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1 Mayor Faust asked Ms. Lizdas and Ms. Robinett to email the City Manager some dates for the 2 possible first meeting. Ms. Lizdas asked if those listed in the proposal will be the members of 3 the group. Mayor Faust stated those listed can be included in the beginning of the process. Ms. 4 Lizdas asked if the Planning Group meets and can shape a work plan, would the next step be 5 brought to Council in the form of a resolution. Mayor Faust stated no commitment can be made 6 at this time until the first steps are taken. 7 8 Mr. Jacob Thomas, Minneapolis, volunteered to be the facilitator for the group as he believes it 9 takes a person of color to facilitate racial bias training. The issue of who the facilitator will be, 10 needs to be addressed. 11 12 Mr. Michael Bird, 3416 Edwards Street, St. Anthony questioned the need for this group because 13 he does not think one incident by the St. Anthony Police Department shows bias. He asked who 14 will cover the cost for this group. Mr. Bird stated taxes in St. Anthony are the highest in the 15 State. He asked who will make up the Work Group and how do we know the members are not 16 biased. Mayor Faust noted these are not paid positions for members of the Work Group. 17 18 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS 19 20 Mr. Yunker, Assistant to the City Manager, noted last Thursday to Friday the annual board 21 retreat was held by the LMC (854 cities). At that retreat, Mark Casey became a Board member. 22 Racial equity was a major topic of discussion. Mr. Yunker stated all St. Anthony staff will be 23 attending Racial Bias Training in the next couple of weeks. 24 25 Mayor Faust noted the number of hours the LMC is spending on this topic is huge. The Police 26 Department was the first group to sign up for the Racial Bias Training and all City 27 Commissioners and Councilmembers will also attend the training. He noted the groundwork is 28 being set to move this forward. 29 30 Councilmember Stille stated on September 26, the Steering Committee for the Comprehensive 31 Plan met to discuss specifics on the sustainability component of the Comprehensive Plan. 32 33 Councilmember Gray stated on September 15 he attended the North Suburban Communications 34 Commission Strategic Planning Committee meeting. 35 36 Councilmember Brever stated she attended the Comprehensive Plan Work Session on September 37 26. On September 20, the St. Anthony Family Collaborative Services Group discussed racial 38 equity. Last week she attended A Good Time for Truth readings at the library in Minneapolis and 39 benefited from having the authors read their own works. On September 25, she attended the 40 Sister City Meeting and on November 5, 2017 the Sister City group will have a concert. 41 42 Councilmember Jenson stated on September 19 and September 21 he attended the Kiwanis 43 Meetings. On September 19 and September 22 he attended the LMC Policy Committee 44 meetings. A discussion on policing was held. He attended the Minneapolis Library session along 45 with Councilmember Brever. On September 26, he attended the St. Anthony Fire Department 46 Pension Fund Association meeting. 47 48 4