HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 03282017I CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
2 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
3 MARCH 28, 2017
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5 CALL TO ORDER.
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7 Mayor Faust called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
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9 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
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11 Mayor Faust invited the Council and audience to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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13 ROLL CALL.
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15 Present: Mayor Faust; Councilmembers Brever, Gray, Jenson, and Stille.
16 Absent: None.
17 Also Present: City Manager Mark Casey, Stacie Kvilvang, Ehlers & Associates, James Lehnhoff,
18 Ehlers & Associates, Director of Public Works Jay Hartman, and Police Chief Jon
19 Mangseth.
20 Guests: None
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22 CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
23 ITEMS.
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25 1. APPROVAL OF MARCH 28, 2017 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.
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27 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve the City
28 Council Meeting Agenda of March 28, 2017.
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30 Motion carried 5 -0.
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32 II. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS.
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34 A. Presentation from the University of Minnesota Sustainable Communities Students.
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36 City Manager Casey introduced the students from the Capstone Project — University of
37 Minnesota Sustainable Communities. Each student introduced themselves and made some
38 comments regarding their class. There are two projects within their course that involve the City
39 of St. Anthony are Organics Collection and Organized Collection. There will be a Symposium on
40 the projects held on April 12, 2017, 5:30 — 6:30 p.m., in the Learning Sciences building on the
41 St. Paul Campus. The Council was invited to attend. The students thanked the City of St.
42 Anthony for collaborating with the University of Minnesota.
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44 Mayor Faust stated the backgrounds of the students is very interesting and the City is fortunate to
45 have the students help with the projects.
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47 III. CONSENT AGENDA.
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49 A. Approval of March 14, 2017, City Council meeting minutes.
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1 B. Licenses and Permits.
2 C. Claims.
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4 Motion by Councilmember Brever, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve the Consent
5 Agenda items.
Motion carried 5 -0.
9 IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS — NONE.
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11 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF — NONE.
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13 VI. GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL.
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15 A. Resolution 17 -033: a Resolution Providing for the Sale of $5,600.000 General Obligation
16 Bonds, Series 2017A.
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18 Ms. Stacie Kvilvang, Ehlers & Associates, introduced her colleague Mr. James Lehnhoff who
19 reviewed the resolution providing for the sale of $5,600,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series
20 2017A to finance 2017 street reconstruction projects in the City; purchase a fire truck and to
21 affect a current refunding of the City's General Obligation Bonds, Series 2009A. The terms for
22 the fire truck portion would be 10 years and the refunding would be following the current term
23 which has eight years remaining. The Proposed Debt Issuance Schedule was reviewed.
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25 Councilmember Stille asked about the ten -year tern for the fire truck and Mr. Lehnhoff stated
26 the ten -year term is imbedded in the Bond. Councilmember Stille stated the City doesn't
27 typically borrow for rolling stock and noted the current fire truck is 32 years old and with the
28 savings and interest rate, this makes sense.
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30 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to adopt Resolution 17-
31 033; a Resolution Providing for the Sale of $5,600,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2017A.
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33 Motion carried 5 -0.
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35 B. St. Anthony Public Works Department Annual Report.
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37 Director of Public Works Jay Hartman provided a PowerPoint presentation of the 2016 Public
38 Works Annual Report. Mr. Hartman reviewed the Mission Statement, Department
39 Organizational Chart, Street Maintenance Division, Salt & Salt/Brine Usage, 2016 Public Works
40 Department Projects, 2016 Annual Employee Safety Training, Parks Maintenance Division, Park
41 Usage by Ice Skaters, Water /Sewer Division, Water Main Breaks & Service Leaks, Vehicle
42 Maintenance Division, City Buildings Division, Engineering Division, Street Improvement
43 Projects Schedule 2016 — 2025, 2016 Street & Utility in Review, 2017 Street Improvement
44 Project, Citywide Chip Sealing Schedule, Chip Seal Completed in 2016, Proposed 2017
45 Improvement Projects, Citywide Sustainability Initiative, Minnesota GreenCorps Member, 2017
46 Sustainability Initiatives, 2017 and Beyond and 2017 Upcoming Events. Mr. Hartman noted the
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entire Public Works Annual Report is available on the City's website. Mr. Hartman thanked the
City Council for their support as well as other Departments within the City.
4 Councilmember Gray commented part of what makes St. Anthony a great place to live is the
5 cleanliness and safety within the City.
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Councilmember Stille stated Council appreciates everything that was accomplished by the Public
Works Department in 2016. He specifically mentioned the oxidation plant and Mirror Lake.
