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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes July 11, 2017 Page 9 Ms. Jan Nye stated she lives in Minneapolis and believes the Council has a great responsibility. She 1 stated she pays attention to the Constitution and the Open Meeting Laws and agrees the fresh water 2 supply is threatened. Ms. Nye stated she sees the government working against us. She stated Lowry 3 Grove is a beautiful place with huge trees. She believed there is a ripple effect in the City from the 4 closing of Lowry Grove. Ms. Nye commented on the homeless problem in Minneapolis and her belief 5 that extreme greed is going on. 6 7 Ms. Eva Gromes, who spoke previously, reiterated some of the questions posed to the Council including 8 why Lowry Grove was able to deteriorate over the years, aren’t there building codes, and why are the 9 Lowry Grove roads so bad. 10 11 Mayor Faust explained they were private roads. 12 13 City Manager Casey explained the Minnesota Department of Health licenses mobile home communities, 14 they have been on site, and had some findings that the previous owner was responsible for taking care 15 of. He stated the City does not have codes regarding private streets. The structures themselves were 16 inspected by the inspection department but only on the outside. There was no license inspection for 17 Lowry Grove. City Manager Casey stated there have been issues with water and sewer line breaks, 18 which were the responsibility of the owner. 19 20 Ms. Mary Jackson, 37th Avenue, stated she has lived here 10½ years and was shocked the Council would 21 not give support of affordable housing. 22 23 Mayor Faust clarified the Council is committed to affordable housing. 24 25 Ms. Jackson stated she sees the Council as a financial cost to the City because settlements are being 26 paid. She stated her opinion the City does not offer an interpreter and there is a systematic problem here 27 that is costing financially and emotionally. She stated the City Council needs to treat everyone with 28 respect and suggested the DOJ do a Title 6 review of the City. 29 30 Mayor Faust clarified that if the City knows someone is coming to a meeting and needs an interpreter, 31 the City Manager will get a translator. He also noted the website can be changed to different languages. 32 33 City Manager Casey confirmed that a translator has been provided for many years when requested. 34 35 Ms. Jackson asked why there is no ADA transition plan on the website. 36 37 Mr. Dave Becking stated he lives in Minneapolis and did not intend to speak as the residents of St. 38 Anthony are doing well to speak but he believes the problem is the Council and Police Department have 39 a history that can be reviewed. He stated there has been a history of neglect of Lowry Grove and its 40 residents and problems with the Police Department so people do not trust the priorities of the Council 41 for those closed door meetings. Mr. Becking stated his belief that Police Chief Mangseth was not 42 responsible for Officer Yanez’s behavior but if Police Chief Mangseth said Officer Yanez was an 43 exemplary employee, he is not fit to be the Police Chief. Mr. Becking stated the last Police Chief was 44 responsible for the training problems. 45 46 13