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Public Safety Director John Swenson requested Council approval to accept gift cards that have been donated to Public Safety by generous, supportive community members. He noted that because the gift cards have a monetary value over $5.00, they cannot be accepted by staff. City Administrator Sarah Cotton added that Council had previously approved a Pay-It- Forward policy to use donated gift cards; however, based on a recent finding by the Minnesota Legal Compliance Office and the Office of the State Auditor, there is no public purpose to accept and use gift cards in a pay-it-forward program. City staff recommended Council accepting the gift cards at this time; use will be in accordance with public purpose expenditures. Chief Swenson noted that staff have been directed to no longer accept gift cards. i. Motion to: Approve Acceptance of Gift Cards 5. PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT No report was presented. 6. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REPORT A. Public Hearing. Consideration of Resolution No. 23-58, Adopting Five Year Street Reconstruction Plan and Authorizing Issue of Bonds Communtiy Development Director Michael Grochala provided Council with background on the street reconstruction plan and noted that the current plan under consideration distributes improvements on both the north and south sides of the city. He advised that per state law, a reconstruction plan must be prepared and a public hearing must be held. Following the public hearing a 30 day window is open for receipt of petitions against the reconstruction plan. If no petition is received, staff will bring forward a request to Council to move forward with a feasibility study. If a petition is received, and statutory requirements are met, the question of the reconstruction plan and related bonding would be placed on the 2023 ballot. Mayor Rafferty opened the Public Hearing at 7:02 PM. No public comment was received. i. Motion to: Close Public Hearing RESULT: CARRIED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Lyden SECONDER: Stoesz AYES: Lyden, Stoesz, Cavegn, Rafferty ABSENT: Ruhland