REVOCATION OF THE LICENSE TO OPERATE RENTAL UNITS WITHIN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AGAINST THE RENTAL PROPERTY AT 11:03 44TH AVENUE NORTHEAST FOR FAILURE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE RESIDENTIAL MAINTENANCE CODES. AGAIN, WE HAVE ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF DAN O'BRIEN. THANK YOU. >> MADAM MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, AGAIN. THANK YOU. WE'RE PRESENTING THIS SINGLE FAMILY RENTAL LICENSE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF REVOCATION FOR FAILURE TO CORRECT VIOLATIONS. THE PROPERTY IS LICENSED TO TODD GORLICK OF MNSF2W1 LLC OUT OF CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA, AND IS MANAGED LOCALLY BY BRIDGE HOMES IN ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA HERE. THE OUTSTANDING VIOLATION WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN UP DURING THE PROPERTY'S EXTERIOR LICENSE RENEWAL INSPECTION ON MAY 1ST OF THIS YEAR. THE VIOLATION WAS TO REPAIR OR REPLACE A DETERIORATED DRIVEWAY. A NOTICE WAS SENT TO THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY ON MAY 2ND, AND THE FOLLOW UP INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON JUNE 3RD FOUND THAT THE VIOLATION HAD NOT BEEN CORRECTED, AND THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY HAD NOT CONTACTED OUR OFFICE REGARDING THE VIOLATION. A STATEMENT OF CAUSE AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WAS SENT TO THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES AND TO THE TENANTS OF THE PROPERTY. OUR INSPECTORS PERFORMED THE FINAL PRE COUNSEL INSPECTION ON JUNE 17TH AND FILED THE VIOLATIONS REMAINED UNCORRECTED. THE SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTY IS IN AN AREA WHERE THE SINGLE FAMILY RENTAL DENSITY CAP IS UNDER CAPACITY. OUR RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE BLOCK HAS A CAP OF SIX LICENSES AVAILABLE AND CURRENTLY HAS FOUR THE LICENSES ISSUED, INCLUDING THIS PROPERTY. IF IT REVOKED, A LICENSEE MAY APPLY FOR A NEW RENTAL LICENSE PROVIDED THE COMPLETION OF THE NEW RENTAL LICENSE PROCESS OCCURS PRIOR TO THE NUMBER OF LICENSES ISSUED REACHING THAT CAP SHOULD OTHERS APPLY, BECAUSE THEY ARE ALLOCATED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS. IF REVOKED, IT WOULD BE THE ONLY REVOCATION THAT THE OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY HAS HAD IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WHICH MAKES THEM ELIGIBLE TO HOLD A LICENSEE IN THE CITY. I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. >> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR DAN? ALL RIGHT, THEN, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 12, [00:35:03] THE PROPERTY IS 1103 44TH AVENUE NORTHEAST. THEN I'LL ASK OUR CITY CLERK IF ANYONE IS ON TEAMS. >> THERE IS NOT. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> I WILL ASK ONE MORE TIME, IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 12, THE RENTAL PROPERTY ITEM FOR 1103 44TH AVENUE NORTHEAST? HEARING IS NONE, THEN, COULD I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? >> MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION 2024-051, THERE BEING AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILOR BUESGENS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL-MEMBER JACOBS TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? SEEING IS NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. NEXT, I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT. >> MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2024-051, BEING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, APPROVING REVOCATION PURSUANT TO CITY CODE OF THE RENTAL LICENSE LISTED. