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MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP MEETING CITY COUNCIL LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA OCTOBER 14, 2020 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a Workshop meeting of the City Council of Little Canada, Minnesota was convened on the 141h day of October, 2020 in the Conference Room of the City Center located at 515 Little Canada Road in said City. In accordance with the requirements of Minn. Stet. Section 13D.021, the City Administrator has determined that an in person meeting is not practical or prudent because of a health pandemic or an emergency declared under Chapter 12 of the Minnesota Statutes. Because of the health pandemic and emergency declaration, it has been determined that attendance at the regular meeting location by elected officials and members of the public is not feasible. Therefore, some or all of the City Council members may be participating by telephone or other electronic means. This meeting will be recorded in its entirety. Members of the public may monitor the meeting on the CTVNorth Suburbs website (live stream) or use the meeting linkprovided on the city website prior to the meeting. 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 Keis, Council Members Fischer, McGraw & Montour. Absent: Torkelson. ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Chris Heineman, Parks & Rec/Community Services Manager Bryce Shearen, Finance Director Brenda Malinowski, Public Works Director Bill Dircks, City Clerk Heidi Heller, City Engineer Mark Kasma and Tim Olson, Bolton & Menk UPDATE ON COVID-19 EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THE FEDERAL CARES ACT The City Administrator stated that staff is looking for Council feedback on how to proceed. He explained that Little Canada received $782,484 in CARES Act funds in July, and under current guidance, any unused funds as of November 15, 2020 will need to be returned. He reported that cities are required to submit reports monthly on expenditures and staff has held off of any public safety cost reimbursements until more guidance was given. He stated that there is also a possibility to offer a business assistance program if the Council is interested, but it would then lower the amount that could be used for public safety cost reimbursement. He stated that he has looked at grant programs other cities have offered, and explained that many programs set a total amount that would be used for the grants, but many cities have not used a lot of their designated funds since there are several other options for businesses. Fischer stated that he likes the idea of a grant program, but is unsure about the reimbursement for public safety costs.