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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
OCTOBER 24, 2017
CALL TO ORDER.
Mayor Faust called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
Mayor Faust invited the Council and audience to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL.
Present: Mayor Faust; Councilmembers Jenson, and Stille.
Absent: Councilmember Gray.
Also Present: Police Chief Mangseth, Police Sergeant Mike Huddle, Police Captain Jeff Spiess and
Assistant to the City Manager Charlie Yunker
CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
ITEMS.
I. APPROVAL OF OCTOBER 24, 2017 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.
Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve the City
Council Meeting Agenda of October 24, 2017 as presented.
Motion carried 3 -0.
H. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS - NONE.
III. CONSENT AGENDA.
A. Approval of October 10, 2017, City Council Meeting Minutes
B. Licenses and Permits.
C. Claims.
D. Resolution 17 -071: a Resolution Designating Polling Places for the 2018 State Prima
and State General Election.
Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve the Consent
Agenda items.
IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS.
A. Body Camera Policy.
Motion carried 3 -0.
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
October 24, 2017
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Police Chief Jon Mangseth provided a staff report and appendixes for a Body Worn Camera
Policy. Per state statute, the law adds a new public comment provision in Minnesota Statutes,
section 626.8473. It states that a law enforcement agency has to provide an opportunity for
public comment before written policy adoption. Chief Mangseth noted all of the documents can
be found on the City Website. Chief Mangseth reviewed the policy development process, why
body worn cameras, the benefits of BWC's, and concerns with BWC's. Chief Mangseth
reviewed the laws governing BWC's including State Statutes, Data Retention, Access to the Data
and Audit. A summary of the policy was presented.
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10 Sergeant Mike Huddle provided a demonstration of the BWC using a Panasonic model for this
11 demonstration. A sample video was shown. He noted the St. Anthony Officers welcome this
12 technology. He thanked the residents of St. Anthony for supporting BWC's for the Police
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15 Councilmember Stille asked Chief Mangseth to describe how we got to this point with the Task
16 Force, etc. Chief Mangseth stated this was started in the later part of last year. The Tri -City Work
17 Group was formed. Monthly meetings were held in January, February and March 2017 with
18 knowledge experts on BWC's presentations. Councilmember Stille asked if any comments were
19 received from residents prior to this meeting. Chief Mangseth stated there was one anonymous
20 comment and it stated "not to buy them unless you are going to make them wear them ". Chief
21 Mangseth stated this will not be an issue as the Officers are looking forward to wearing them.
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23 Councilmember Jenson referred to the detailed policy and asked what will be done with the
24 operating system to ensure adequate rigor is put in place to be fully compliant. Chief Mangseth
25 stated a short training session will be held on the policy contents. The biennial audit will be done
26 and all videos will be reviewed on a daily basis. Councilmember Jenson asked if civilians will
27 have any access to the tapes. Chief Mangseth referred to the MN Govt Data Practices Act and
28 reviewed at what point the data can be requested.
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30 Mayor Faust invited anyone present to fill out a form and give it to Mr. Yunker if they wish to
31 speak. Mayor Faust stated he does not see an issue in getting the Officer's to use the BWC's and
32 believes this is a great step forward. Mayor Faust invited residents to call Chief Mangseth if they
33 have any questions and to review the information on the City website.
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35 Mayor Faust closed the public hearing at 7:40 p.m.
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37 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF.
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39 VI. GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL.
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41 A. Resolution 17 -072: a Resolution Revoking the Massage License for Solace and Wellness
42 Located at 2500 Highway 88.
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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
October 24, 2017
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Police Captain Spiess reviewed a resolution to revoke a massage license for Solace and Wellness
located at 2500 Hwy. 88. A letter was sent to the massage license holder (Ms. Chrisler) citing
pending revocation issues and was provided for Council review. He reviewed the results of the
investigation reports made by the investigating officers some of which was included in the letter
sent to Ms. Chrisler.
