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Motion by Councilmember Walker, seconded by Councilmember Webster, to adopt Resolution 1 21-053 a Resolution Approving the Professional Services Agreement with WSB for Engineering 2 Services. 3 4 Motion carried 5-0. 5 6 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 7 8 City Manager Yunker stated he had no report. 9 10 Councilmember Randle stated on May 26, he and Mayor Stille met with the faith leadership of 11 St. Anthony Village. There was fruitful conversation that came from that meeting. We all have a 12 role to play within the community. It was a learning experience. 13 14 Councilmember Walker stated on June 7, he met with Comcast representatives regarding 15 communication lift zones within communities. This would be a three-year agreement. The lift 16 zones in St. Anthony could be in a church or community center. The City would be a conduit to 17 get these set up in St. Anthony. The representative will get back to the City. Mr. Yunker stated 18 schools are not eligible but the community services would. 19 20 Councilmember Webster stated as the liaison to the VillageFest Committee, they continue to 21 meeting getting prepared for the August 7, 2021 weekend. She commended the work of the 22 Kiwanis. Chad Gillard is the Villager of the Year and The Legacy of St. Anthony is the Business 23 of the Year. May 15 she and Councilmember Jenson attended Coffee with the Council. On May 24 19-20-21, she attended the GARE Annual Meeting virtually. There were over 1000 attendees 25 from across the United States. There were a number of helpful sessions. On May 24, she needed 26 some medical assistance and thanked Jon Schlingman, Mattie Jaros, and Chris Fuller of the St. 27 Anthony Police and Fire Departments. Today she attended a webinar titled Public Health 28 Pathways for Preventing Violence. Next week she is scheduled to attend a webinar sponsored by 29 the US Census Bureau. 30 31 Councilmember Jenson stated on May 27, there was a COVID vaccination event at the 32 Community Center, the Kiwanis helped welcome and guide residents through the process and he 33 was one of those that worked. Last Friday, he attended the Ramsey County Local Governments 34 Executive Committee meeting. There will be a Safety presentation at this Friday’s meeting. 35 36 Mayor Stille stated on May 26, he attended the meeting with the faith leaders. He has wanted to 37 do this for some time. He mentioned the churches that were invited. They discussed goals, 38 aspirations, and responsibilities. It is a benefit to knowing who the faith leaders are in the 39 community. They met for an hour and got to know each other. Councilmember Walker asked if 40 the meeting was recorded and stated it sounds very interesting. Councilmember Randle stated 41 without it being televised they could have a frank discussion and this was the best way to handle 42 the discussion. 43 44 45 46 14