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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 12, 2026 Page 3 B.1 Resolution 26-037 - Approving Summary Publication For Ordinance 2026-01 2 3 Mayor Webster clarified with City Manager Yunker that the Council can approve the summary 4 publication instead of the full ordinance to save on costs when publishing in the legal newspaper, 5 the Star Tribune. 6 7 Motion by Councilmember Elnagdy, seconded by Councilmember Randle, to approve 8 Resolution 26-037 - Approving Summary Publication For Ordinance 2026-01 9 10 Motion carried 5-0. 11 C.12 City Delegation Visit To Sister City Salo, Finland (Motion Only) 13 14 Mayor Webster informed the Council that Salo has been a Sister City of St. Anthony since 1985. 15 Historically, the City has accepted invitations and requests for Staff and Councilmembers to 16 meet with representatives in Salo. Conversely, representatives from Salo are also invited to meet 17 with Staff and Councilmembers in St. Anthony. City Staff and Councilmembers have visited 18 Salo in 2005, 2007, and 2012. Salo leadership has requested a delegation visit from June 15 to 19 June 18 of this year. This would include up to two City Staff members and up to two City 20 Councilmembers. She directed the Council to view expectations for City Council travel. She 21 clarified that the purpose of this item is to discuss goals of the visit, how they align with City 22 goals, and the request that the City pay for travel costs for up to two Staff members to participate 23 in the visit. 24 25 Councilmember Elnagdy emphasized the value of cultural exchange, but asked how the City 26 directly benefits from this partnership. She stated that she cannot, in good conscience, ask 27 residents to pay for international travel without having a clear stated benefit to them. Mayor 28 Webster stated that the goals of the trip would be to explore sustainability initiatives, understand 29 how city government operates in Salo, learn about the division of the City and Federal 30 government in Salo, explore election processes, and learn more about the impacts of AI in 31 government operations. Mayor Webster explained that they would align the goals of the visit 32 with the City's current goals for the year and that the information gathered during the trip would 33 be used to improve the City. Councilmember Elnagdy reiterated that she cannot support this trip 34 utilizing residents' funds. She cited already rising costs imposed by the City on residents and 35 stated that all the goals outlined by Mayor Webster could be achieved remotely. 36 37 Councilmember Randle concurred with Councilmember Elngady. He stated that he had 38 previously backed out of attending the delegation due to conflicting feelings about utilizing 39 resident funds for travel. He expressed his support and appreciation for the Sister City program 40 but agreed with Councilmember Elgnagdy’s point. He stated that a smaller delegation may be a 41 better option. 42 43 Councilmember Jenson asked if a delegation had gone last year. Councilmember Randle 44 clarified that a delegation through the Sister Cities program went to Salo, but not through the 45 Council. 46 17