10 Councilmember Brever stated the Department has a can-do attitude and she thanked the
11 Department for their efforts.
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13 Councilmember Jenson reiterated what the other Councilmembers mentioned and stated the
14 Department has become very efficient.
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16 Mayor Faust commented on the salt brine impact on the streets and mentioned St. Anthony is a
17 Tree City USA so when street projects are done, more trees are planted than are taken out. He
18 stated Public Works is a "hidden" department, St. Anthony is a very clean community, gave
19 kudos to the Public Works Department.
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21 C. Resolution 17 -034; a Resolution Relating to Contract Agreement for the Police Services
22 Between the City of St. Anthony and the City of Falcon Heights.
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24 City Manager Mark Casey reviewed St. Anthony has had a long- standing partnership with
25 Falcon Heights, with officers delivering police services to the citizens of Falcon Heights. This
26 has been a beneficial relationship for both cities. The payments received by St. Anthony help
27 staff a high - quality police force that meets the needs of St. Anthony. In return, Falcon Heights
28 citizens get the services they need without the on -going expense of establishing a police
29 department. This type of cooperative relationship is a good example of communities working
30 together to serve common interests.
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32 Mr. Casey stated with the tragic incident last July 2016, St. Anthony has been examining the
33 financial cost to the City of providing this service to Falcon Heights. While this has been a
34 financially viable model for over 20 years, St. Anthony is concerned that Falcon Heights should
35 assume more of the liability risks and costs associated with policing within Falcon Heights. Staff
36 is recommending adoption of a resolution that states the police services agreement with Falcon
37 Heights should be modified to provide that Falcon Heights accept all financial risks associated
38 with events that occur within its city limits. Staff is hopeful the agreement can be reached no
39 later than December 31, 2017.
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41 Mayor Faust read Resolution 17 -034 in full.
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43 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to adopt Resolution 17-
44 034; a Resolution Relating to Contract Agreement for Police Services Between the City of St.
45 Anthony and the City of Falcon Heights.
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Councilmember Gray stated Council has a responsibility to reduce the risk to St. Anthony
taxpayers in everything they do so negotiations are being re- opened. He noted the Council values
collaborations with other cities.
Councilmember Stille stated this comes down to risk. That intersection has 52,000 cars cross it
per day so there is a higher degree of risk than in St. Anthony. He is hopeful the contract can be
retained but it needs to be fair or equitable.
9 Ms. Robinette stated the Police Advisory Committee has met and discussed this issue. She stated
10 there are a number of questions and she is speaking for taxpayers of St. Anthony Village. She
11 asked what emergency unbudgeted expenses were incurred and has insurance reimbursement
12 been received for these expenses. She asked about existing liability and indemnification which
13 raised questions because they thought the contract would have an insurance provision for
14 services. Ms. Robinette stated they were surprised to hear there were expenses due to the
15 shooting in July and there was no insurance built into the contract. Ms. Robinette asked if it was
16 possible, rather than having a resolution that shifts the responsibility to Falcon Heights, to have a
17 resolution talking about higher insurance costs. Ms. Robinette asked if Falcon Heights would
18 need to purchase insurance to insure St. Anthony Police Department and whether that insurance
19 could be purchased. She noted the oversight and control is provided by St. Anthony and asked
20 how could Falcon Heights purchase insurance for St. Anthony. Ms. Robinette suggested St.
21 Anthony would need to purchase additional insurance.
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23 Mayor Faust stated this is the beginning of the negotiation process and it needs to be initialized
24 in a formal manner. He does not know the insurance industry but believes insurance can be
25 purchased for almost anything. Because of the July 6 incident, there were expenses relating to
26 security issues, attacks on the website, large amount of data requests, protests, etc. Falcon
27 Heights needs to share in these types of expenses.
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29 City Manager Casey stated the employees are St. Anthony employees. The way the current
30 contract reads, St. Anthony assumes all risk and liability. The revenue generated from the
31 contracts was not sufficient to cover the risk. The residents of St. Anthony should not have to
32 have the burden for things that happen outside the City of St. Anthony.
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34 Mayor Faust stated this resolution has been reviewed by the Dorsey Whitney legal team.
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36 Ms. Sandy Sherman, 4008 Foss Road, #206, stated she has a co- worker that lives in Falcon
37 Heights. There are only 6,000 residents in Falcon Heights. She asked how the residents of Falcon
38 Heights can be expected to pay any cost for an officer involved shooting in Falcon Heights by a
39 St. Anthony Police Officer. She noted there are a number of residents in Falcon Heights that are
40 demanding Falcon Heights end the contract with St. Anthony and she finds this resolution is a
41 slap in the face for what happened.
