Oct 14, 2024 City Council

EVERYTHING IS READY TO GO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY, THEN. MY NAME IS AMANDA MARCUS. SIMILAR.

[WELCOME/CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL]

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BESKIN'S HERE. MAYOR. MARCUS SIMILAR HERE. THANK YOU. AND TONIGHT I WILL READ 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, 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 NOW, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO PLEASE STAND AND RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. AND NOW, DOES THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY

[APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

SO MOVED. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BIGGINS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING IS NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I. I. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. NEXT WE HAVE OUR PROCLAMATIONS. TODAY IS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY, AND

[PROCLAMATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITION, ANNOUNCEMENTS, GUESTS]

SEVEN ARE ANISHINAABE, OJIBWE, AND FOUR ARE DAKOTA, EIGHT DAKOTA. CELEBRATING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ON THIS DAY BRINGS A MOMENT FOR EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF THE GENOCIDE THAT INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES ENDURED DURING THE ARRIVAL OF SETTLER COLONIZATION, COLONIALISM, AND COLONIZATION. RECOGNIZING TODAY'S IMPORTANCE ALLOWS US TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE TO OUR CITY, STATE, AND NATION. INDIGENOUS NATIONS IN MINNESOTA CONTINUE TO FACE THE EFFECTS OF COLONIZATION AND CONTINUED DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THEIR WAY OF LIFE, LANGUAGE, TRADITIONS, AND HISTORY THROUGH THE LEGACY OF THE INDIAN REMOVAL ACT, INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL POLICIES, AND OTHER POLICIES THAT INFRINGED ON INDIGENOUS RIGHTS. THE LEGACY OF STATE AND FEDERAL POLICIES IS VISIBLE AND PRESENT IN THE CRISIS OF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND RELATIVES SUFFERING AS UNHOUSED PERSONS, OR FROM THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC. INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES ARE FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE IN THE HISTORICAL AND PRESENT CRISIS OF MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND RELATIVES. THE COMMUNITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS IS CALLED TO REFLECT ON AND WORK TOWARD BETTER POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT CENTER AROUND INDIGENOUS EXPERIENCES AND HONOR INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY. COLUMBIA HEIGHTS IS COMMITTED TO BEING A RACE, EQUITY AND INCLUSION LEADER AND ENCOURAGES OUR COMMUNITY TO HONOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY BY LEARNING ABOUT, SUPPORTING AND CONNECTING WITH INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS. NOW, THEREFORE, I, AHMAD MARCUS, MAYOR OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, TO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 14TH, 2024 AS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY IN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ANOKA, STATE OF MINNESOTA, USA. NEXT WE HAVE OUR PROCLAMATION FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND READING. THE PROCLAMATION IS COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES. THANK YOU. MAYOR.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH OCTOBER 2024. RELATIONSHIP ABUSE, DEFINED AS A PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR USED TO GAIN OR MAINTAIN POWER AND CONTROL OVER AN INTIMATE PARTNER. OCCURS THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA AND ACROSS THE NATION. SYSTEMIC RACISM AND DISPARITIES AFFECT VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, UNDERSCORING THE IMPORTANCE OF ENSURING EVERYONE HAS THE ACCESS

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EMPOWERING OTHERS TO COME FORWARD AND TO HOLD THOSE WHO COMMIT HARM ACCOUNTABLE. WE REMEMBER THE LIVES OF OVER 700 MINNESOTANS LOST TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN THE PAST THREE DECADES. COMMUNITY COLLABORATION IS VITAL TO ENSURING THE SAFETY OF VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA. PREVENTING VIOLENCE BEFORE IT BEGINS AND TRANSFORMING BEHAVIOR AFTER VIOLENCE OCCURS IS CRUCIAL TO OUR SHARED GOAL OF A VIOLENCE FREE. COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AND MINNESOTA. NOW, THEREFORE, I, AMANDA MARCUS, TO PROCLAIM OCTOBER AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS. COUNTY OF ANOKA. STATE OF MINNESOTA, USA. AS WE OBSERVE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, LET US REMEMBER THE POWER OF HOPE, RESILIENCE, AND COMMUNITY. TOGETHER, WE CAN CREATE A FUTURE WHERE ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE SAFE, SUPPORTED AND FREE FROM VIOLENCE. LET US STAND UNITED IN OUR COMMITMENT TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SUPPORT THOSE ON THEIR JOURNEY TO HEALING AND EMPOWERMENT. NO MATTER HOW SMALL, EVERY ACTION BRINGS US CLOSER TO A WORLD WHERE LOVE AND RESPECT PREVAIL.

AND JOINING JOINING US TONIGHT IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JENNA PEREZ FROM THE DWELLING HOUSE TO RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION AND SAY A FEW WORDS, AND I'LL BE RIGHT OVER THERE TO HAND YOU THE PROCLAMATION. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. SO MUCH. ALRIGHT, WE'LL SEE IF THIS WORKS. WELL, THANK YOU ALL. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT MONTH TO US AT THE DWELLING PLACE. NO. THAT'S FINE. DO YOU WANT ME TO TAKE IT DOWN? SURE. OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH. PERFECT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN TONIGHT. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. OF COURSE. THANKFUL TO HAVE YOU HERE. YES. THANK YOU. IT'S MY HONOR TO BE HERE. SO, AS MENTIONED, MY NAME IS JENNA PEREZ WITH THE DWELLING PLACE. SO OUR MISSION. WE ARE A FAITH BASED NONPROFIT PROVIDING HEALING AND HOPE TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE THROUGH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND A SAFE PLACE TO CALL HOME. I WANT TO SHARE, BRIEFLY, A STORY OF ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS WITH YOU.

HANNAH CAME TO US IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IN THE TRUNK OF HER FRIEND'S CAR, WITH HER SIX YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, AND THE CLOTHES ON HER BACK. SHE CROSSED STATE LINES. SHE ENDED UP IN MINNESOTA WITH NOWHERE TO GO, AND THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS AT ALEXANDRA HOUSE, SHE WAS ABLE TO FIND A PLACE TO CALL HOME FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. BUT WHEN YOU COME WITH THE CLOTHES ON YOUR BACK AND NOTHING YOU CAN'T NECESSARILY IMMEDIATELY FIND HOUSING. AS WE KNOW. AND SO THAT'S WHERE SHE WAS INTRODUCED TO THE DWELLING PLACE. SHE CAME TO OUR PROGRAM TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO. SHE WALKED IN. SHE HAD TWO BEDROOMS, A BATHROOM, A LIVING ROOM, LOCKS ON HER DOORS.

VERY IMPORTANT TO HER SECURITY CAMERAS AND A SAFE PLACE TO CALL HOME. SHE WAS WITH US FOR TWO YEARS AND FOUR MONTHS. SHE ATTENDED 15 HOURS OF CLASSES IN THE BEGINNING OF HER TIME WITH US, WHERE SHE WAS LEARNING RED FLAGS AND TRIGGERS AND DIFFERENT THINGS WITH ABUSE. SHE WAS LEARNING HEALING. SHE HAD A THERAPIST. HER KID WAS IN PLAY THERAPY, AND SHE BEGAN THIS PROCESS OF REGAINING HER LIFE AND RESTORING ALL THAT HAD BEEN TAKEN FROM HER. SHE DID NOT WANT TO CONTINUE THE CYCLES OF ABUSE FOR HER DAUGHTER. SHE WAS ABLE TO START A JOB AT MEDTRONIC WORKING NIGHTS. SHE SAVED EVERY PENNY AND I AM SO PROUD OF HER BECAUSE SHE GRADUATED OUR PROGRAM AND WAS THE FIRST IN HER FAMILY TO PURCHASE A HOME RIGHT IN A NEIGHBORING TOWN. OUR LOCATION IS CONFIDENT FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS, BUT WE ARE RIGHT IN THIS ANOKA COUNTY AREA, I'LL SAY THAT. SO SHE GRADUATED AND SHE COMES BACK NOW. SHE'S A PART OF OUR ALUMNI PROGRAM AND SHE GETS TO SPEAK INTO THE WOMEN THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THE EXACT SAME THING.

