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CITY OF LAKE ELMO <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES <br />JULY 19, 2016 <br /> <br /> <br /> CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br />Mayor Pearson called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. <br />PRESENT: Mayor Mike Pearson and Councilmembers Julie Fliflet, Anne Smith, Justin Bloyer, <br />and Jill Lundgren. <br />Staff present: Administrator Handt, City Attorney Sonsalla, City Engineer Griffin, Finance <br />Director Bendel, Planning Director Wensman, and City Clerk Johnson. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> <br />Councilmember Fliflet, seconded by Councilmember Smith, moved TO REMOVE ITEM 18: <br />“NORTHLAND PROFORMA” FROM THE AGENDA. <br />Mayor Pearson ruled the motion out of order, stating the item needs to be sent to a committee or <br />placed on a future agenda. Appeal on the ruling failed 2 – 2 – 0 (Pearson, Bloyer – nay; <br />Lundgren – abstain). <br />Councilmember Smith, seconded by Councilmember Fliflet, moved TO FOLLOW THE <br />PROCESS SET OUT AND VOTED ON IN JANUARY 2016 AND SEND THE PROFORMA <br />TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER AND TO THE CITY COUNCIL <br />AFTER THAT. Motion passed 3 – 2. (Pearson, Bloyer – nay) <br />Councilmember Smith, seconded by Councilmember Fliflet, moved TO POSTPONE ITEM 19, <br />STREET NAMING POLICY, TO A WORKSESSION. Motion passes 3 – 2. (Pearson, Bloyer <br />– nay) <br />Agenda approved as amended 4 – 1. (Bloyer – nay) <br /> <br />ACCEPT MINUTES <br /> <br />Mayor Pearson added a description to the minutes to add the title of items removed from the <br />Agenda. Councilmember Bloyer requested the addition of a Minority Report to the July 5 th City <br />Council Meeting related to the Resolution Censuring Councilmember Bloyer. Councilmembers <br />Fliflet, Lundgren and Smith opposed the addition and reading of the report. Mayor Pearson <br />added the full text of the Resolution Censuring Councilmember Bloyer be added to the minutes. <br />Minutes of the June 21, 2016 and July 5, 2016 Regular Meetings were accepted as amended. <br />Minutes of the July 5, 2016 Special Meeting were accepted as presented. 4 – 1 (Bloyer – nay) <br /> <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS/INQUIRIES <br /> <br />Mayor Pearson provided a summary of written public comments from Daryl Vosberg, 9436 Jane <br />Rd. N., regarding City finances. <br /> <br />Finance Director Cathy Bendel read a statement regarding her professional background and the <br />proforma. <br /> <br />Brian Butler, 3631 Laverne Avenue North, commented on City’s Finance Department. <br /> <br />Dana Bloyer, 8881 Jane Trail North, spoke about staff turnover at the City and City Council <br />decorum.