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1 <br />Mayor Faust stated he attended the second Bias Awareness Training along with Councilmember 2 <br />Brever. He attended the work session and the interview session. On November 2, Mayor Faust 3 <br />and the City Manager met with the Hennepin County Assessor and also with Congressman 4 <br />Ellison. 5 <br /> 6 <br />VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM. 7 <br /> 8 <br />Mr. Michael Bird, 3416 Edward Street, asked how the 3% increase was determined for the 9 <br />contract renewals. He noted the Federal Reserve states inflation has been running under 2% for a 10 <br />number of years. City Manager Casey explained there are a multitude of factors that go into 11 <br />consideration for the increases. An analysis was done of wage and benefits and 3% brings St. 12 <br />Anthony to the top third of the nine surrounding cities to which they are compared. 13 <br /> 14 <br />Ms. Kay Barritt, 2551 38th Avenue, asked what happened with the Lowry Grove community. 15 <br />Mayor Faust suggested Ms. Barritt look at the Northeaster article or other articles that have been 16 <br />written. 17 <br /> 18 <br />IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. 19 <br /> 20 <br />Mayor Faust echoed what the City Manager said about the people who helped with the election. 21 <br /> 22 <br />X. ADJOURNMENT. 23 <br /> 24 <br />Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 8:40 p.m. 25 <br /> 26 <br />Respectfully submitted, 27 <br />Debbie Wolfe 28 <br />TimeSaver off Site Secretarial, Inc. 29 <br /> 30 <br /> _ _ 31 <br />ATTEST: ________________________________ Mayor 32 <br /> City Clerk 33 <br /> 34 <br />9