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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes August 25, 2020 Page 3 1 the route is finished to try to deliver the mail. She wondered if there is an option to designate 2 certain times that the dog cannot be outside in the proper enclosure. Mr. Casey indicated that 3 even if the dog is out it would have to be muzzled and would have to be properly leashed if 4 considered a dangerous dog. 5 6 Ms. Reed explained the mail carrier is talking about if the dog is in the yard in the proper 7 enclosure as well. Mr. Casey thought it might be best to have a staff member contact the post 8 office to make sure they are all on the same page. 9 10 Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Webster, to approve second 11 reading of Ordinance 2020-02; an Ordinance Amending Chapter 91 Animal Control. 12 13 Motion carried 5-0. 14 15 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 16 17 Councilmember Jenson stated he attended the Ramsey County Local League of Governments 18 Executive Board Committee meeting on August 14th. The collective action workgroup has been 19 meeting since the beginning of the year. The workgroup has proposed to focus on mental health 20 initiatives for 2020, with the hope that the team will form a partnership with the NE Youth and 21 Family Services. The executive board is scheduled to meet with them in September. He 22 indicated on August 18th he attended the Metro Cities Exec. Board meeting and discussed State 23 initiatives on livable communities as to how the State grants will be handed out for affordable 24 housing, single family starter homes and grants for home rehabilitation. Also at the meeting a 25 significant amount of time was spent on race and equity and implementation into Civic Policy. 26 A Metro Cities ad hock equity committee of thirteen members is created for one year and will 27 report out at the end of the year, of which he is a member. A process will be recommended or 28 policy committee in apply a race and equity lens for policy development, serve as a format and 29 structure to support the League of Minnesota Cities on race and equity and identify resources, 30 information and best practices for the use by the Metropolitan City Officials and the City's 31 Administrative staff. 32 33 Councilmember Webster stated the St. Anthony Family Services Collaborative met on August 34 12th and at the meeting funding was approved for the community healing circles. She noted 35 more information will be coming out in how the community can participate in that initiative. 36 She noted community members are invited to join Councilmember Jenson and her on Zoom at 37 7:00 p.m., August 26th for Coffee with the Council. 38 39 Councilmember Walker explained starting August 26th he will be moderating a series of 40 discussions titled "Stamped Racism, Anti -Racism and You" and will be going through a book 41 called "Stamped from the Beginning". 42 43 VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM. 44 45 Mayor Stille invited residents to come forward at this time and address the Council on items that 46 are not on the regular agenda.