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL-MEMBER BUESGENS, AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL-MEMBER JACOBS TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? COUNCIL-MEMBER JAMES. >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE FIRE CHIEF ADDING ALL THAT EXTRA INFORMATION FOR THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING IF YOU CARE ABOUT THIS PROPERTY, IF YOU LIVE NEAR IT OR ARE RENTING IN IT, WE REALLY DO NEED OUR RENTAL PROPERTY OWNERS TO KEEP IT UP TO THE EXTERIOR STANDARDS. THIS HELPS ALL OF US IN THE CITY BE SAFE, AND ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO LIVE THERE. I'M HOPEFUL THAT THE OWNERS WILL FIX THE DRIVEWAY AND GET THAT READY TO GO AND REAPPLY SO THAT THE HOUSING CAN BE MAINTAINED. WE ALWAYS HATE PEOPLE LOSING THEIR HOUSING, BUT THIS IS THE WAY THAT WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT PROPERTY OWNERS DO A GOOD JOB. FOR THOSE WHO CARE ABOUT THIS PROPERTY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE SAFE, AND I HOPE THAT THIS CAN BE RESOLVED, AND THE HOME CAN BE STILL RENTED OR USED FOR PEOPLE. THAT'S ALL. THANKS. >> THANK YOU FOR ADDING THAT. I APPRECIATE YOUR WORDS. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE BY COUNCILOR BUESGENS, AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL-MEMBER JACOBS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION, SO THAT TAKES US TO OUR CITY COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS. [CITY COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS] IS THERE A COUNCIL-MEMBER WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO FIRST? COUNCIL-MEMBER JACOBS. THANK YOU. >> I ATTENDED PRESENTATIONS ON EDUCATION AND ON AGRICULTURE IN MINNESOTA, SEPARATE PRESENTATIONS, AND ALSO A VIRTUAL MEETING ON THE 2050 REGIONAL POPULATION FORECAST. A LOT OF INTERESTING INFORMATION ON ALL THREE OF THOSE. ATTENDED THE OLD CEREMONY FOR OFFICER ABDUL LALLI AND WELCOMED HIM TO ONE OF THE MOST FINEST DEPARTMENTS IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. I THINK HE MADE A GOOD CHOICE. COMMUNITY INFO FAIR, I ATTENDED THAT. SPENT MY SUNDAY, YESTERDAY, QUITE A FEW HOURS DOWN IN WATERVILLE FILLING SANDBAGS. IT TOOK ME ABOUT A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR TO GET THERE AND PROBABLY TOOK ME ABOUT ANOTHER 1.5-2 HOURS TO FIND WHERE I COULD GO FIND SANDBAGS AND WAS ABLE TO LOCATE AN AREA AND HELP THEM OUT. THE DESPERATION OF THAT COMMUNITY IS JUST OVERWHELMING. YOU CANNOT WRAP YOUR HEAD AROUND IT, BUT THEIR SPIRIT IS UNSTOPPABLE, AND IT'S HUMBLING TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING AND IT GIVES TRUE MEANING TO HELPING OTHERS. THE AUTHORITIES, I HEARD TODAY ARE STATING THAT THIS IS 100-YEAR FLOOD, AND IT'S AWFUL. I'VE BEEN IN OTHER FLOOD AREAS BEFORE AND THIS ONE WAS REALLY IMPACTFUL TO ME. I WAS GLAD HAD THE HOURS AVAILABLE. MY ARM'S A LITTLE WORSE FOR THE WEAR, BUT I WAS GLAD I WENT. THAT'S IT. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL-MEMBER JAMES. >> THANK YOU. THAT SOUNDS LIKE A WONDERFUL USE OF VOLUNTEER TIME, COUNCIL-MEMBER JACOBS. I WISH I WOULD HAVE HAD TIME TO GO. THANKS FOR DOING THAT. FOR ME, SINCE OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION AND TO HEAR FROM THEIR PRESENTATIONS ON TREES AND OTHER ITEMS. THE GROUP IS WORKING ON MANY DIFFERENT FRONTS, AND SO THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO ARE THERE. ON JUNE 12TH, I HAD A MEETING WITH SOME LOCAL LEADERS. ON JUNE 19TH, IT'S JUNETEENTH AND I ATTENDED A JUNETEENTH EDUCATION FORUM AND A CEREMONY. UNFORTUNATELY, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY IN THE CITY THIS YEAR. HOPEFULLY WE CAN LOOK INTO DOING SOMETHING NEXT YEAR FOR