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43 Mayor Faust stated both parties have until July 15, 2017, to decide on the contract. He is aware
44 there are residents that want the contract ended but everything done needs to be validated. This
45 resolution only begins the conversation. He noted there seems to be a disconnect between the
46 communities.
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Ms. Kate Thompson, not a resident of St. Anthony, asked if this has been discussed with Falcon
Heights, asked what format the negotiations will take, and is there an opportunity for public
input.
Mayor Faust stated negotiations will begin with the City Manager /City Administrator and
recommendations will come back to the City Councils. Falcon Heights was given a heads -up.
9 Motion carried 5 -0.
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11 D. St. Anthony Police Department Annual Report.
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13 Police Chief Jon Mangseth provided a PowerPoint presentation of the 2016 St. Anthony Police
14 Department 2016 Annual Report. The presentation included St. Anthony Part I Crimes, St.
15 Anthony Part II Crimes, Calls for Service, Patrol Review, Investigation Review, Education
16 Summary, Police Reserves, Community Engagement, and Crime Prevention. Police Chief
17 Mangseth stated the complete 2016 Annual Report can be found on the City's website. Captain
18 Jeffrey Spiess was introduced by Police Chief Mangseth. Captain Spiess has been with St.
19 Anthony Village for 19 years and is in charge of the day -to -day patrol division and
20 investigations. Detective Tim Briski is also in the investigation department. There is also a
21 rotating investigation position. Police Chief Mangseth noted Sgt. Dokken is in charge of the
22 Police Reserves which have many volunteer hours in service to St. Anthony. Police Chief
23 Mangseth thanked the Council for their support in difficult times.
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25 Mayor Faust thanked Police Chief Mangseth and the Police Department for their service.
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27 Councilmember Gray commented on the community engagement and asked if many of the
28 programs have been going on for some time. Police Chief Mangseth stated the activities have
29 been going on for many years and the Police Officers are very excited to participate in these
30 activities. He noted that Night to Unite has also gone on for many years.
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32 Councilmember Brever added her appreciation for the Police Department's participation in the
33 January 2017 Dare to be Real event. She thanked the Police Department for their work.
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35 Councilmember Stille stated Council receives emails commending the St. Anthony Police
36 Department on their work. He noted 2016 was a challenging year and public service is many
37 times a thankless job.
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39 Councilmember Jenson thanked the Police Department for how they serve the community,
40 noting the Department members attended Anti -Bias Training along with the Council and other
41 City employees.
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43 Mayor Faust stated training in the past has been higher but the Department still is four times
44 higher than the average. He commented that too many times only the headlines are seen and not
45 the numerous times where residents are touched by the actions of the Police Department.
46 Positive comments are received year -round about the Police Department and how the residents
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1 appreciate their hard work. Mayor Faust stated the Police Department has the support of the
2 Mayor, Council, and residents of St. Anthony.
4 Ms. Robinette asked why this year's annual report was much shorter than the previous one and if
5 there will be a longer annual report. Mayor Faust asked that all questions be directed to him. Ms.
6 Robinette stated all her questions were not previously answered. She asked if Police Chief
7 Mangseth will be available to discuss the longer report. Ms. Robinette asked which community
8 this report is for and are Lauderdale and Falcon Heights included, how Mr. Castille's death was
9 going to be recorded, and about the three new hires coming from the reserves. Ms. Robinette
10 asked if residents would be involved in the hiring of new officers. She stated she came here with
11 questions for the Police Chief since he was on the agenda. She asked if the Police Chief will
12 open up the hiring of new offices to outside the reserve ranks, if the Police Department has any
13 more specific officer focused bias awareness training, if officers were permitted to select
14 additional training in their interest areas, and was this still the Chief s policy. Ms. Robinette
15 asked if there is a policy in place to review those additional trainings, how Police Reserves are
16 selected, and whether the community engagement is just in St. Anthony or do those efforts also
17 occur in Falcon Heights and Lauderdale.
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19 Councilmember Gray asked if Chief Mangseth is available to speak with residents and answer
20 questions. Mr. Casey stated email is a good vehicle for asking questions of the Police Chief.