THEY HAVE A SISTERHOOD. THEY HOLD EACH OTHER UP. WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR 26 YEARS, AND WE HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN COME THROUGH OUR PROGRAM. AND HERE'S THE SAD REALITY IS THAT HANNAH IS NOT ALONE. 1 IN 3 WOMEN, 1 IN 3 WOMEN WILL BE A VICTIM OF

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THAT'S WHY NIGHTS LIKE THIS ARE SO IMPORTANT TO US. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ALL YOU'RE DOING FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU AGAIN, JENNA, FOR COMING ON IN AND TELLING US MORE ABOUT THE DWELLING PLACE. WE HAVE BEEN PARTNERING WITH ALEXANDRA HOUSE FOR A LONG TIME. I WAS A RECENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEMBER WITH THEM UNTIL JUST RECENTLY, BUT I HAVE PARTICIPATED IN WEAR PURPLE DAY, WHICH IS THIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17TH. SO PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO WEAR PURPLE POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SOME OF THE FACTS THAT JENNA JUST SHARED WITH US, 1 IN 3 WOMEN WILL EXPERIENCE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE. AND I CAN LOOK AROUND THE ROOM AND I'M SURE EVERYONE HERE HAS BEEN TOUCHED BY THIS A FRIEND, A FAMILY MEMBER AS WELL. AND I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY IS HAS PURPLE BADGES ARE WEARING BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, OUR POLICE AND FIRST RESPONDERS ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THE FIRST PEOPLE TO BE CALLED AND TO ARRIVE SOMETIMES WHEN IT'S AFTER FRIENDS AND FAMILY. SO I'M REALLY GLAD TO HAVE OUR POLICE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S SUPPORT IN THIS WITH WEARING PURPLE, HAVING PURPLE LIGHTS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THEIR BUILDING. SO THESE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN, AS A COMMUNITY, BRING MORE AWARENESS AND TAKE AWAY ANY SHAME THAT VICTIMS ARE ARE EXPERIENCING FROM THIS TOO. AND UNFORTUNATELY, SHARING THAT IT IS MORE COMMON THAN WE'VE THOUGHT. BUT IT SHOULD EMPOWER US TO MAKE SURE THAT IT STOPS HAPPENING. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE, JENNA, AND SHARING THE MESSAGE AND COUNCILMEMBER JAMES FOR MAKING THE CONNECTION. THANK YO. NEXT, WE HAVE OUR PROCLAMATION FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS AND COUNCIL MEMBER BEGINS. WILL READ THIS. THANK YOU. BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH OCTOBER 2020. FOR BREAST CANCER IS THE MOST COMMON INVASIVE CANCER AMONG WOMEN ACROSS ALL RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS. THROUGH RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY, SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER, INCLUDING INCREASED RATES OF EARLY DETECTION IN MINNESOTA, WOMEN'S FIVE YEAR RELATIVE SURVIVAL RATE IS NEARLY 93%.

NATIONALLY, MORE THAN 168,000 WOMEN AND UNKNOWN NUMBER OF MEN ARE LIVING WITH METASTATIC BREAST CANCER AT THIS DEVASTATING STAGE, CANCER SPREADS BEYOND THE BREAST TO OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY, SUCH AS THE BONES, LUNGS, LIVER AND BRAIN. CURRENTLY, NO CURE EXISTS FOR METASTATIC METASTATIC BREAST CANCER. EXCUSE ME, MANY INDIVIDUALS WITH THIS STAGE OF DISEASE CONTINUE TREATMENT TO EXTEND THEIR LIVES WITH THE BEST QUALITY POSSIBLE. AMERICAN INDIAN AND BLACK WOMEN FACE THE HIGHEST MORTALITY RATES FROM BREAST CANCER, FOLLOWED BY WHITE WOMEN. BLACK WOMEN IN PARTICULAR ARE OFTEN DIAGNOSED AT LATER STAGES WHERE TREATMENTS ARE LIMITED OR COSTLY, AND THE PROGNOSIS IS POOR. MEN, DUE IN PART TO LACK OF AWARENESS, ARE GENERALLY DIAGNOSED AT LATER STAGES OF BREAST CANCER THAN WOMEN, WHICH NEGATIVELY IMPACTS PROGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. POLICYMAKERS ARE URGED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES AFFECTING THE BREAST CANCER COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE DISPARITIES IN CARE AND OUTCOMES FOR WOMEN IN MINNESOTA. OCTOBER IS NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, AN ANNUAL CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE DISEASE AND INSPIRE CONTINUED ACTION TO BUILD ON THE PROGRESS MADE. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR HEALTH BY SCHEDULING REGULAR MAMMOGRAMS, PERFORMING SELF-EXAMS, AND STAYING INFORMED ABOUT EARLY DETECTION MODELS. THESE PROACTIVE STEPS ARE VITAL TO MAINTAINING HEALTH AND IMPROVING OUTCOMES. NOW, THEREFORE, I, AMANDA MARCUS, TO PROCLAIM OCTOBER AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS. COUNTY OF ANOKA, STATE OF MINNESOTA, USA. AND THIS EVENING TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION WAS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER MARY GRANLUND WHO WAS UNABLE TO COME IN THIS EVENING, BUT SHE IS A SURVIVOR OF BREAST CANCER AND ONCE AGAIN, THESE ARE THINGS THAT REALLY, YOU KNOW, PERMEATE THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. AND JUST KNOWING AS, OF COURSE, ALL THESE THINGS

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[CONSENT AGENDA]

THIS ORDINANCE AMENDMENT FOCUSES ON TWO PRIMARY THINGS, AND THAT IS CHANGING THE TIME FRAME FOR ENFORCEMENT. REALLY NARROWING THAT WINDOW. WE CURRENTLY HAVE IT FROM NOVEMBER 1ST UP UNTIL APRIL 1ST, AND THAT SHORTENS IT BY ONE MONTH. SO WE'LL NOW BE GOING FROM NOVEMBER 15TH TO MARCH 15TH. AND THEN IT ALSO CHANGES THE TRIGGER. OR WHEN WE GO OUT AND DO A FULL CITY WIDE SNOW PLOW FROM 3.5IN DOWN TO TWO INCHES OF SNOWFALL, AND THEN THIS WOULD BECOME EFFECTIVE IN 30 DAYS FROM THIS READING IN TIME FOR THE WHAT WILL BE THE UPCOMING SNOW SEASON. ITEM NUMBER NINE IS ALSO SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE 1706, AND THIS IS AN ORDINANCE THAT AMENDS CHAPTER FIVE OF THE CITY CODE TO ESTABLISH REGULATION AND REGISTRATION FOR CANNABIS RELATED BUSINESSES. AND THIS REALLY REGULATES RETAIL SALE FOR CANNABIS IN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS. ITEM NUMBER TEN IS TO APPROVE ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND THIS IS AN EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE PROGRAM FOR TRAINING FOR ALL OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY STAFF. AND ONE THING I WOULD NOTE IS THAT THE FUNDING FOR THIS IS PROPOSED TO COME OUT OF THE ADDITIONAL POLICE FUNDING THAT WAS OBTAINED IN 2020 23. FOR THIS, IT WAS ONE OF THE TARGET AREAS THAT THE COUNCIL HAD REFERRED TO IS ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY STAFF. ITEM NUMBER 11 IS TO ACCEPT BIDS AND AWARD A CONTRACT FOR A 2024 CITY HALL AND LIBRARY PARKING LOT PAVING, AND THIS IS UNDER OUR CITY PROJECT 2410. AND THE LOW BID CAME IN FROM WYNBERG COMPANIES AND IT WAS FOR 284,000. THIS WAS ABOUT 9.6% UNDER THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE. THIS WORK IS GOING TO BE CONDUCTED IN TWO SEPARATE, TWO SEPARATE TIME PERIODS. THE CITY HALL PARKING LOT WILL BE DONE IN 2024. THIS FALL, AND THEN THE LIBRARY PARKING LOT WILL BE CONDUCTED OR COMPLETED BY MAY 31ST IN 2025. ITEM NUMBER 12 IS TO APPROVE CAPITAL EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT. AND THIS IS FOR WE REFER TO IT AS UNIT NUMBER 430. BUT THIS IS THE VEHICLE THAT THE BUILDING OFFICIAL DRIVES. HE'S CURRENTLY DRIVING A 2008 FORD ESCAPE, AND IT REPLACES IT WITH A FORD X.