JUNETEENTH. THEN I WENT TO THE ART AND INFO FAIR ON JUNE 20TH, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OF THE CITY STAFF WHO WORKED SO HARD ON THAT DAY. IT WAS A WONDERFUL TIME TO MEET NEIGHBORS AND TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE IN THE CITY. ALSO, FOR MY REPORT, I JUST WANTED TO SAY TO ALL THE RESIDENTS AND ESPECIALLY TO ALL OF OUR COUNCIL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING A NEW CITY MANAGER. [00:40:03] WE HAVEN'T DONE THIS PROCESS WITH A SEARCH FIRM FOR A VERY LONG TIME IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, AND SO IT WAS NEW TO ME AND TO ALL OF US, BUT IT WAS REALLY GOOD WORK. I'M REALLY GLAD THAT WE FOLLOWED BEST PRACTICES, AND WE'RE ABLE TO CREATE AN ENTIRE PROFILE OF WHAT DO WE WANT FOR OUR CITY AND WHO WILL BEST FILL THAT ROLE, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE APPLICANTS. I THINK WE HAD NEARLY 40 PEOPLE APPLY. WE NARROWED IT DOWN TO ABOUT FIVE, AND THEN AS WE INTERVIEWED, WE ALL CAME TO AN AGREEMENT ABOUT WHERE WE WANTED TO GO IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, AND SO WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR AARON CHIRPICH. I ALSO WANTED TO THANK KEVIN FOR ALL THE WORK RESPONDING TO ALL MY MANY EMAILS [LAUGHTER] AND FOR KEEPING EVERYTHING GOING IN THIS LAST TIME. I THINK IT WAS A REALLY GOOD YEAR OF WORK, AND I WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR IT'S BEEN NEARLY A FULL YEAR SINCE WE STARTED THAT PROCESS. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THAT'S ALL. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILOR BUESGENS. >> HELLO, EVERYBODY. I ATTENDED THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIR, AND THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THERE, SO I THANK ANOKA COUNTY FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER, AND PROVIDING THOSE SERVICES, AND LETTING PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE AVAILABLE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I ALSO STOPPED BY AFTER THAT WITH A POOL WITH A COP, AND I WASN'T ABLE TO STAY VERY LONG, BUT IT WAS PRETTY COOL TO SEE PEOPLE OUT THERE WORKING AND TALKING TO WITH OUR POLICE OFFICERS. I THEN LEFT THAT TO GO TO MWMO AND BASSETT CREEK WATERSHED, MET TOGETHER AND FOLKS THAT ARE FROM OUR DAKOTA NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE WERE THERE ALSO TO GIVE US THEIR VIEWS OF WATER. ONE STATEMENT THAT CAME OUT AS WATER IS LIFE, AND IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING PRESENTATION THAT THEY GAVE AT THAT TIME. I ALSO ATTENDED THE SWEARING IN FOR AHMED ABDUL. I WANT TO WELCOME HIM TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND TO OUR CITY. PLEASE SAY HI, IF YOU SEE HIM ON OUR STREETS WORKING. ATTENDED THE HEIGHTS ART AND INFO FAIR, AND EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS THREAT OF RAIN, FOLKS SHOWED UP, IT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT FOR THAT, AND I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. I ALSO ATTENDED THE ARTWORKS FUND RAISER AT WHALE WORKS THE OTHER NIGHT. THEY HAD A REALLY GOOD TURNOUT, AND IT'S A GOOD START FOR THEM TO GET THEIR PROJECT GOING HERE IN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS. I JUST WANT TO SAY, I'M VERY EXCITED AND I'M SPEAKING FOR MANY BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE LIBRARY. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU, KEVIN, AND STAFF FOR PUTTING THE PARKING LOT, THE NEW ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACE BEHIND THE LIBRARY. THEY'VE BEEN ASKING THAT FOR QUITE A WHILE, AND IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF FINDING THE FUNDING AND THE TIMING TO GET IT DONE, SO I'M SURE THEY'RE GOING TO BE VERY EXCITED TO HEAR THAT THAT PASSED TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS. >> JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS, A COUPLE OF MEETINGS. TODAY WITH THE MAYOR AND A RESIDENT, WE MET FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF TALKING ABOUT THE INITIATIVE OF BLUE ZONES. I KNOW THAT I'VE BROUGHT THAT UP TO THE COUNCIL AND WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT MORE FURTHER, BUT JUST TALKING MORE ABOUT POSSIBILITIES OF WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE FOR US IN THE CITY AND STUFF, AND DEFINITELY SOME EXCITING TAKEAWAYS AND MORE TO COME ON THAT. I ALSO MET WITH FIRE CHIEF THOMPSON TODAY TALKING ABOUT IF THERE'S SOME WAY WE CAN PROVIDE SOME CPR CLASSES FOR RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST. TALKED TO HIM, WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON THAT TOGETHER, BUT HOPEFULLY MORE TO HEAR ON THAT SOON. THEN THE PAST MONTH AT THE HOSPITAL, I'VE BEEN AT HCMC TREATING PEDIATRIC PATIENTS IN JUST A PSA OUT TO EVERYONE, PLEASE WEAR YOUR HELMETS. PLEASE WEAR YOUR SEAT BELTS, AND FOR DRIVERS, PLEASE SLOW DOWN. THERE ARE A LOT OF TRAUMATIC INJURIES COMING IN. A LOT OF THOSE CAN BE AVOIDED WITH PEOPLE GOING MUCH SLOWER ON THE ROADS, AND THEN THE ONES THAT DO HAPPEN, SEAT BELTS AND HELMETS ARE SUPER IMPORTANT. THAT'S ALL. >> THANK YOU. I'LL REQUEST, TOO, WHEN WE GET THE CPR TRAINING, IF WE CAN ADD IN THE AED TRAINING AS WELL. THAT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL, TOO. THANK YOU. GLAD YOU'RE HERE ON THE COUNCIL, JUSTICE. IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. I HAD ATTENDED THE NORTHEAST BANK, WHICH WAS IN THIS LOCATION, WHERE THE CITY HALL IS NOW IS IN NEW BRIGHTON, BUT THEY DEFINITELY SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY. THEY ACTUALLY BOUGHT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT PIZZA FOR LUNCH LAST WEEK, AND JUST SAID THEY WANTED TO SHARE THEIR THANKS AND APPRECIATION, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO TAKE A LITTLE TOUR OF THE POLICE STATION. THAT WAS A REALLY WELL APPRECIATED LUNCH AND SOMETHING DIFFERENT AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. ATTENDED OUR SISTER CITIES MEETING, WHERE WE ARE WORKING AND MOVING THINGS CLOSER TO OUR SCULPTURE, UNVEILING AN EVENT ON SEPTEMBER 21ST. PLEASE MARK THAT DATE FOR A VERY LARGE, POLISH DIGNITARY SPECIAL EVENT AT MURZYN HALL. OUR ARTWORK OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER PEARL, WHICH HAD BEEN AT CITY HALL, AND THEN WAS MOVED TO THE LIBRARY WAS THEN MOVED OVER WITH THE HELP OF CITY STAFF TO THE STONE ARCH ART FESTIVAL, [00:45:04] AND THEY HAD A GREAT SHOWING OF THAT ART THERE. WE WERE SO HAPPY TO HAVE THAT ART HERE IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS. I KNOW WE'VE ALL READ ABOUT THE IMPACT OF ART ON OUR COMMUNITIES AND YOUR EMOTIONS, SO WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE A CHANCE TO HAVE MORE ART IN OUR CITY, WHICH BRINGS ME TO THE UNLIMITED ART FUNDRAISER. I ALSO ATTENDED AND STOPPED BY AT RAIL WORKS. I WAS SO GLAD TO SEE ONE OF OUR NEW BUSINESSES DOING SO WELL AND JUST BRINGING SO MUCH COMMUNITY IN. ATTENDED THE POOL WITH THE POLICE AT JIMMY'S BILIARDS. AGAIN, VERY SUCCESSFUL NIGHT, AND AS THE POLICE CHIEF SAYS, THIS IS THE FAVORITE COMMUNITY POLICING EVENT. THEY'VE HAD A LOT OF FUN PLAYING POOL, AND HAD GREAT SHIRTS, AND GREAT FOOD. THANKS SO MUCH, JIMMY'S FOR HOSTING, AGAIN, WE REALLY HAD A GREAT TIME. ATTENDED THE INTERNATIONAL ROTARY OPERATION POLLINATION MEETING, WHICH IS A VIRTUAL MEETING, LEARNING MORE ABOUT POLLINATORS AROUND THE WORLD. I HAD OUR BLUE ZONE MEETINGS TODAY WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS. EXCITED TO MOVE THAT ITEM FORWARD AND SEE WHERE WE CAN MOVE THAT TO. LAST FRIDAY WAS BRING YOUR CHILD TO WORK DAY AT THE CITY HERE, AND THERE WAS, I THINK 14 CHILDREN, KIDS WERE HERE. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN TO SEE THEM. GLAD THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO BE HERE, AND THANKS TO STAFF FOR CREATING A REALLY FUN DAY. ATTENDED THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY MEETING WHERE PEOPLE ARE JUST REALLY WORKING ON THE DISPLAYS AND WAYS TO MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITIES FEELS CONNECTED TO THE LIBRARY. ATTENDED OUR MAC MEETING WITH THE POLICE, WHICH IS OUR MULTICULTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND IT WAS THE FIRST TIME OUR NEW POLICE CHIEF, MATT MARKHAM, WAS LEADING THE MEETING, AND IT WAS A GREAT DISCUSSION WITH THE COMMUNITY. ATTENDED THE ART AND INFO FAIR. I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STAFF FOR STICKING THROUGH IT. I KNOW IT LOOKED LIKE IT WOULD RAIN, BUT IT WAS GREAT, AND IT JUST STARTED SPRINKLING LIKE THE LAST 10 MINUTES. IT WAS KIND OF A NATURAL ENDING OF THE NIGHT. BUT ALSO, WITH HEIGHTS NEXT, WE HAD SPONSORED THE MAYOR'S MONARCH PLEDGE TABLE AND THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PRIDE TABLE. THANK YOU TO THE VOLUNTEERS FOR BEING THERE TALKING ABOUT OUR PRIDE EVENT IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, AND THEN ALSO HOW WE CAN HELP WITH MONARCHS AND POLLINATORS IN THE CITY. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANKS TO STAFF FOR HAVING THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL TABLE. I APPRECIATE THAT AS A CHANCE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO STOP BY AND JUST TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT BEING IN COUNCIL OR MAYOR, BECAUSE MEANWHILE, WE'RE ALL WEARING HATS AND WANDERING AROUND THE THE EVENT, BUT IT'S NICE TO HAVE THAT MOMENT TO JUST MEET WITH A COMMUNITY LIKE THAT. ALSO ATTENDED THE SWEARING IN FOR OFFICER ABDULAHI. WELCOME. WE'RE SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE, AND WANTED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE NOW HAVE TRADING CARDS FOR 15 OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS. IF YOU GET ALL OF THE TRADING CARDS, YOU CAN TAKE THEM DOWN TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND GET A GOODY-BAG. MORE OFFICERS ARE GETTING TRADING CARDS EVERY WEEK IT SOUNDS LIKE. IT'S A LOT OF FUN. I'M SO GLAD WE HAVE THOSE TRADING CARDS. THEY'VE BEEN HAVING FUN TRADING THEIR OWN CARDS EVEN. FOR JUNETEENTH, I ATTENDED A PLAY AT THE AT NORTHROP. IT WAS CALLED KUMBAYA, THE JUNETEENTH PLAY. IT'S BEEN GOING FOR 30 YEARS, AND IT WAS WRITTEN BY MY FRIEND, MAYOR ROSLYN, HER MOTHER WROTE THE PLAY, ROSE MCGEE AND IT WAS A GREAT PLAY ABOUT JUNETEENTH AND THE STORY IN OUR HISTORY. VERY IMPACTFUL, AND I'M GLAD I WAS ABLE TO GO TO THAT. I'LL JUST FINISH WITH, AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS, AARON CHIRPICH, FOR BEING OUR NEW CITY MANAGER, AND TO BOUNCE OFF OF WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD SAID, TOO, I WANTED TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT IT WAS A UNANIMOUS CHOICE HAVING YOU COME ON BOARD, WE ALL AGREED TOGETHER THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING. I THINK THAT'S REALLY POWERFUL TO SAY, IT WAS UNANIMOUS. YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE FOR US. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. >> I THINK IN INSTEAD OF MAYOR, WE SHOULD PUT THE CHOSEN ONE ON THERE,. >> RIGHT? >> I JUST TOLD HIM IT WOULD BE ON HIS BUSINESS CARDS. >> THERE YOU GO. I MEAN, STAR WARS NERD, THROW IT IN THERE. