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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 10, 2022 Page 4 1 Councilmember Webster thanked staff for their great work and an excellent report. 2 3 Councilmember Jenson appreciated how the activities performed by staff were split out to ensure 4 everyone received proper credit. He stated that he also liked to see the requirements that are 5 fulfilled to outside agencies. He stated that this technical data assists the City in continuing to 6 secure its AA bond rating. He commented that the Council and residents are lucky to have such 7 a highly functioning group of staff. 9 Mayor Stille acknowledged the financial staff members and expressed appreciation for the work 10 performed by the finance department. He recognized the initiative of staff to take advantage of 11 opportunities to provide service to other agencies such as NineNorth, Birchwood, and the WMO. 12 He also acknowledged the work staff has done to ensure future road projects can be funded 13 internally rather than through bonding. He noted that the tiered water usage structure has 14 encouraged more conservation, which also saves the City money. 15 16 D. Ordinance 2022-03 — Amending the St. Anthony City Code by Amending Sections 17 Related to Swimming Pools Refuse Handling Signs Natural Landscapes Parking, 18 Accessory Uses, and Administrative Procedures — Second Reading 19 20 City Planner Grittman reviewed the ordinance with the Council and indicated that staff made one 21 amendment to the proposed language as discussed with the first reading. That change replaced a 22 portion of the safety requirements for swimming pools, hot tubs, and spas with language 23 proposed by Council Walker. Mr. Grittman read the updated language, noting it now states: "All 24 pools, hot tubs, or spas shall be pm- ided-witk required to have safeguards to prevent children 25 from gaining uncontrollable access." 26 27 Mayor Stille noted that this is the second reading and has been discussed in depth. 28 29 Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Walker, to approve Second 30 Reading, and Adopt Ordinance 2022-03 —Amending the St. Anthony City Code by Amending 31 Sections Related to Swimming Pools, Refuse Handling, Signs, Natural Landscapes, Parking, 32 Accessory Uses, and Administrative Procedures. 33 34 Motion carried 5-0. 35 36 VIL REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 37 38 City Manager Yunker reported that the Students in Government visit went great and thanked all 39 the staff that were involved in that event. He highlighted some of the feedback received from the 40 students, noting that overall, the students enjoyed the event and would not recommend any 41 changes. 42 43 Councilmember Webster stated that at the meeting two weeks ago she spoke about cleanup day 44 but was unable to attend because of illness. She stated that unfortunately she will also miss the 45 meeting on May 21" where the Council will learn more about fire operations. She commented 46 that she is excited to attend the annual Chamber of Commerce meeting this Thursday.