EXCUSE ME, BRONCO SPORT, THE SMALLER VERSION OF THAT. THIS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE THE FORD BRONCO SPORT WAS NOT AVAILABLE ON STATE PURCHASING CONTRACT YET. IT HASN'T BEEN ON THERE SINCE 23. SO WE WENT OUT AND OBTAINED COMPETITIVE QUOTES FOR THIS AND MIDWAY FORD PROVIDED THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BID FOR THIS ITEM. NUMBER 13 IS TO REVIEW A LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH LOCKRIDGE, GRINDAL AND NORTON. THIS WAS OUR LOBBYIST IN 20. REALLY THE 23 AND 24 SEASON. THE CURRENT CONTRACT WITH THEM EXPIRES AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. AND I THINK WITH THE MOMENTUM THAT WE'VE BEEN BUILDING FOR A COUPLE OF OUR PRIMARY PROJECTS, WE'D

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THE CITY WENT THROUGH THE BID PROCESS FOR NEW REALLY HEALTH SERVICES FOR OUR MEDICAL, AND WE'LL BE HAVING A NEW VENDOR IN 2025. BASED ON THOSE BIDS, WE WERE GOING TO SEE SIGNIFICANT ALMOST 30% INCREASES FROM OUR CURRENT VENDOR, AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO GO WITH SOURCEWELL, WHICH IS BEING ADMINISTERED THROUGH BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD. AND THEN UPDATES TO THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE WHEN THE CITY HAS THROUGH AIR, HAS THEIR OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD IN NOVEMBER. THE NEXT ITEM IS RENTAL OCCUPANCY LICENSES FOR APPROVAL AS LISTED. THE 17TH ITEM IS LICENSE AGENDA AS SUBMITTED, AND THE LAST ITEM IS THE REVIEW OF THE BILLS IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,505,538.90. MAYOR. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR KEVIN? I HAVE A COMMENT. ALL RIGHT. A COMMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBER JAMES. THANK YOU. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS, BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS GOING TO GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE THINGS ALONG QUICKLY SO WE CAN MAKE SURE OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT, THIS PACKET LAYS OUT ALL OF THE FEES. AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT THAT I THINK THOSE FEES ARE VERY APPROPRIATE. AND REASONABLE. AND THEY GO UP DIFFERENT LEVELS DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF THE EVENT AND THE HEARING FEE. TO ME, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE PROBABLY QUICKER AND MAYBE EVEN CHEAPER FOR RESIDENTS THAN GOING THROUGH THE ANOKA COUNTY COURTS. SO I THINK THIS IS A WIN WIN FOR RESIDENTS WHO MIGHT BE CAUGHT IN CITATIONS AND ALSO FOR OUR CITY TO MOVE THINGS FORWARD. AND I REALLY COMMEND THE STAFF FOR THE WORK. I DO THINK THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO LOOK INTO THIS PACKET. WE'RE DOING IT ON CONSENT BECAUSE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT AT WORK SESSIONS, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT AT MEETINGS A LOT, BUT IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT CHANGE TO OUR CITY. SO THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT. ANYONE ELSE HAVE COMMENTS? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO COMMENT. ALSO, I AGREE WITH COUNCILMEMBER JAMES AND I KNOW AS A COUNCIL WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT, TALKED WITH STAFF ABOUT THAT. AND I THINK REMOVING THE CRIMINAL RECORD FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE JUST WHO ARE HAVING OTHER ISSUES IS A GREAT WAY TO LOOK AT IT, THAT THERE ARE NOW JUST HAVE FINES THAT THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH, SO THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING WITHOUT HAVING TO GET THE COURTS INVOLVED. AND THEN ALSO FINALIZING THE CHANGE TO OUR WINTER PARKING, WHICH WILL REALLY HELP WITH PLOWING, WHICH MEANS THAT WE CAN GO OUT THERE AND HAVE STAFF PLOWING WHEN THERE'S ONLY TWO INCHES OF SNOW, WHEREAS BEFORE THE RULE WAS 3.5IN. SO WE REALLY DO A MUCH BETTER, MUCH BETTER, MUCH BETTER AT MANAGING THE SNOW WITH THIS.

I DON'T KNOW, KEVIN, IF YOU WANT TO ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT JUST HOW IF WE CAN GET OUT THERE SOONER, IT DOESN'T BUILD UP. IF YOU WANT TO SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I GUESS THE BEST WAY TO SAY THAT IS JUST BEING PROACTIVE AS IT RELATES TO ANY TYPE OF WINTER MANAGEMENT. AND THAT'S BOTH ICE CONTROL. BUT REALLY IN THIS CASE, THE TWO INCHES AMOUNT IS REALLY REPRESENTS MORE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING ALREADY. WE FIND WE GET BETTER RESULTS, USE LESS SALT WHEN WE'RE OUT THERE AT LOWER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THAN WAITING FOR THAT 3.5IN. USING LESS SALT ON THE ROADWAY, GETTING BETTER PERFORMANCE ON OUR PAVEMENT, RESULTING IN CLEARER STREETS THROUGHOUT THE WINTER OPERATION SEASON. SO YEAH, IT WILL REALLY HELP US. THANK YOU. SO I THINK THAT'S GOOD THAT WE'RE HAVING THAT ON OUR CONSENT. ALL RIGHT.

IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I MAY HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. SO SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. ANY DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY

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THANKS SO MUCH. I'M GLAD THAT OUR CITY IS SO FLEXIBLE. THANKS FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT. I'M MICHELLE PETTEWAY, I'M ON THE SCHOOL BOARD. AS MAYOR MARCUS ALREADY STATED, HAVING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DAY, AND I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THAT WE HAD HOMECOMING WEEKEND RECENTLY. SO A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR HOMECOMING COURT AND TO OUR FOOTBALL TEAM WHO WON THEIR GAME AGAINST BROOKLYN CENTER. I BELIEVE THE SCORE WAS 20 TO 12. THERE WERE FIREWORKS WHICH WERE BEAUTIFUL AND JUST AN ALL AROUND GOOD TIME FOR EVERYONE. AS FAR AS DISTRICT BUSINESS GOES, THERE'S A FEW THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED RECENTLY. SO WE JUST CLOSED THE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPEN ENROLLMENT IN ALL GRADES, WHICH IS A GREAT PROBLEM FOR US TO HAVE RIGHT NOW. THIS MEANS THAT ANYONE WHO OPEN ENROLLS TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL. YOU KNOW, THEY STILL HAVE A SPOT RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY'RE NOT ACCEPTING ANY OTHER OUT OF DISTRICT STUDENTS RIGHT NOW. SO ANYONE WHO LIVES IN OUR DISTRICT, THERE'S STILL ROOM. IF ANYONE MOVES TO OUR DISTRICT, YOU KNOW THERE WILL BE ROOM FOR THEIR CHILD THERE. BUT THAT IS A GREAT PLACE TO BE FOR US. WE'VE ALSO REOPENED THIRD GRADE OPEN ENROLLMENT AT HIGHLAND, SO THAT WAS CLOSED BECAUSE IT WAS SO FULL AND THAT THAT WE COULDN'T FIT MORE, MORE KIDS THERE. BUT NOW WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE ROOM. SO WE'RE OPENING THAT BACK UP TO OPEN ENROLL STUDENTS. WE'VE ALSO NOW COMPLETED OUR NEGOTIATIONS FOR OUR EXTRACURRICULAR CLERICAL, CUSTODIAL AND FOOD SERVICE STAFF, AND WE'VE ALSO UPDATED OUR RATES FOR OUR SUBSTITUTES THROUGH TEACHERS ON CALL. WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING TO COMPLETE NEGOTIATIONS FOR OUR E, OUR EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANT SUPPORT, AND ON TO MORE EXCITING THINGS. WE HAD A HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHT LAST WEEK, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ELLA ANDERSON. CORA. SHE ATTENDS A COLUMBIA ACADEMY AND IS A 2024 RECIPIENT OF THE COOK YOUNG SCHOLARS PROGRAM. SCHOLARSHIP.