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO TO NOW A REPORT FROM THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER, CITY MAN. I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE. WHO'S DOING IT. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR? >> MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THAT. THIS WILL BE MY LAST ONE. AS THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER, IT'S KIND OF BITTERSWEET, BUT WITHIN 15 MONTHS, IT'S AMAZING HOW FAST TIME ACTUALLY DOES GO BY. I JUST WANTED TO ALSO EXTEND A THANKS TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR REALLY ALLOWING ME TO DO THAT. IT WAS SOMETHING, AS YOU HAD INDICATED, [00:50:02] MAYOR, TO STEP IN, BUT TO FILL THE ROLE AND JUST TO HAVE THAT CONTINUITY. I THINK FROM STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE, THE SELECTION THAT THE COUNCIL DID MAKE IS REALLY SUPPORTED BY OUR CITY STAFF, AND WE WERE ALL VERY HAPPY WITH THE CHOICE THAT YOU DID MAKE. FROM MYSELF, AND I THINK, REALLY FROM THE REST OF CITY STAFF, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS TO GO THROUGH. EACH OF YOU TALKED ABOUT THE ART AND INFO FAIR, AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO EXTEND A THANKS TO THOSE THAT REALLY DO THE SETUP, TAKE-DOWN, AND GET THE THING ORGANIZED, OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, TO WILL AND CAT, AND THEN ALSO AT RECREATION TO DIANA FOR GETTING A LOT OF THE ART AND THE VENDORS THERE FOR THAT, AND OF COURSE, THE PUBLIC WORKS THAT GETS THAT THING SET UP AND IT ALSO DOES THE TAKE-DOWN. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HEARD FROM JOE MARCO JUST PRIOR, BUT I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO IT BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER, FROM OUR PUBLIC WORKS TO MAKE SURE THAT'S A SUCCESSFUL EVENT. HOPEFULLY THIS WEEK, IT LOOKS LIKE FOR EVERY DAY, BUT POSSIBLY FRIDAY, THE WEATHER WILL COOPERATE, SO IT LOOKS LIKE IT SHOULD BE A GOOD WEEK FOR THAT. MUSIC IN THE PARK, THAT BEGINS ON JULY 10TH. THAT IS SPONSORED, REALLY CO-SPONSORED WITH NORTHEAST BANK. THE FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE AT HUSET PARK EAST, AND THAT GOES FROM 6:30-8:00 P.M. THEN JUST ONE OTHER FOLLOW UP. WE DID HAVE THE CITY-WIDE GARAGE SALE. IT WAS ANOTHER EVENT THAT WAS REALLY WELL ATTENDED WITH OVER 79 PROPERTIES THAT HAD BEEN LISTED. WILL HAD JUST INDICATED, EXCUSE ME, THAT WE HAD A FAIRLY HIGH, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WAY TO SAY IT, HIT RATE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, ABOUT 350 VISITS PER DAY WITH THAT EVENT. I THINK THE LAST THING, IT'S MORE OF A KUDOS TO OUR TOP VALUE LIQUOR STORE, THE FRIDLEY'S CHOICE CAME OUT FOR THIS AREA, AND THAT'S COLUMBIA HEIGHTS FRIDLEY AND MOUNDS VIEW, THAT OUR CITY LIQUOR STORE WAS VOTED THE TOP LIQUOR STORE IN THE AREA FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES, AND THEY WERE VOTED THE SAME FROM 2021, '22 AND '23, SO KUDOS TO OUR TOP VALUE ORGANIZATION. MAYOR. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING ALL THAT. THAT BRINGS US THROUGH OUR REPORTS. I GUESS THAT'S ALL THE REPORTS WE HAVE TODAY. THEN WE ARE AT OUR 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. TO THE CITY CLERK, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT THE COMMUNITY FORUM? >> NO ONE HAS TURNED IN A FORM, AND THERE IS NO ONE JOINING US ON TEAMS. >> THEN SEEING THAT THERE IS NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM OR TO TALK VIRTUALLY THEN, COULD I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL-MEMBER JACOBS, AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING AS NONE, THEN ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.