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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA MARCH 22, 2023 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 March, 2023 in the Council Chambers of the City Center located at 515 Little Canada Road in said City. Mayor Tom Fischer called the meeting to order at 7:36 p.m. and the following members of the City Council were present at roll call: CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Fischer, Council Members T. Miller, Kwapick, Gutierrez and D. Miller. Absent: None. ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Chris Heineman, Community Development Director Corrin Wendell, Parks & Rec/Community Services Director Bryce Shearen, Public Works Director Bill Dirks, City Engineer Eric Seaburg and City Clerk/HR Manager Heidi Heller. APPROVAL OF MINUTES T. Miller introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOL UTION NO. 2 023-3-32 — APPRO WING THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 8, 2 023 WORKSHOP AND THE MARCH 8, 2023 REGULAR MEETINGS AS SUBMITTED The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by D. Miller. Ayes (5). Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Fischer provided an overview of the worksession prior to tonight's meeting which was an orientation and opportunity for the Council and staff to introduce themselves. PUBLIC COMMENT None. PRESENTATIONS - JEFF ONGSTAD, NINENORTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jeff Ongstad, Executive Director of NineNorth, introduced himself and provided background on the organization which works to represent nine member communities. He provided additional information on the programing generated by the organization and the content, coverage, and services provided specifically for Little Canada. He provided details on the capital improvement projects planned for 2023. Kwapick asked how often the cable franchise is renewed/reviewed. Mr. Ongstad stated that in the past the franchise agreement ran for 20 years but that period is now 10 years. He stated that there is typically a two or three year process to prepare for the renewal and those agreements can be extended. Mayor Fischer asked the biggest challenge the group is facing. Mr. Ongstad replied that the biggest challenge is related to funding as more people cut the cord with cable services. He noted that the organization continues to look at additional opportunities to generate revenue.