THE COOK YOUNG SCHOLARS PROGRAM IS A SELECTIVE FIVE YEAR PRE-COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FOR EXCEPTIONALLY PROMISING SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS WITH FINANCIAL NEED. ELLA HAD TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION ANSWER. I THINK A SERIES OF THREE QUESTIONS AND AN ESSAY, WHICH IS NOT EASY TO DO.

AND SO I WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO HER. IT'S ALSO VERY SPECIAL BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS AWARD HAS BEEN GRANTED TO TWO STUDENTS FROM THE SAME SCHOOL, TWO YEARS IN A ROW. SO THIS IS KIND OF BIG, I THINK. I'M THERE WERE 43 STUDENTS CHOSEN. SO JUST TO GIVE SOME IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, SO GOOD ON YOU ELLA. CONGRATULATIONS. AND LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO INVITE EVERYBODY TO OUR MEETINGS. THERE'S LOTS OF CONVERSATION TO BE HAD, LOTS OF INFORMATION TO BE GIVEN. SO IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND OUR MEETINGS AND WORK SESSIONS, WE HOLD REGULAR BUSINESS MEETINGS AT 6 P.M. ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH. WORK SESSIONS ARE HELD AT 530 ON THE THIRD TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH. ALL MEETINGS ARE HELD IN OUR DISTRICT CENTER, COMMUNITY ROOM AND ALL REGULAR MEETINGS ARE LIVE STREAMED OR RECORDED SO YOU CAN ATTEND ONLINE AS WELL IF YOU'D LIKE, OR IF YOU JUST WANT TO TUNE IN. AND YOU CAN FIND MORE INFO ON OUR DISTRICT WEBSITE, WHICH IS COLE HEIGHTS DOT K12 DOT US DOT C O L HEIGHTS DOT K12.M.US. THANK YOU GUYS. SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE UPDATE. OH WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER BISCUITS. QUICK QUESTION. I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE BOYS SOCCER TEAM GAME. I THINK IT WAS THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE HOMECOMING. YEAH. AND THEY WERE PHENOMENAL. THEY HAVE A REALLY GOOD PASSING GAME. AND I HEARD THAT THEY WERE GOING TO SECTIONS THIS PAST WEEK. DO YOU KNOW HOW THEY DID ON THAT? I DO NOT I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK IT UP, BUT THEY WERE REALLY GOOD. UPDATE I KNOW IT'S FAIRLY NEW SO THEY'RE JUST GETTING OFF THE GROUND AND IT'S PRETTY POPULAR RIGHT NOW. SO YEAH, I GOT TO GET ON BOARD. THANK YOU. I'LL HOPEFULLY FIND SOME TIME TOMORROW. YEAH I'LL SEND YOU AN UPDATE. THANK YOU. THANKS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MICHELLE, FOR COMING IN. WE APPRECIATE THE SCHOOL UPDATES. NOW WE ARE ON TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. THIS IS THE

[PUBLIC HEARINGS]

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DAMAGE AND THE MOLD. DURING THE FOLLOW UP INSPECTION ON SEPTEMBER 5TH, OUR INSPECTORS FOUND THAT THE VIOLATION HAD NOT BEEN CORRECTED, AND THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF REVOCATION WAS SENT TO THE OWNER AND THE TENANTS WERE NOTIFIED AS WELL. OUR. ON OCTOBER THIRD, WHICH IS OUR PRE-COUNCIL INSPECTION, THE INSPECTORS FOUND THAT THE VIOLATIONS HAD REMAINED REMAINED UNCORRECTED. SO I SO IF REVOKED, THIS WOULD BE THE ONLY REVOCATION THAT THE OWNER HAS HAD IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WHICH MAKES THEM ELIGIBLE TO REACQUIRE THE RENTAL LICENSE PRIOR TO THE PROPERTY BECOMING UNLAWFUL TO OCCUPY. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY CONTACT WITH THE OWNER.

HE HAS NOT CONTACTED OUR OFFICE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR DAN BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC MEETING? ALL RIGHT THEN, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? THERE IS NO ONE ONLINE. OKAY. AND NOBODY'S ONLINE OKAY. WE DO HAVE SOMEONE. I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THIS OUT LOUD FOR THE RECORDING. WE DO HAVE SOMEONE IN THE CHAMBERS HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

BARBARA OWENS WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU. WELCOME. BARBARA. IF YOU COULD SPEAK IN THE MICROPHONE JUST SO WE CAN HAVE IT RECORDED. THANK YOU. SO THAT IS ACTUALLY MY APARTMENT THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT. I HAVE A TRASH BAG HANGING OVER MY BATHROOM TOILET TO DRAIN INTO MY TUB FROM THE LEAK COMING INTO OUR BATHROOM, WE HAVE SEVERE BLACK MOLD IN OUR BATHROOM. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE LANDLORD MANY, MANY TIMES TO HAVE HIM FIX THIS FOR US AND HE HAS NOT. I MEAN, WE GOT ENDED UP WITH A LETTER STATING THAT HE DOES NOT WANT TO RENEW OUR LEASE DUE TO ME COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS AND I JUST I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR THAT HE ACTUALLY GETS TO KEEP HIS LICENSE IF HE'S NOT GOING TO FIX IT. THE APARTMENT ABOVE ME. THIS ACTUALLY ENDED UP HAPPENING. HAPPENING A YEAR AND A HALF AGO AND IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF, OR SELECT PROPERTY HAS NOT FIXED IT. THIS NEW LANDLORD HAS NOT FIXED IT. AND I MEAN, WE'RE HAVING BREATHING PROBLEMS. I'M SORRY, I'M KIND OF ACTUALLY OUT OF BREATH, BUT HAVING BREATHING PROBLEMS AND I JUST THINK THAT IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING IN. I KNOW IT'S HARD TO COME ON IN AND SOMETIMES OUR ALL THE PROCESSES ARE A LITTLE CONFUSING TOO. SO THANK YOU FOR COMING IN AND STAYING THROUGH THE MEETING TO SHARE AS A RESIDENT OF THE APARTMENT, WE

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THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. AGAIN I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR COMING IN. I KNOW ESPECIALLY MOST I THINK ALMOST ALL OF US HAVE LIVED IN RENTALS BEFORE.

AND SO WHEN YOU'RE LIVING IN YOUR HOME IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN CONTROL. IT IS VERY VULNERABLE TO BE IN THOSE SPACES AND TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE JUST RELYING ON SOMEONE ELSE. AS A CITY, WE TAKE THIS RESPONSIBILITY VERY SERIOUSLY, AND THIS IS WHY YOU KNOW, THIS IS COMING FORWARD TO US TODAY. WE HAVE DEVOTED FINANCIAL, I DON'T WANT TO SAY IN OUR BUDGET, WE'VE DEVOTED TOWARDS INSPECTORS TO MAKE SURE THAT THINGS ARE BEING INSPECTED BECAUSE A SAFE HOUSING IS IMPORTANT. SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT DAN CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AFTER WE DO OUR VOTE HERE TODAY. ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT THEN I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION 2024. DASH 73. THERE BE AN AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BEGINS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING IS NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I ANY OPPOSED AND THE MOTION PASSES. NEXT WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. SORRY.

MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2024. DASH 73 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 COUNCILMEMBER BISCUITS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. ANY DISCUSSION HEARING IS NONE. THEN ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I. I ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION PASSES AND THANK YOU. AND THEN. YEP DAN CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU OUT THERE.

