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MINUTES City Council Meeting City Hall Council Chambers Monday, March 20, 2023 7:00 p.m. Call to Order Mayor Weidt called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Roll Call COUNCIL PRESENT: Klein, Miron (via ZOOM), Petryk, Strub, Weidt COUNCIL ABSENT: None OTHERS PRESENT: City Administrator Bryan Bear, City Engineer Mark Erichson, City Attorney Dave Snyder, Community Development Director Rachel Juba, Finance Director Anna Wobse, City Clerk Michele Lindau Approval of Minutes for the City Council Meeting on March 6, 2023 Klein made motion, Petryk seconded, to approve the minutes for the Council meeting held on March 6, 2023, as presented. All Ayes. Motion carried. Approval of Minutes for the Legislative Reception on March 7, 2023 Petryk made motion, Klein seconded, to approve the minutes for the Legislative Reception held on March 7, 2023, as presented. All Ayes. Motion carried. Approval of Agenda Weidt made motion, Klein seconded, to approve the agenda as presented. Lakes Center for Youth and Family – Executive Director Linda Madsen Lakes Center for Youth and Family Executive Director Linda Madsen provided information on the LC4YF and activities in 2022. She began by thanking the Council for their financial support over the years and invited them to contact her at any time. She told the story of how the Center began in 1976 when then Police Chief Jim Trudeau developed the idea of providing programs to troubled youths and their families. She talked about their partnerships that included schools such as Linwood Elementary where prevention programs were provided through a grant. There were also Enrichment Programs after school in Chisago and Safety Camps during the summer in Forest Lake, which had been going on for 25 years. Counseling is the newest part of their programing, and therapist go to the schools for sessions. Linda said she started with LC4YF in