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'City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 23, 2025 Page 5 1 XI. COMMUNITY FORUM. 2 3 Ms. Michelle Gross, Communities United for Police Brutality, raised a concern about a particular 4 St. Anthony family. A lack of service is the reverse of police brutality. This family has 5 experienced a lack of service. They have had issues with some of their neighbors trespassing on 6 their yard. When they try to get police services, the police come, and trouble comes to them. 7 They are not comfortable in their own home. They face ongoing harassment from their 8 neighbors. 9 10 Ms. Bibi Neuman wants to speak about the overregulation of property owner rights and how the 11 code in St. Anthony is being applied differentially to residents. She is being unfairly targeted and 12 does not feel safe. She has lived in her home since 2016 and made the choice to keep her 13 household private. That decision marked her as an undesirable property owner and opened the 14 door to harassment that is not addressed equally according to the City Code. She has three dogs, 15 which many communities feel is reasonable. She has been reported as having too many dogs and 16 false accusations of dog bites. The process denied her a fair path to appeal to the City Council. 17 She is forced into a position where allegations pile up and due process is withheld. She has 18 continued to receive harassment and assaults. Her home has been vandalized, shot with pellets, 19 and her family has been subjected to offensive language, theft, and intimidation. She has video 20 evidence, but when she asks for accountability, she is told to take it to civil court. That is not 21 how similar matters are handled for other homeowners. There is one process for some and a 22 different process for her. This is not ok. It is not inclusive, it is not safe, or just. Her family has 23 the right to live here. She is asking for equal treatment. Everyone has the right to safety, dignity, 24 and fairness in this community. 25 26 Mr. Shola appeared in support of Bibi Neuman. He lived in St. Anthony and was subject to 27 harassment every single day. He was being monitored. His daily schedule was school, work, and 28 church. He would rather be homeless than rent that house. It is a white neighborhood, and he was 29 the only black person. He called for help. Everyone wants to live in peace. He would like a good 30 neighborhood. He chose to live in his car. 31 32 XII. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. 33 34 A. Future Agenda Items 35 36 The next Regular Council Meeting will be held on October 14, 2025. 37 38 XIII. ADJOURNMENT. 39 40 Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Doolan, to adjourn the meeting. 41 42 Motion carried 3-0. 43 44 The Regular Meeting of the City Council was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. 45 46