YEP. YEAH. SORRY YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THIS. WE DO HAVE A DAN HAS A LOT OF RESOURCES TO CONNECT WITH YOU AND OTHER RESIDENTS OF THE APARTMENT BUILDING, TOO. SO I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE YOU'RE KIND OF LEFT WITHOUT ANY RESOURCES AT ALL. DAN'S A GREAT RESOURCE, AND YOU CAN ALWAYS FOLLOW UP WITH US, TOO. ALL RIGHT? YES. TAKE CARE. TAKE CARE. NEXT WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 20, APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2024. DASH 74, APPROVING THE EDA'S REQUEST OF A LEVY INCREASE FOR TAXES PAYABLE IN 2025. AND TAKING US THROUGH THIS ITEM IS MITCH. SORRY, MITCH FORNEY, OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AT THE SEPTEMBER 3RD EDA MEETING, THE EDA DISCUSSED ITS TAX LEVIES AND ITS BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 2025. THEY ARE REQUESTING AN INCREASE TO THEIR 2024 LEVY OF $65,000. THE REASON THAT THIS IS COMING BEFORE THE COUNCIL IS BECAUSE THIS SPECIFIC LEVY IS ACTUALLY HANDLED BY THE COUNCIL AND LEVIED BY THE COUNCIL AS A CITYWIDE BUDGET, IN ADDITION TO THAT, DURING REVIEW OF STATE STATUTES, STAFF IDENTIFIED AN ADDITIONAL PROCESS THAT WASN'T TRADITIONALLY DONE BY THE CITY, AND SO THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS A PART OF THAT PROCESS. AT THE SEPTEMBER 23RD CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE CITY COUNCIL STARTED THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS BY ESTABLISHING THE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT. AND THEN AS PART OF THAT PROCESS, RESIDENTS HAVE FROM THE PUBLISHING OF THE RESOLUTION ON THE 20 2463 UNTIL 30 DAYS AFTERWARDS TO PRETTY MUCH START A PETITION AGAINST THE EDA INCREASE. IF THEY SO DEEM TO DO SO. EXCUSE ME. THE EDA HAS REQUESTED THIS ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO ADD SPECIFIC FUNDING FOR INVESTING IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

THIS IS A DIRECT REINVESTMENT AND AT THE GOAL SETTING SESSION IN 2025, THE EDA WILL IDENTIFY

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THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO I WILL JUST ASK ONE MORE TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE THAT THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT BEFORE THE COMMUNITY AS A PUBLIC HEARING, SEEING AS THERE IS NO COMMENT FROM THE PUBLIC ON THIS ITEM, THEN I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION 2020 4-7 FOR THERE BEING AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BEGINS TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY DISCUSSION. SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES AND NEXT HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

MOVE TO APPROVE. RESOLUTION 2020 4-7 FOR A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY'S REQUEST OF A LEVY INCREASE FOR TAXES PAYABLE IN 2025 FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES SECOND AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BIGGINS. ANY DISCUSSION HEARING IS NOT THEN ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND

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MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. SORRY, I HAVE THE SAME THING. SO THE WE HAVE A CELL TOWER ON THE BACK OF THE PUBLIC WORKS LOT. THAT IS OWNED BY VERIZON WIRELESS. THAT WAS PUT IN IN 2008. IT'S 110FT TALL, AND IT DOES HAVE ADDITIONAL ROOM TO HAVE ADDITIONAL ANTENNA PUT ON THAT TOWER IN. EARLIER IN 2024, WE WERE APPROACHED BY DISH WIRELESS TO INSTALL ADDITIONAL ANTENNA ON THAT TOWER. AND THE CITY HAS GONE THROUGH A REVIEW PROCESS FOR THAT. AND I'D LIKE TO JUST LIKE TO TALK ABOUT SOME PARTICULARS OF THE LEASE THAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. THIS TOWER IS OWNED BY VERIZON, SO WE DO NOT GET REVENUE OFF THE TOWER ITSELF. THAT IS DONE IN NEGOTIATED BY VERIZON. BUT WE DO GET REVENUE OFF ANY LAND AREA THAT A POTENTIAL TENANT WOULD HAVE FOR THIS. SO WHAT DISH IS PROPOSING IS A GROUND AREA SPACE OF TEN BY 12 AND PUTTING A PLATFORM ON THERE FOR THEIR EQUIPMENT, AND THEN THEIR ANTENNA WOULD GO IN A SPACE JUST BELOW THE EXISTING ANTENNA ON THE TOWER UNDER THE TERMS OF THE LEASE. THAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. THERE ARE FOUR PRIMARY COMPONENTS TO THAT. THERE IS A LEASE RATE. WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS $800 A MONTH OR $9,600 PER YEAR. THAT LEASE RATE WOULD HAVE AN ESCALATION ANNUALLY AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OF 3%. THE INITIAL TERM ON THAT IS FIVE YEARS, AND THEN AN AUTO RENEWS FOR FOUR ADDITIONAL FIVE YEAR TERMS. THESE PARTICULAR TERMS ARE COMMON WITHIN OTHER CARRIERS THAT WE HAVE EXISTING AGREEMENTS WITH. AS SUCH, ON THE WATER OR CITY WATER TOWER. THE STAFF HAS GONE THROUGH THE LEASE. THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS REVIEWED, AND HIS COMMENTS ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE LEASE. AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE LEASE WITH DISH WIRELESS. ONE LAST NOTE DISH WIRELESS KIND OF IS AN UNCOMMON. THERE'S CERTAINLY A TELEVISION PROVIDER.

IF YOU THINK OF THAT THROUGH SATELLITE. BUT DISH WIRELESS THEIR CELLULAR OPERATES UNDER THE BOOST MOBILE PLATFORM. SO IF YOU SEE BOOST MOBILE AROUND THAT'S ACTUALLY A DISH COMPANY.

SO MAYOR, I'D BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR KEVIN? COUNCIL MEMBER BEGIN. YES. THIS IS IN OUR SPOT WHERE OUR NEW PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING HOPEFULLY WILL GO. IS IT GOING TO AFFECT ANYTHING WITH CONSTRUCTION? IT'S SO NO MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. SO NO, WE'VE ACCOMMODATED WITHIN THE PLANNING EFFORT NOT ONLY THE EXISTING SPACE BUT ADDITIONAL SPACE, THINKING THAT THERE MAY BE THREE ADDITIONAL CARRIERS ON THAT FOR THIS TYPE OF INSTALLATION. SO NO, IT'S BEEN ACCOMMODATED IN OUR PLANNING EFFORTS SO FAR. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. SEEING AS NONE, THEN MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT? MOVE TO APPROVE THE GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT WITH DISH WIRELESS, LLC OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT FOR THE SAME FOR THE USE OF

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SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB JAMES TO APPROVE THE GROUND LEASE. ANY DISCUSSION SEEING IS NONE. THEN ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. AND NOW WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 22.

CONSIDERATION OF A RENTAL LICENSE EXEMPTION FOR 4721 CHATHAM ROAD NORTHEAST. AND ANDREW BOUCHER WILL TAKE US THROUGH THIS. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL, BEFORE YOU YOU HAVE A CONSIDERATION OF A RENTAL LICENSE EXEMPTION FOR 4721 CHATHAM ROAD NORTHEAST. THE APPLICANT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN APPROVED FOR A EXEMPTION IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. BUT DURING THE INITIAL INSPECTION, THERE WERE SOME ITEMS THAT JUST NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED, SO HE DECIDED TO WITHDRAW THE INITIAL APPLICATION AND TAKE THE TIME THAT HE NEEDED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS.

