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<br /> <br /> <br />STAFF REPORT <br /> <br /> <br />TO: Mayor Fischer and Members of City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Chris Heineman, City Administrator <br /> Heidi Heller, City Clerk/HR Manager <br /> <br />DATE: December 20, 2023 <br /> <br />RE: Set 2024 Council Meetings & Workshops <br /> <br />ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED: <br />Motion to adopt 2024 City Council Meeting and Council Workshop Schedule. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The City Council has traditionally met at 7:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each <br />month. Exceptions occur in November and December due to holidays. For November and <br />December 2024, staff is recommending holding one regular City Council meeting in November and <br />two regular meeting in December. <br /> <br />In 2024, the usual 4th Wednesday in November is the day before Thanksgiving and the 4th <br />Wednesday of December is Christmas Day. Staff proposes to cancel the second November meeting <br />and then shift both regular December meetings one week earlier to the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays. <br /> <br />The 2024 League of Minnesota Cities conference is Wednesday through Friday, June 26-28, which <br />is a Council meeting week. Since many Council members have been attending this conference, <br />staff suggests the June 26 meeting could be moved to Monday, June 24. <br /> <br />Staff also proposes to schedule the 2024 street project assessment hearings at this time. These <br />hearings will need to be held on a night separate from Council meetings in order to allow sufficient <br />time for each project area. <br /> <br />• Assessment Hearings for 2 project areas are scheduled for Monday, October 7, 2024 <br /> <br />Staff recommends the City Council discuss the proposed 2024 meeting schedule and hold to the <br />adopted dates unless a quorum is not available. Staff is continuing to schedule one monthly <br />workshop on the annual meeting schedule, which will be on the first meeting date of the month. <br />There is an additional workshop scheduled before the February 28 Council meeting for the planned <br />DEI training. <br /> <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends that the 2024 City Council meetings be scheduled as presented. The specific <br />dates for the proposed 2024 schedule shall be as follows: