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MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP MEETING CITY COUNCIL LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA JULY 27, 2016 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a workshop meeting of the City Council of Little Canada, Minnesota was convened on the 27th day of July, 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 ALSO PRESENT: Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member City Administrator Assoc. Planner Cable TV Technician City Clerk Mr. Tom Fischer Mr. Rick Montour Mr. Christian Torkelson Mr. Mike McGraw Mr. Joel Hanson Ms. Jessica Jagoe Mr. Kevin Helander Ms. Heidi Heller The purpose of this evening's meeting is for the City Council to discuss participation in the GreenStep Cities program, review a Social Media Policy draft and discuss updating the city website. DISCUSSION The City Clerk stated that one of the 2016 goals was to discuss ABOUT participating in the GreenStep Cities Program. She explained that staff PARTICIPATION has researched the program, and there would be a lot of on-going staff IN THE time needed to participate. The City Administrator stated that the City has GREENSTEP been actively doing as much as possible in regards to being energy CITIES efficient and "green" for several years. He noted that amount of City Staff PROGRAM needed for documentation makes it difficult to participate in programs like this. Fischer stated that City Staff already has a lot going on, and doesn't feel there is a need to spend time tracking things the City already does in order to participate in this program. He stated that if the City website is updated, it would be nice to explain to the public what sustainable things the City has been doing for several years.