ON SEPTEMBER 27TH, THE OWNER REACHED OUT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, REQUESTING AN EXEMPTION FROM THE SINGLE FAMILY RENTAL DENSITY CAP. ATTACHED IS A LETTER THAT THE STAFF RECEIVED, ALONG WITH A SCOPE OF WORK DESCRIBED. THE EXISTING BLOCK IS BLOCK NUMBER 182 AND HAS A TOTAL OF 34 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ALONG AND AN ALLOTMENT OF THREE RENTALS, WITH THE BLOCK BEING AT THE CAPACITY. AS THERE ARE CURRENTLY THREE RENTALS, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY OR MAY NOT GRANT A TEMPORARY LICENSE AND THE SOLE DISCRETION, AND AS IT IS, THE HOMEOWNER'S RIGHT TO APPEAL TO THE COUNCIL, STAFF BROUGHT FORTH THE APPEAL ALONG WITH THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FOR DISCUSSION AND REVIEW. I ALSO HAVE THE APPLICANT ATTENDS VIA TEAMS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE COULD HEAR FROM THE OWNER THEN. WELCOME, DEREK. AND HEAR. WE CAN'T HEAR YOU YET. IF YOU CAN JUST CONTINUED MAYBE CHATTING A BIT WHILE WE GET YOUR SPEAKER UP. CAN YOU HEAR US? OKAY, I CAN HEAR YOU. THERE YOU ARE. WE CAN HEAR YOU NOW. OH, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I'M GOOD ON YOUR CAMERA. NO, NO. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR. AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. I, AS ANDREW SAID, I APPEARED EARLIER THIS YEAR TO APPLY FOR A RENTAL EXEMPTION FOR THE HOUSE THAT I OWN ON 4721 CHATHAM ROAD. I SHARED WITH YOU SOME PICTURES AND SOME BACKGROUND AND UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T HAVE THE PICTURES VIRTUALLY. BUT I'D LIKE TO JUST REMIND YOU OF THE BACKGROUND OF THE KIND OF MY FAMILY WE WERE. IT'S THE HOME THAT I MOSTLY GREW UP IN. IT'S THE HOME THAT MY MOTHER GREW UP IN AND MY GRANDPARENTS PURCHASED IN 1959. AND SO WE HAVE A REALLY STRONG CONNECTION TO NOT ONLY THE HOUSE, BUT ALSO THE COMMUNITY. MY GRANDFATHER WAS THE COUNTY AUDITOR, ANOKA COUNTY AUDITOR, ELECTED IN 1970 AND REELECTED FOUR TIMES AFTERWARDS. I WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, AND WHEN I LIVED IN THE DORMS FOR THE FIRST YEAR, BUT MY GRANDPA GOT SICK. AND SO I ENDED UP MOVING INTO THIS HOUSE TO TAKE CARE OF HIM AND MY GRANDMOTHER.

ALL THROUGHOUT MY FIRST UNDERGRAD AND UNFORTUNATELY, MY GRANDMOTHER PASSED AWAY IN 2023, WHICH WAS ROUGHLY WHEN I INHERITED THE HOME. AND MOVING FORWARD. IT'S THE HOUSE THAT MY MOTHER WOULD LIKE TO RETIRE IN, AND SHE'S CURRENTLY IN WASHINGTON. WHEN MY GRANDMOTHER PASSED AWAY, IT WAS RATHER SUDDEN. AND SO IN TERMS OF RETIREMENT PLANNING, THINGS HAVE BEEN KIND OF THROWN INTO A YEAH, KIND OF A CHAOTIC STATE. BUT WE'RE FAIRLY CONFIDENT THAT SHE WANTS TO DO THIS WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO. AND SO WITH ME STARTING MY FAMILY AND NOT MY, MY PARTNER LIVING ON THE WEST COAST, I'VE BEEN SPLITTING MY TIME AND THE PURPOSE OF THE RENTAL EXEMPTION REQUEST IS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE IT OCCUPIED WHILE WE WAIT FOR MY MOM TO PREPARE TO MOVE BACK. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? NO. ALL RIGHT, WELL, THEN I GUESS WE ARE READY TO HAVE A VOTE. ALL RIGHT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION THEN TO WAIVE THE READIN? MOVE TO WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION 2024, DASH 072. THERE BE AN AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BASKINS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER

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IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN AN ADVENTURE SO FAR AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU BACK TO COLUMBIA HEIGHTS. ME TOO. YEAH, US TOO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THEN, THE NEXT IN OUR MEETING, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY BID CONSIDERATIONS OR NEW BUSINESS REPORTS. SO THAT BRINGS US TO

[CITY COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS]

OPEN HOUSE WAS JUST A WONDERFUL GOOD TIME. AND THANK YOU TO OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR PUTTING THAT ON. I SAW LOTS AND LOTS OF TODDLERS THERE AND MY HIGH SCHOOLER AND I ALSO ENJOYED IT.

SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER BESKIN'S. HI EVERYONE. FIRST, I WANT TO START OFF IN THANKING RACHEL FOR ORGANIZING THE CLEANUP AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS THAT CAME TO OUR CITY AND HELPED US WITH IT. IT'S ALWAYS A WONDERFUL EVENT AND IT'S ALWAYS SO NICE TO DRIVE DOWN RIGHT AFTER. AND IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING'S PICKED UP. SO AND THEN THE SECOND METRO CITIES, I ALSO WAS IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE METRO CITIES ECON AND HOUSING COMMISSION. AGAIN, THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER OR COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES FOR PUTTING THAT VERBIAGE IN THERE AND GETTING THE VOTE.

WE DIDN'T PASS, BUT IT WAS VERY CLOSE COMPARED TO THE LAST TIME. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THAT. ALSO ATTENDED COFFEE WITH A COP AT BOBBY AND STEVE'S. THEY HAVE A WONDERFUL IF ANYONE HASN'T BEEN

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THE LIBRARY DOES OPEN AT 10 A.M. ON SATURDAYS AND USUALLY WE'RE PRETTY MUCH DONE WITH USING THE PARKING LOT FOR THE MOST PART, SO IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO MEET AND A CENTRAL LOCATION EVERYONE CAN FIND. I ATTENDED A ROTARY MEETING FOR OPERATION POLLINATION, WHICH IS A NATIONAL AND ALSO INTERNATIONAL POLLINATOR GROUP, AND WE DO QUARTERLY ZOOM MEETINGS WITH RESIDENTS OR ROTARIANS ACROSS THE WORLD. AND IT'S VERY EXCITING TO MAKE SURE AND HEAR ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS PEOPLE ARE HELPING POLLINATORS ACROSS THE GLOBE AT OUR NORMAL ROTARY MEETING, WE WERE ATTENDED BY THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. WE HAD A SPEAKER IN THERE TALKING ABOUT HOW OUR ELECTIONS ARE SAFE AND RELIABLE. IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE THAT UPDATE FROM THE LEAGUE. ALSO TOURED THE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING. I WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. BUT ALSO, SENATOR KUNESH AND REPRESENTATIVE FEIST FOR TAKING TIME OUT TO LEARN ABOUT OUR BUILDINGS NEEDS AND WHY WE'RE ASKING THE STATE FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN PROVIDING THE RESOURCES FOR THIS NEW BUILDING THAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS MET WITH RESIDENTS OF OUR RATIO APARTMENT BUILDING UP RIGHT UPSTAIRS OF CITY HALL. IT WAS GREAT TO MEET WITH THEM AND SEE HOW THEY'RE ENJOYING LIVING IN THE NEW COMMUNITY HERE. EVERYONE THERE WAS NEW TO COLUMBIA HEIGHTS THAT CAME TO THE MEET AND GREET, SO THAT WAS REALLY NICE TO MEET THEM.

ATTENDED OUR EDA MEETING AS WELL AND OUR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS MEETING LAST WEEK AND WORK SESSION. AND THAT'S MY BUSY COUPLE WEEKS AND WE'LL GO TO OUR ACTING CITY MANAGER, KEVIN HANSON. THANK YOU, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS JUST FILLING IN FOR AARON. I'D LIKE TO BRING UP ONE THING BECAUSE THERE WON'T BE TIME. THIS IS THE LAST REGULAR MEETING BEFORE WE BID FAREWELL TO OUR FIRE CHIEF. CHARLIE THOMPSON WILL BE RETIRING. SO HE IS WITH US FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS, AND HIS LAST DAY WILL BE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25TH. SO I'VE ENJOYED BOTH OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE HE'S BEEN OUR FIRE CHIEF TWICE. BOTH OPPORTUNITIES OF WORKING WITH THEM. I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT HE'S DONE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND PARTICULARLY WITH STAFF AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT HERE. SO KNOW I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW CHARLIE A LOT BETTER THE SECOND TIME AROUND AND HAVE REALLY ENJOYED, YOU KNOW, BEING A PARTNER WITH HIM AND THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE TOGETHER HERE. SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S IF YOU IF YOU KNOW CHARLIE, THERE'LL BE TIME TO I SHOULDN'T SAY TIME, BUT STOP BY. AND IF HE'S AROUND, I KNOW HE'S REALLY BUSY IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS HERE, BUT YOU KNOW, BID HIM A FAREWELL AND A AND A HAPPY RETIREMENT. SO SORRY TO SEE HIM GO, BUT ALSO CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM. SO THANK YOU, KEVIN. AND ALSO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THEN WHO WILL BE OUR NEXT FIRE CHIEF? YES. SO THE CITY MANAGER AND HAS SELECTED THE ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF AND THAT WOULD BE DAN O'BRIEN. SO HE'LL BE SWORN IN AT THE VERY NEXT REGULAR MEETING WITH CHARLIE LEAVING ON THE 25TH, SO THAT WE'LL HAVE CONTINUITY WITH THAT. SO THANK YOU. AWESOME. WE HAVE TRICK OR TREAT COMING UP AND THAT'S COMING UP ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26TH. AND THAT'S AT HOUSTON PARK EAST FROM 1 TO 4. AND THAT HAS BEEN AN ANNUAL PROGRAM FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS ABSENT OF COVID. BUT THAT'S ALSO BEEN A PROGRAM THAT REALLY HAS GROWN AND THAT THE COMMUNITY SEEMS TO REALLY ENJOY FOR THAT. SO HE'S PARK EAST 1 TO 4 ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26TH. AND THEN THE LAST THING I HAVE, BECAUSE THE OTHER THINGS I HAD, YOU'VE ALREADY SPOKEN ABOUT IS ABSENTEE VOTING IS ONGOING. SO FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO DO IN PERSON, EARLY VOTING, ABSENTEE, THEY CAN COME HERE AND WE'RE OPEN FROM 8 TO 430 AND THEY CAN CAST THEIR BALLOT. AND THAT WOULD CERTAINLY BE OPEN. AND CORRECT ME IF I'M

