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Mounds View City Council September 27, 2004 <br />Regular Meeting Page 17 <br /> <br /> 1 <br />MOTION/SECOND. Marty/Stigney. To approve the City Council Minutes of September 13 2 <br />as amended. 3 <br /> 4 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 5 <br /> 6 <br />12. REPORTS 7 <br /> 8 <br /> A. Reports of Mayor and Council. 9 <br /> 10 <br />1. School District Meeting Report and Request for Committee Appointments 11 <br />(S. Gunn.) 12 <br /> 13 <br />Council Member Gunn stated that citizens could go to the school web site to check for the forum 14 <br />in their area so that they can attend and give their input regarding the school closings. 15 <br /> 16 <br />Council Member Gunn stated that the diversity programs in the two high schools was discussed 17 <br />at the meeting, and Irondale had started a diversity group, but nobody showed up for the first club 18 <br />meeting, so they were going to revamp it and try to get the kids involved. She stated that a 19 <br />desegregation plan had been started up for the school district, and they are asking for one Council 20 <br />person and the City Administrator from each of the cities to be a part of the committee. She 21 <br />stated she would like to be that Council person, but that she would like to give up her seat on the 22 <br />Ramsey County League. 23 <br /> 24 <br />Mayor Linke stated that that would be up to the next Council coming the first of the year when 25 <br />they make the new appointments. 26 <br /> 27 <br />Council Member Quick asked if it was discussed about being paired up with Columbia Heights. 28 <br /> 29 <br />Council Member Gunn stated it was brought up a little bit, and that Columbia Heights has been 30 <br />deemed a racially isolated school district, which means that the neighboring school districts are 31 <br />obligated to partner with that school district to help with some of the problems that may arise. 32 <br />She stated that this could arise in a number of ways, such as a summer camping trip with a 33 <br />student from each district going on a camping trip, or it could be staff from each district working 34 <br />together on some kind of a plan that could be implemented in each district. She stated that a plan 35 <br />has been submitted and is in place, so it’s a requirement. 36 <br /> 37 <br />Council Member Quick asked if the City of Minneapolis is included in that. 38 <br /> 39 <br />Council Member Gunn stated that they are not, but the City of St. Anthony is. 40 <br /> 41 <br />Council Member Quick asked if Fridley was included, and Council Member Gunn answered she 42 <br />didn’t think so. 43 <br /> 44