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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />April 26, 2022 <br />Page 8 <br />1 20, 2022, the MWMO interviewed Executive Director candidates and offered the position to <br />2 Kevin Wright, former Councilmember of Minneapolis. He attended the April 21, 2022, Board <br />3 Meeting for Metro Cities. Today there was an executive meeting at MWMO. Representative <br />4 Fiest and Senator Kunish and Daniel Lightfoot and Irene Kao with the League of MN Cities with <br />5 Mayor Stille had a meeting earlier today. <br />6 <br />7 VIII.COMMUNITY FORUM. <br />8 <br />9 Ms. Lona Doolan, 3511 Harding Street, invited St. Anthony residents to participate in No Mow <br />10 May. This involves residents not cutting their grass until June. This helps pollinators thrive by <br />11 not cutting the grass during May. Code 94.32 could be suspended during the month of May <br />12 which would allow the grass to become long without being in violation of the Code. Ms. Doolan <br />13 stated there is just a question of the type of grass whether being native or wild. <br />14 <br />15 Ms. Barb Draper, 2608 Armour Terrace, stated she is in favor of No Mow May. This cost <br />16 nothing to be pollinator friendly. New Brighton has adopted this already. She would like some <br />17 clarification that allows for No Mow May. Mayor Stille stated the City will get back to Ms. <br />18 Draper about the loosening of the Code. <br />19 <br />20 Ms. Erin Jordahl Redlin, 3012 Armour Terrace, stated she is also in favor of No Mow May and <br />21 reminded residents not to work in their gardens as the pollinators will thrive there also. <br />22 <br />23 IX.INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. <br />24 <br />25 Mayor Stille announced on April 27, 2022 the St. Anthony Fire Department will introduce new <br />26 recruits and swear them in at the School Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. <br />27 <br />28 Mayor Stille referred to the Earth Day Proclamation, unfortunately it rained before 9:30 a.m. <br />29 There were a number of residents at Salo Park. Mr. Yunker showed photographs that were <br />30 taken. John and Megan McCloud, Rob, Cliff and Betty Ware, Joan Deritcko were all there and <br />31 helped pick up trash in Salo Park. <br />32 <br />33 On April 23, 2022, Council was invited to an event at Hidden Treasures. They were promoted <br />34 locally made items. It was a craft fair. There were a number of St. Anthony residents present. <br />35 AARP named St. Anthony the 7th most livable City in the population bracket within the USA. <br />36 <br />37 Ms. Lona Doolan provided an update on the clean up activities at Trillium Park, Emerald Park, <br />38 and Central Park, noting they met some new residents in St. Anthony and it was a good turn-out <br />39 in spite of the rain. <br />40 <br />41 X. ADJOURNMENT. <br />42 <br />43 Mayor Stille adjourned the meeting at 8:25 p.m. <br />44 <br />45 Respectfully submitted, <br />46 Debbie Wolfe <br />12