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MAYOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COULD YOU ALSO TELL US A DATE FOR THE MNDOT MEETING? OH, SURE.

I FORGOT THAT. SO MNDOT IS HOLDING A OPEN HOUSE AND THAT'S ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24TH, 5 TO 7 HERE. THEY'LL BE DOING A SHORT PRESENTATION AND REALLY OPENING THAT UP TO THE COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE THE INPUT THAT THEY'VE REALLY BEEN GETTING FOR. AND THIS IS FOR CENTRAL AVENUE. AND REALLY THE REDESIGN OF CENTRAL AVENUE. THEY'RE ABOUT TO ENTER INTO DESIGN IN 2025. SO THEY REALLY WANT TO OBTAIN AS MUCH INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY, FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN. I THINK THEY'RE REALLY TRYING TO FOCUS ON MAKING SURE THEY GET IT RIGHT ON CENTRAL AVENUE. SO AGAIN, THAT'S ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24TH FROM 5 TO 7 HERE AT CITY HALL. THANK YOU. I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE HEIGHTS. NEXT IS HOSTING THE SECOND SPOOKTACULAR AT CARDIAC PARK THAT IS ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18TH FROM 430 TO 730. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE THERE AS WELL. IT IS A SIMPLE WALK THROUGH CARDIAC PARK AND THERE ARE SOME JACK-O-LANTERNS PLACED AROUND. THERE'LL BE FREE S'MORES AND FREE APPLE CIDER, AS WELL AS SEEING THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT VEHICLES SO HOPE PEOPLE CAN STOP BY. THERE'LL BE TWO WEEKENDS OF KIND OF FALL EVENTS HAPPENING HERE AT THE CITY, AND THAT IS IT FOR OUR REPORT. SO UNLESS ANYONE ELSE HAS ANYTHING TO ADD. ALL RIGHT

[COMMUNITY FORUM]

AND IS THERE ANYONE ATTENDING VIRTUALLY? THANK YOU. THERE'S NO ONE ATTENDING VIRTUALLY AND PERSONAL ATTACKS, THREATS, USE OF PROFANITY AND OTHER DISRESPECTFUL COMMENTS ARE PROHIBITED, AND ALL SPEAKERS SHOULD LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO FIVE MINUTES. THE COUNCIL WILL LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, ASK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS AND, IF NEEDED, REQUEST STAFF TO FOLLOW UP OR DIRECT THE MATTER TO BE ADDED TO AN UPCOMING AGENDA. GENERALLY, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOT TAKE OFFICIAL ACTION ON ITEMS RAISED AT THE COMMUNITY FORUM AT THE MEETING ON WHICH THEY ARE RAISED. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND SARAH, IF YOU COULD INTRODUCE OUR FIRST SPEAKER. YES. IS IT ASA AZAR WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? THANK YOU AND WELCOME.

ASA. IF YOU COULD SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE. HELLO. I HAVE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE.

WELCOME. MY NAME IS ASA. I AM A RESIDENT IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, AND I GO TO COLUMBIA HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL. I AM ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL. GSA. AND I JUST KIND OF WANT TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. SO GSA STANDS FOR GENDER, SEXUALITY ALLIANCE OR GAY STRAIGHT ALLIANCE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO LGBTQ PLUS PEOPLE. ANYBODY WHO IS ENROLLED IN COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL CAN COME HANG OUT WITH US FOR MONDAYS AFTER SCHOOL FROM 315 TO 4:05 P.M. ON SEPTEMBER 9TH. WE WORKED CONCESSIONS AT A SOCCER GAME TO HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR OUR CLUB. ON SEPTEMBER 21ST, WE HAD A BOOTH AT HEIGHTS PRIDE WITH FACE PAINTING, BRACELET MAKING, STICKERS, BAGS AND PRIDE FLAG NAMING AT NO COST. WE. OUR MEETINGS ARE IN ROOM 191, WHICH IS MR. HERBERT'S ROOM AND WE PLAY GAMES, LEARN ABOUT IDENTITIES, CHAT AND IT IS A SAFE SPACE FOR ANYONE AND EVERYONE. TODAY'S MEETING WAS INFORMATIONAL ON DIFFERENT IDENTITIES AND HISTORICAL LGBTQ PLUS FIGURES IN HONOR OF LGBTQ PLUS HISTORY MONTH. AND IF ANYONE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SPEAKING TO THE GSA AT A MEETING OR FINDING MORE ABOUT WHAT WE DO PERSONALLY, THEY CAN ALWAYS REACH OUT TO US AT COLE HEIGHTS GSA AT GMAIL.COM. COLE HEIGHTS DOT GSA.COM. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN AND SHARING THAT. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? NO. THANK YO. WELL THANK YOU I KNOW WE WERE JUST CELEBRATING ON FRIDAY

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SHE I ASKED HER ABOUT IT. SHE SAID SHE NEVER KNEW ABOUT IT AND HE COLLECTED SOME AND HE PUT THEM IN HIS YARD. HE'S DONE NOTHING FOR THE LAST YEAR EXCEPT FOR DUSTING A FEW THINGS. AND THIS IS WAY OUT OF CONTROL, WAY OUT OF CONTROL. I KNOW THERE'S ISSUES PROBABLY IN HIS HOME.

IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS. I DON'T NEED TO KNOW THAT. BUT I DO NEED TO KNOW THAT I'VE LIVED IN MY HOUSE FOR 38 YEARS, AND I'VE NEVER, EVER GONE THROUGH WHAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH WITH THAT HOUSE. AND I REALIZED THAT WE COUNCIL WORKED ON IT AND THEY DID WHAT THEY COULD DO. BUT NOW IT'S RIGHT BACK TO THE SAME THING. AND NOTHING UP FRONT IS DONE. THERE'S A BIG THING, LIKE IF YOU HAD A, I GUESS YOU'D CALL IT A ROLL OR SOMETHING. IT'S GOT SPIKES ON THE END. HE'S NEVER COVERED IT. THE KIDS ARE OUT THERE TRYING TO WALK ON THE SIDEWALK OR NOT. THE SIDEWALK, BUT THE BETWEEN THE STREET AND THE CEMENT, AND THEY'RE GOING TO FALL. I MEAN, AND SO I'M JUST COMING TO YOU. I'VE BEEN HERE THROUGH THIS LAST YEAR, AND I REALLY, REALLY THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OVER. AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S NOT OVER. AND IT'S GETTING VERY, VERY FRUSTRATING TO THE NEIGHBORS. SO I JUST WANT THE COUNCIL TO KNOW THEY NEED TO DRIVE BY. THEY NEED TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. YOU CANNOT SEE THE BACK OF HIS HOME ANYMORE. IT'S ALL IRONED OFF SO NOBODY CAN SEE WHAT'S IN THERE. IT'S JUST THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. AT THIS POINT, AND HE'S GOT A COUPLE BOARDS UP. BUT I JUST WANT TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT OVER WITH. IT'S A YEAR WE, MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE WAITED AND NOTHING IT KEPT BEING KEPT PUT OFF, GONE TO THIS. NO.

