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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 20, 2015 Council Member Fliflet would like to at least double the time. City Adminisrator Zuleger spoke with the League of MN Cities and found that a common practice was to use a volume amount to determine the time limit allowed. City Attorney Snyder stated that Council could adopt a rule tonight, and always change or extend it at a later date. Council Member Fliflet agreed with City Administrator Zuleger’s statement and that reminding people of a full house and asking people to keep it to a certain time limit will result in people doing so. Jim Blackford, 9765 45th St N, stated that most people just want to be heard. MOTION: Council Member Fliflet moved TO CHANGE THE THREE MINUTE RULE TO THE SIX MINUTE RULE. Council Member Bloyer seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED 5-0. B. Adding Agenda Items (inc. Pre-Meeting Background/Communication) (Fliflet Request) Mayor Pearson clarified that this was changing to allow one council member to add an agenda item to the council agenda. MOTION: Council Member Fliflet moved ANY SINGLE COUNCIL MEMBER CAN ADD AN ITEM TO THE AGENDA. Council Member Lundgren seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED 4-1. (BLOYER - NAY). C. Speak Your Peace Status (Pearson Request) Mayor Pearson voiced his concerns with getting rid of the Speak Your Peace pledge. He is in favor of the project. Mayor Pearson also reminded the Council that 40-50 residents, as well as the Planning Commission and Park Commission came in and supported this project by signing the pledge. He felt that out of respect for those events, the City should continue the project. Council Member Bloyer stated that he is in favor of keeping the project. Council Member Lundgren explained that she does not believe the city needs the project. She is in favor of getting rid of it. Council Member Smith believes the city needs something but that Speak Your Peace has failed. She stated that Council needs to show the leadership. Council Member Fliflet doesn’t feel the city needs a formal project and that Speak Your Peace has failed and that there are already ground rules in the city code. MOTION: Council Member Fliflet moved TO DISCONTINUE THE FORMAL SPEAK YOUR PEACE PROJECT WORK AND WORK TOWARDS OTHER WAYS OF ENSURING CIVILITY WITHIN OUR CITY COUNCIL AND OUR CITY AS A WHOLE AND RELY ON THE CODE THAT IS ALREADY IN PLACE . Council Member Smith seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED 3-2. (PEARSON AND BLOYER - NAY). ITEM 16: REVIEW OF HR COMMITTEE MAKE-UP. Mayor Pearson stated that he would like to reconsider this item from last week. He would like to continue to serve on the HR Committee. Page 5 of 6