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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />February 14, 2023 <br />Page 4 <br />1 Manager, Department Heads, City Engineer, City Planner, Planning Commission Chair and <br />2 Parks and Environmental Commission Chair participated in a Tour of the City. <br />3 <br />4 Photographs of City Administration were included along with the titles of the 5 team members. <br />5 An Organizational Chart was provided along with a list of the Consultants to the City. 2022 <br />6 Significant Events included hiring Kat Watson as the Part-Time Communications Coordinator. <br />7 The Code Review Committee was created to review the Code for updates. An Online Permitting <br />8 Portal was added to the website. A Community Survey was conducted by The NCS with Polco <br />9 and the National Research Center. Beth Denzer, Police Department Office Support received the <br />10 Spirit of St. Anthony Award for 2022. This is a peer award. <br />11 <br />12 A page from the website showing Ways to Connect and Engage was presented. Residents can <br />13 sign up for notifications. Photographs from the two Students in Government sessions were <br />14 shown held in the Spring and the Fall. During Clean-Up Day 118 cars participated and 2,760 lbs. <br />15 of electronics were turned in. The Community Affiliations were listed being the St. Anthony <br />16 Area Chamber of Commerce, Salo, NYFS, Kiwanis, Historical Society, and St. Anthony Village <br />17 Fest. The affiliations can post items in the City Newsletter. A listing of Grants and Cooperative <br />18 Ventures was shown. The cumulative total since 1998 is $34,791,878. <br />19 <br />20 Community Development was reviewed for the year with 307 Permits, 1110 Inspections, 50 <br />21 Plumbing Permits, 6 Sign Permits and 77 Mechanical Permits being completed. The Conditional <br />22 Use Permit for Chase Bank and Final Development Plan for Bremer Bank were both approved. <br />23 A chart showing Building Permit Valuation was provided. <br />24 <br />25 The draft 2023 Work Plans for the Planning and Parks and Environmental Commissions were <br />26 provided. The complete Annual Reports for 2022 can be found on the website. <br />27 <br />28 Councilmember Walker asked how the Students in Government students are selected. The <br />29 students sign-up to participate. <br />30 <br />31 Mayor Stille asked about the building permit valuation and noted some cities have more large <br />32 projects going on in a year. He thanked Mr. Yunker for his work and that of his administration <br />33 team. <br />34 <br />35 VII.REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. <br />36 <br />37 City Manager Yunker welcomed Misty Sutherland a new employee in Public Works. She filled a <br />38 spot in the Streets Department. She previously worked in a gold mine in Colorado. <br />39 <br />40 Councilmember Webster stated she attended the Jan 25-27 Goal Setting Sessions and the Joint <br />41 Meeting with the School Board the following week. Tomorrow night she has the first meeting <br />42 for 2023 of the North Suburban Communications Commission. <br />43 <br />44 Councilmember Jenson stated he also attended the Goal Setting Sessions and the Joint Meeting <br />45 with the School Board. On February 10, he attended the Ramsey County Local League of