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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 28, 2026 Page 2 2 Dr. Warren expressed her appreciation for St. Anthony and for the opportunity to make a change 3 in her small community. She noted that they had 64 students on the bike bus last week. She 4 thanked the Council for the award. 5 6 Mayor Webster thanked Dr. Warren for her commitment to the Parks Commission and the 7 community. 8 9 Councilmember Doolan thanked Dr. Warren for her work on the bike bus. She also thanked her 10 for her contributions to the active transportation survey. 11 12 Councilmember Jenson noted that he saw the bike bus a few weeks ago and was amazed by how 13 many people came out to bike. He thanked her for organizing the bike bus and highlighted the 14 importance of the work on the active transportation plan. 15 16 Councilmember Randle congratulated Dr. Warren. 17 18 Councilmember Elnagdy shared that her children look forward to attending the bike bus. She 19 congratulated her on the award. 20 21 B. Business Of The Year — St. Anthony Service 22 23 President Holiday announced that the Business of the Year recipient was St. Anthony Service 24 and Tom Freiberg. He recognized their more than 50 years of service to the community. He 25 highlighted St. Anthony Service's integrity and high -quality customer service. He shared a 26 meaningful comment from a nominator about the business's respectful atmosphere, and another 27 comment about how St. Anthony Service makes car care easy and stress -free. President Holiday 28 highlighted Tom's no -cost assistance to a stranded driver, for which the St. Anthony police 29 department recognized him. He stated that Tom Freiberg exemplifies what it means to be a 30 community -minded business owner. He finished by congratulating Mr. Freiberg and the rest of 31 the team at St. Anthony Service. 32 33 Mr. Freiberg thanked the Chamber of Commerce, the Council, and the City of St. Anthony. He 34 discussed his father starting the business in 1972 and reminisced about his memories in St. 35 Anthony and working in the mechanic business. He stated that his customers are more than just 36 customers and that he appreciates the meaningful relationships he has with them. He expressed 37 his appreciation for his City and the small, tight -knit community. He finished by thanking 38 everyone for the award again. 39 40 Councilmember Doolan congratulated Mr. Freiberg and thanked him for his recommendation 41 letter for last year's Business of the Year award. She thanked him for his work on Village Fest 42 planning and all he does for the community. 43 44 Councilmember Jenson thanked Mr. Freiberg for running such a quality business and noted high 45 praise from everyone who patronizes his business. 46