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CITY OF LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JUNE 9, 2015 Mayor Pearson called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. PRESENT: Mayor Mike Pearson and Council Members Julie Fliflet, Anne Smith, Justin Bloyer, and Jill Lundgren. Staff present: City Attorney Snyder, City Engineer Griffin, Assistant City Engineer Stempski, Finance Director Bendel, and City Clerk Bell. PLEDGE OF ALLIGENCE APPROVAL OF AGENDA Staff requested item 7 be postponed and Tony Manzara presentation removed at his request for additional time to prepare information. Item 5 was moved to the regular agenda by Mayor Pearson. Councilmember Bloyers moved item 19 to before item 13 and removed item 21. MOTION: Council Member Lundgren moved TO APPROVE THE JUNE 2, 2015 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA AS AMENDED. Council Member Fliflet seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED 5-0 COUNCIL REPORTS: Mayor Pearson: No report. Council Member Lundgren: spoke to some residents about some recent issues; AEDs are in. they will be installed in city hall and the library. Farmer’s Market on Saturday from 10am-1pm. Council Member Bloyer: Visited site of proposed wedding venue. Council Member Smith: No report. Council Member Fliflet: No report. PUBLIC COMMENTS/INQUIRIES Nathan Deprey, Library Director; summer reading program started day before over 50 sign-ups so far. Circulation is continuing to increase at high rate. Spoke about events coming up. Susan Dunn, spoke about Flag Day events; thanked Nathan and congratulated the library; thanked staff and Council for lowering the Metro Council numbers; spoke about the current status of politics in Lake Elmo. Hopes that the behavior improves and people start to be treated better. Barry Weeks, spoke about Wedding Barns and the traffic on 50th St.; complimented administrator and staff. Has been very impressed with them and is sad to see them go. Concerned about taxpayers getting their monies worth regarding staffing. Wants to see City Hall better staffed and people to stop leaving. Wants tax dollars to be spent on services instead of streetscaping. Dick Wier, 3635 Laverne spoke about his concern for downtown assessments. Spoke about his frustration when the meetings are moved. Does not want the meetings moved when Council Members are on vacation. He questioned the changing the timing of Council pay. Questioned the need for another review of the City Administrator. Brian Butler 3316 Laverne spoke about the cost of the assessments for the downtown projects. PROCLAMATION Mayor Pearson read the Huff n’ Puff Days proclamation. Jaycees President Mike Slobodnik thanked the Council for the time and support.