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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA FEBRUARY 23, 2022 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the City Council of Little Canada, Minnesota was convened on the 23rd day of February, 2022 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 7:30 p.m. and the following members of the City Council were present at roll call: CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Keis, Council Members McGraw, Fischer, Miller and Torkelson. Absent: None. ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Chris Heineman, Finance Director Brenda Malinowski and City Clerk/HR Manager Heidi Heller. MINUTES McGraw introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOL UTION NO. 2 022-2-28 — APPR O VING THE MINUTES OF THE FEBR UAR Y 91 2022 REGULAR MEETING AS SUBMITTED The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Miller. Ayes (5). Nays (0). Resolution adopted. ANNOUNCEMENTS None. PUBLIC COMMENTS Walter Dillon, stated that he owns a sneaker business in Little Canada, and has been open since September 2021. He reported that his business has been broken into five times, and the neighbor has also been broken into and car jacked. He stated that he is basically out of business now because of the repeated burglaries. He stated that he employs other people but does not know how he can continue. Ramsey County Deputy Mike Servatka, Crime Prevention Deputy, stated there has been an increase in crime across the metro, including in Little Canada. He stated that initial investigations were closed due to lack of evidence and explained that the high -value items displayed in view made it an easy target. The City Administrator stated that the Thunder Bay Mall is under new ownership and staff is working with the property managers on ways to improve safety and security. McGraw stated that the daily incident reports that the Council gets from the Sheriff's Department are of little value because there are no specific details of addresses or businesses, and he requested that the reports give more details so that staff and the Council know exactly where and who are being repeatedly affected. Deputy Servatka stated that Little Canada's location along the freeways and Rice Street makes the city easily accessible to criminals.