7 Captain Spiess mentioned he spoke with the President of the Association representing North
8 Gate Office Park who stated there are several women working out of several of the suites in the
9 North Gate Office Park. He stated Ms. Chrisler is the main one and she usually stays close to
10 Suite 219. He has never seen a female client at the "business ".
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12 Ms. Chrisler stated she is very upset with these accusations. She referred to items in the letter
13 sent to her by City Manager Casey. Ms. Chrisler stated she knows Lianna Winters and they
14 shared an account with each other but she never worked with her. She stated she does not know
15 anything about her working in the Office Park. Lashawna Thao was Ms. Chrisler's intern who is
16 taking online classes for massage therapy. Ms. Chrisler gave Ms. Thao clients so she could earn
17 commission and get hours for her training requirements. She has full control in giving her the
18 clients. That is the reason Ms. Chrisler added another room because of Ms. Thao's work with the
19 clients. Ms. Chrisler feels the reviews are very biased. People can go on websites and say
20 anything they want. The reviews are false and she has nothing to hide. She is very embarrassed
21 by this situation and does not want to lose her business or her livelihood because of these false
22 reviews. She said the building management knows that she does massage and she would not do
23 anything to harm herself or her kids. Ms. Chrisler asked why is the City coming after her —
24 because she's Asian — because she's licensed. Why not go after the other massage salons. She
25 stated she follows the rules and resolutions. She is not what you think. She asked why "you"
26 didn't come in and make an appointment and find out what is going on.
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28 Mayor Faust asked if Ms. Chrisler has any female clients and Ms. Chrisler said she does. Mayor
29 Faust stated the license was for one person. Ms. Chrisler stated she has an intern. Mayor Faust
30 stated that is a violation of the license permit. Mayor Faust stated when Ms. Chrisler was before
31 the Council April 11, she stated she would be the only person working there. Mayor Faust stated
32 he also asked Ms. Chrisler to stop advertising on Backpage and Ms. Chrisler agreed. Mayor
33 Faust stated there is another person working with Ms. Chrisler and she continues to advertise on
34 Backpage. Ms. Chrisler stated she does not do "full service" and she is very careful at how she
35 advertises. She gets calls from people asking for many things — she tries to weed out those types
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38 Motion by Mayor Faust, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve Resolution 17 -072; a
39 Resolution Revoking the Massage License for Solace and Wellness located at 2500 Highway 88.
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43 B. Ordinance 2017 -03 an Ordinance Approving the Comcast Cable Television Franchise
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45 Assistant to the City Manager Yunker reviewed this is the third and final reading of an ordinance
46 to approve the renewal of the Comcast cable television franchise along with a resolution
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October 24, 2017
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approving summary publication of the ordinance. Minnesota Statute 412.191 (4) allows for
summary publications in cases where the ordinance publications are lengthy, or ordinances
include charts or maps. Following the adoption of the ordinance, and the summary publication,
the summary of the ordinance will be published in the November 1, 2017 edition of the St.
Anthony Bulletin which is the official newspaper for the City of St. Anthony.
Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve final reading
and adoption of Ordinance 2017 -03; an Ordinance Approving the Comcast Cable Television
Franchise.
Motion carried 3 -0.
C. Resolution 17 -073 a resolution Approving Summary Publication of Ordinance 2017 -03
Comcast Franchise Agreement.
Assistant to the City Manager Yunker stated this is the resolution approving the Summary
Publication of the Ordinance previously adopted.
Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve Resolution
17 -073; a Resolution Approving Summary Publication for Ordinance 2017 -03.
Motion carried 3 -0.
REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
Councilmember Stille stated he attended the Planning Commission Meeting on October 23,
2017.
Councilmember Jenson had no report.
Mayor Faust had no report.
VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM.
Mr. Thomas Issacson, 2604 Pahl Avenue, voiced his support for the City Manager's
recommendation to start a Technical Assistance Panel for the Lowry Grove Project. He asked
that the 27"' Street alley be included in the project if it goes forward, in addition to the
commercial lots on the corner by the Kenzington on Kenzie Terrace.
Ms. Sandy Sherman 4008 Foss Road, she was not able to attend the last meeting. She expressed
her disappointment that the people who lived in Lowry Grove were evicted from their homes
before any decision was made as to what type of development would be put in there. This was
not necessary. Mayor Faust stated the City followed State Statute. Ms. Sherman stated 97 people
with children and families lost their homes. She is ashamed to live here as that did not need to
happen when it did. She felt they should have been able to stay in their homes until the project
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decision was made. She has heard from many residents how disgusted they were with the
eviction of the Lowry Grove residents.
IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS - NONE.
X. ADJOURNMENT.
Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 8:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Debbie Wolfe
TimeSaver off Site Secretarial, Inc.
ATTEST:
Cit Clerk
`Mayor