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Attachment 1 — Response to City Letter of July 11, 2019 Case File 62-CV-19-4965 the public or I made aware that the Council intended to discussed removal of both Commissioner Thomas and me at that meeting, which would have given me an opportunity to speak to the issues. Council member Hull expressed his desire to have heard from Commissioner Thomas and me that evening. The listed agenda item was "Charter Commission Members." The Letter states this was an agenda item on June 11, 2019. • I disagree. • The meeting was June 10, 2019. • This item was a staff report, which did not allow public comments during the discussion. The Letter states "substantive public input was given". • I agree there was substantive positive public input, all of which supported Commissioner Thomas and me. In additional the Council chamber was full with other supported citizens. • The public comments were all in favor of Commissioner Thomas and me staying on the Commission and questioning the Council motives. • Comments were given by 12 people, (Attachment 8, Item 6 Public Comment). • Mayor Mueller responded to the public comments at the June 10 meeting. She stated that "it was like taking out pruning shears and shearing off some of the old growth to allow the younger plants to thrive." The Commission is not a garden of the Council, nor are commissioners plants, which I felt was disrespectful to Jonathan Thomas and me. Referring to us as "old growth" seems to imply age discrimination. The Letter states that after the June 11 meeting they met with 5 commissioners independently. • At the June 10 meeting I agreed to attend a meeting that would be held with Commissioner Thomas, the unnamed commissioners, the city administrator, and two council members. • The June 10 meeting agreement with the Council was an approved motion. I understood the approved motion (Attachment 8) was to discuss the Council's and "unnamed" commissioners concerns. • On the day of the meeting, June 18, I learned the meetings format was changed to private separate meetings with individual commissioners. Unknown to me and without my agreement the Council changed meeting format. In fact I showed up for the meeting at 3:30 and was denied access to the meeting, told by City Administrator Zikmund this was Mr. Thomas meeting time, and I should return in an hour for mine. • My meeting on June 18 was with 3 council members (quorum) behind security keyed doors in the city administrator's office with the door closed. It was not accessible to the public. The Quorum Notification Statement was posted same day. My wife wanted to attend the meeting discussion, but City Administrator Zikmund had informed me, by email, on June 13 that no additional observers would be present at the meeting. At my meeting the opening statement from the Mayor was to again ask for my resignation. At the close of the meeting, the Mayor stated the council had decided to send a removal request letter to the Court. I witnessed no discussion of the three members to concur with the mayor's statement. A digital recording of the meeting is available for the Court if needed. Page 3 of 13