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22 Mayor Faust asked Chief Mangseth to come to the podium. Mayor Faust stated the Annual
23 Report is 40 pages in 2016 and 35 pages in 2015. He commented the Police Chief is available,
24 the report is just for St. Anthony, and the shooting of Mr. Castille will be included in the Falcon
25 Heights numbers. It was noted that one reserve officer went to the Highway Patrol and came
26 back to serve as an officer in St. Anthony.
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28 Police Chief Mangseth agreed and stated bias awareness training will continue. He stated
29 additional training is vetted by Department leadership and the State of Minnesota. Reserves are
30 selected through an open application process. Mayor Faust asked if similar crime prevention
31 initiatives are done in Falcon Heights and Lauderdale as done in St. Anthony. Chief Mangseth
32 responded yes.
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34 Ms. Sandy Sherman asked about the reductions in calls in 2016 and whether there were market
35 drops in calls or citations. She would like to see a month -by -month breakdown. Mayor Faust
36 stated an average there was one less call per day. Chief Mangseth stated a data request can be
37 made by Ms. Sherman and the information can be provided. The reason the calls in service went
38 down is because fewer traffic citations were issued.
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40 Mr. Lowell Ludford, 2813 Townview Avenue, stated he did not hear in the Chief s report any
41 mention of the St. Anthony volunteer effort to be a part of the COPS program. He suggested the
42 Council and Police Department congratulate themselves about this as it was a big deal. Mayor
43 Faust stated St. Anthony applied to become part of the COPS program. The DOJ commended St.
44 Anthony and the data is being compiled.
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46 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
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2 City Manager Casey reported last week he attended GARE Monthly Cohort along with
3 Councilmember Brever. The City Planner attended an all -day workshop of GARS.
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5 Councilmember Jenson stated on March 27, he attended in the Planning Commission Joint
6 Meeting and Council Work Session. Last week, he attended the Kiwanis Meeting and History
7 Committee Meeting.
9 Councilmember Stille stated he attended the joint meeting with the Planning Commission and
10 Council Work Session.
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12 Councilmember Gray also participated in the meetings last night. On March 15, he attended the
13 Body Cam Workgroup Session in Falcon Heights.
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15 Councilmember Brever reported she attended the joint meeting with the Planning Commission
16 and the Council Work Session and the GARE Cohort meeting. Last week, she attended the Sister
17 City Meeting. There will be two community listening sessions of the St. Anthony Family
18 Services Collaborative on April 17 and 19, 6:30 — 8:30 p.m., with more details to follow.
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20 Mayor Faust stated on March 22, he gave an update to the Chamber of Commerce and on March
21 23, he attended Legislative Day and spoke with Senators. Open Houses will be held in August at
22 the Capitol. Mayor Faust also attended the joint meeting with the Planning Commission and the
23 Council Work Session.
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25 VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM.
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27 Mayor Faust invited residents to come forward at this time and address the Council on items that
28 are not on the regular agenda.
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30 Ms. Sheila Kennedy, Lowry Grove Park, stated she was attending to speak about the seniors and
31 children. She referred to the Pledge of Allegiance, provided scripture readings, and spoke about
32 Christmas and the children in Lowry Grove Park. She said Santa was more like the Grinch. Ms.
33 Kennedy stated she went to the Planning Commission Meeting and saw another St. Anthony
34 completely. She stated God was in the Council Chambers at the Planning Commission Meeting.
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36 Mr. Bill McConnell stated Lowry Grove has been mismanaged by Phil Johnson for many years
37 and the City did not require him to redo roads as was promised. He noted Xcel Energy wanted to
38 put in new meters but access was denied and since the illegal sale of the park, homes are vacant
39 with water and gas still on, storm shelters are locked, and one is unusable. Mr. McConnell stated
40 there was a deal in 2015 for Obe or the City to purchase the park, noting lighting is a problem,
41 roads are still bad, and there are water and gas leaks in the park. He thinks the City is trying to
42 circumvent the Environmental Impact Study and reminded Council the HUD investigation is due
43 although no results are received and the appeal is pending in the courts. Mr. McConnell stated he
44 has been trying to save Lowry Grove for many months and had hoped the Council would have
45 backed them up more. Mayor Faust stated there was never such a deal in 2015 brought forward
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IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
City Manager Casey stated today he received a letter from The Village LLC and they are
holding an Open House/Neighborhood Meeting on Tuesday, April 11, starting at 6:30 p.m. with
a presentation at 7:00 p.m. at St. Anthony High School Commons Area. The event is sponsored
by The Village LLC.
X. ADJOURNMENT.
Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 9:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Debbie Wolfe
Timesaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.
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