GO TO THIS. NO. WE GOT TO MOVE IT TO THIS. THAT'S UNFAIR. TOTALLY UNFAIR FOR EVERYBODY WHO LIVES IN THIS COMMUNITY. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE? HOW WE HAVE AND SO WE NEED SOME PEOPLE TO STEP UP AND GET MOVING ON IT, BECAUSE IT'S WRONG. AND I MEAN, I HAVE SHADE KIDS OUT. PLEASE DON'T WALK ON THERE PLEASE, BECAUSE THEY WALK RIGHT ON THE EDGE. AND IF THEY FALL IN, THEY'RE GOING IN WITH THE BRICKS AND THE STONES. SO I JUST WANT TO BRING THAT UP. I USUALLY DON'T COME, BUT I'VE HAD ENOUGH. SO. AND I DID IT. AND I'LL TELL KATIE THAT I FOUND HER SIGN IN HIS YARD. AND I ASKED HER AND SHE SAID NO, SHE NEVER PUT IT THERE. SO HE WENT AROUND COLLECTING SIGNS. ALSO OUT OF OTHER PEOPLE'S YARDS. SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW I REALLY HOPE SOMETHING GETS TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE THIS IS THIS IS WAY TOO LONG. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THIS. AND I'M NOT GETTING ANY HELP. IT STARTED OUT GOOD AND THEN IT WENT KIND OF DOWN. AND I THINK HE THOUGHT HE HAD FREEDOM. SO IT WAS JUST FREEDOM BACK AGAIN. SO I JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE YOUR TIME FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU. DIANE. AND I BELIEVE WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH DIANE RIGHT? YES. OKAY. VERY AWARE OF THE PROPERTY THAT DIANE'S TALKING ABOUT. THANK YO.

AND OUR NEXT SPEAKER, JASON, WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. WELCOME, JASON. IF YOU CAN SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. HI. MY NAME IS JASON. I'VE BEEN A COLUMBIA HEIGHTS RESIDENT HOMEOWNER FOR 24 YEARS, AND I JUST GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU, DO ALL YOUR SQUAD CARS HAVE CAMERAS IN THE DASHBOARD? THEY DO NOT.

DO THEY HAVE CAMERAS IN THE BACK SEAT? THEY DO NOT. NONE OF THEM? NO. OKAY. THAT'S UNFORTUNATE. SO IS IT A POLICY OF YOUR OFFICERS TO IDENTIFY WHEN ASKED BY A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC? YES. IT IS A POLICY. YES. IS IT A POLICY TO A SEATBELT? PEOPLE THAT ARE PUT INTO THE BACK OF A PATROL CAR?

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MY NECK IS STILL MESSED UP. AND THEN WHEN WE GOT TO THE JAIL, HE OPENED UP THE DOOR AND THEN SLAMMED THE DOOR BACK AGAINST MY HEAD. AND THEN THEY PULLED ME OUT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAR.

SO THEN I SPENT THE NIGHT IN JAIL. I GET OUT OF JAIL. MY WALLET'S NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. I SAW THEM PUT MY WALLET ON THE TOP OF THE SQUAD CAR, SO THEN I LEAVE THE JAIL. I START WALKING HOME BECAUSE I HAD NO MONEY, NO CREDIT CARDS, NO NOTHING. AND I TURNED ON MY CELL PHONE THAT HAD LITTLE BATTERY AND I STARTED GETTING NOTIFICATIONS ABOUT MY CREDIT CARDS BEING DEFRAUDED. SO THEN WHEN I GOT HOME, I GOT A RIDE TO THE JAIL AND I WENT IN AND YOU GUYS HAD NO IDEA WHERE MY WALLET WAS. SO MY WALLET'S MISSING. I EXPENSIVE, NICE LEATHER WALLET, MIND YOU, THAT I GOT AS A GIFT FROM MY PARENTS AND ALL OF MY STUFF WAS GONE. MY CREDIT CARDS WERE GONE. MY BANK CARD, MY ID, MY FISHING LICENSE, SENTIMENTAL THINGS THAT I HAD IN MY WALLET THAT MY FATHER GAVE ME THAT'S BEEN DEAD SINCE 2007. YOU KNOW, ALL OF IT'S GONE, RIGHT? AND THESE GUYS HAD NO IDEA WHERE ANY OF IT WENT. OKAY. AND THEN I GET SOME HOMELESS LADY SHOWS UP ON MY FRONT DOOR WITH MY OLD BENT UP ID AFTER I HAD ALREADY BOUGHT A NEW ID, AND SHE TOLD ME WHERE SHE GOT IT FROM, AND I TOLD ALL THIS STUFF TO TROY VAUGHN. YOUR SERGEANT WHO WAS OUT THERE THAT NIGHT WHEN THEY ARRESTED ME. HE DON'T LIKE ME BECAUSE I CALLED HIM OUT THREE NIGHTS EARLIER. THEY ALL HAVE A BIAS AGAINST ME. AND SO, YEAH, AND I STILL AM DEALING WITH NECK INJURY. I COULDN'T EVEN MOVE OR DO ANYTHING UNTIL OCTOBER 4TH WHEN I FINALLY MOVED MY HEAD AROUND AND I HAD IT SNAP IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD. AND THEN FINALLY MY HEADACHES WENT AWAY. THE PRESSURE WENT AWAY AND I COULD FINALLY FUNCTION AGAIN. OKAY. AND I, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE CAMERA FOOTAGE OF THE BACK OF THE SQUAD CARS. I JUST DON'T BELIEVE THAT. AND DASH CAM, ISN'T IT STANDARD FOR MOST DEPARTMENTS TO HAVE THAT? HOW ABOUT BODY CAM? SO ARE YOU ONE OF YOU GUYS, THE CITY ATTORNEY THERE? I WANT YOU I WANT DISCOVERY OF ALL THE CAMERA FOOTAGE OF ALL THE POLICE OFFICERS THAT WERE OUT HERE ON JULY 18TH, APPROXIMATELY 1:30 A.M. I WANT ALL THE FOOTAGE FROM ALL OF THEM PER DISCOVERY IN MY COURT DATE THAT I HAVE IS ON THE 24TH. AND LET'S SEE HERE. THEY

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SENTIMENTAL THINGS A 50 SOME DOLLARS WALLET, I PRESUME. SO, YEAH, THAT'S WHERE I'M AT.

THAT'S WHY I'M HERE AND I'M NOT HAPPY WITH THE CITY OR THE POLICE OFFICERS IN GENERAL.

THANK YOU. JASON, I KNOW THAT THERE ARE WAYS FOR YOU TO GET THAT INFORMATION AND YEAH, WELL, I BELIEVE THROUGH THE CITY. I DON'T WANT THE FOOTAGE TO GO AWAY AND I DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR IT. I WOULD HAVE WENT AND REQUESTED THE FOOTAGE MYSELF, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT WHEN IT'S GOING TO BE USED AGAINST ME IN COURT. JUST LIKE LAST TIME I WENT AND PAID FOR ALL THE FOOTAGE AND I DIDN'T GET IT ALL, AND I HAD TO FIGHT WITH THEM TO GET IT ALL. TOOK OVER A MONTH AND A HALF FIGHTING WITH THEM. AND THEN WHEN I WENT TO TRIAL, THERE IS A PROCESS THERE IS A PROCESS TO GET THE INFORMATION, AND WE DO HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THOSE PROCESSES. SO I APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN, BUT WE CAN'T ADDRESS IT AT THIS MEETING. BUT WE DO WANT YOU TO HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED. YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU ARE ABLE TO GET THAT INFORMATION. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS AT TONIGHT'S MEETING? ALL RIGHT THEN THEN I HAVE A MOTION THEN TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. SO MOVED. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BIGGINS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER SPRIGGS TO ADJOURN. ADJOURN THE MEETING. ANY DISCUSSION SEEING IS NONE. THEN ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

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