CC PACKET 02272018 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 13, 2018 Page 5 Mr. Casey reported on Monday, February 26, will be the public hearing for the redevelopment of 1 Lowry Grove. All information is available on the City’s website. 2 3 Councilmember Jenson stated on January 29, he attended the St. Anthony Fire Department 4 Retirement Fund Meeting. The fund is fully funded. 5 6 Councilmember Stille stated on January 25, he attended the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the 7 Met Council. He also attended on January 26, he attended the LMC Leadership Conference. 8 February 1, he attended a Community Services Meeting. 9 10 Councilmember Randle stated on January 31, he attended the St. Anthony Family Services 11 Collaborative. There will be an Open House hosted by the Police Department to Introduce the 12 Collaborative Reform Work Plan on February 22 at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers. 13 14 Mayor Pro Tem Gray stated on February 1, he attended the North Suburban Communications 15 Commission Access Corporation Meetings. Council has talked about doing Coffee with the 16 Council. The dates will be listed in the Spring Newsletter. Staff will also be included. More 17 details will be forthcoming. 18 19 VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM. 20 21 Ms. Erin Jordahl-Redlin, 3012 Armor Terrace, commented on the City’s goal setting meeting 22 and community participation in the meeting. She suggested community participation be 23 facilitated in the goal setting meeting. There needs to be new voices and ideas expressed. The 24 goal setting meeting needs to be held in St. Anthony. She heard the Council was in violation by 25 having the meeting outside of St. Anthony. 26 27 Ms. Lona Doolan, 3511 Harding Street, stated she would like to comment on the goal setting 28 meeting. She attended the January 23, Council Meeting where Councilmembers stated 29 disappointment about the Star Tribune article which didn’t focus on what was accomplished 30 during the meeting. The City leaders need to provide that information to the residents. She stated 31 she would like updates on some of the agenda items from the goal setting meeting. She feels this 32 information needs to be communicated. 33 34 Ms. Mel Chaput, 3537 Coolidge Street, attended the goal setting meeting. She was glad she did 35 so. She learned a lot. She was impressed with the positive ways the Council worked together. 36 There was no opposing dialogue. Everyone appeared to be on the same page. She suggested 37 Council get resident input prior to the meeting. If people are invited and are able to participate 38 there is a lot less criticism. A meeting open to the public needs to be held within the City. Ms. 39 Chaput noted she was disappointed to see Councilmember Gray’s reaction to the point of anger 40 during the Council Meeting regarding the goal setting meeting. 41 42 Mayor Pro Tem Gray stated he was disappointed but not angry that what the Council had for 43 lunch and had cloth napkins was reported in the newspaper. She thanked the speakers for their 44 suggestions. 45 46 5