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MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP MEETING CITY COUNCIL LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA FEBRUARY 22, 2016 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a workshop meeting of the City Council of Little Canada, Minnesota was convened on the 22nd day of February, 2016 in the Council Chambers of the City Center located at 515 Little Canada Road in said City. Mayor John Keis called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and the following members of the City Council were present at roll call: CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Mr. John Keis Council Member Mr. Tom Fischer Council Member Mr. Mike McGraw Council Member Council Member ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator City Attorney Ramsey Cty Deputy Mgr. Ramsey Cty Hist. Society City Clerk Mr. Rick Montour Mr. Christian Torkelson Mr. Joel R. Hanson Mr. Chad Lemmons Ms. Heather Worthington Mr. Chad Roberts Ms. Heidi Heller The purpose of this evening's meeting is for city staff to provide information updates to the City Council. RENAMING Heather Worthington, a Ramsey County Deputy Manager stated that SAVAGE LAKE approximately two years ago, a Little Canada resident submitted a petition to Rainsey County requesting that Savage Lake be renamed. She stated she has done the research for this request, and the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners recently discussed it and is willing to consider this request, subject to the agreement of the Little Canada City Council. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Commissioner would ultimately approve the change and what the name is. Chad Roberts, Executive Director of the Ramsey County Historical Society stated that he researched why it was named Savage Lake, to determine if it was named after a family or tribe of Indians. He stated that it is clear that the fur traders came to the area and did a lot of trading with Indians, and the lake was not named after a family, tribe or specific event. He noted that "savage" is a very racist term, and he is supportive of the