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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. It
is now 5:30 and I call this regular

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meeting of the Burnsville City Council
to order.

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We will begin our meeting with a moment
of silence followed by the Pledge of

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Allegiance and we invite you to join us.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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The clerk will note that Mayor Kautz is
absence and Council member Schultz is

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attending electronically via Zoom this
evening.

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Members of the public are welcome to
attend in person. They may also choose

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to watch our meeting at
burnsvillemn.gov/meetings

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or Comcast channel 16 or 859.
The public can also participate through

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Zoom by joining us at zoom.us/
join. More information is available on

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our meetings webpage and in the council
agenda packet.

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Um we'll start with announcements and
proclamations.

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Um schedule of upcoming meetings, we
have regular council meeting scheduled

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for Tuesday, June 16th at 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 7th at 5:30 p.m. and a

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work session Tuesday, June 9th also at
5:30 p.m.

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Unless noted, all meetings are in the
council chambers.

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Uh this evening we have some guests for
I love Burnsville essay contest

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and I will go from over here.
>> [snorts]

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[clears throat]

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» And then I'll later I friends from
TruStone

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Chase at this one.
Um so every year um we there's a I love

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Burnsville essay contest where we invite
third graders from around the school

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district to write an essay and talk
about

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why they love Burnsville um and then
representatives from TruStone and the

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mayor get together and read those essays
and [snorts] pick three honorable

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mentions and then three winning essays.
So we want to give a special thanks to

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Mitchell Byers and Kim Gregg with
TruStone Financial

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for their ongoing and generous support
of this program and we also want to

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thank uh the teachers and the third
graders for committing to this program

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every year. It's a very fun program.

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Excuse me.
Uh for this contest this year students

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were asked as Burnsville celebrates
America's 250th birthday

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we invite you to share what makes
Burnsville a place you love.

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So with the support from TruStone
Financial we have three honorable

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mentions as I mentioned
uh who will receive awards um

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with each student and their teacher
receiving $50.

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I will ask each student
um to come up with their teacher to

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receive their award for honorable
mention. So our first honorable mention

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is Vienna Miller from Gideon Pond and
Mrs. Susan Zucollo.

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» [applause]

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» Where's the [applause] awards?

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You got the cash JT?
>> It's right behind me.

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» [laughter]
>> You did a good job.

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We enjoyed your story so well.
Go there. Oops, sorry about that. Can

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you hold this?
And here we are.

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» It's like his dead from the back.
>> Congratulations.

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» Oh, you'll be able to take a quick
picture.

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Good.
>> Our next uh honorable mention is Azar

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Abdi from Gideon Pond with Ms. Andrea
Tretault.

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And he is not here yet. So,
our third honorable mention is James

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Bailey of William Byrne
uh with Mrs. Sarah Kersten.

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» [applause]

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» Yes.
Good essay.

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» James, congratulations.
There you go, dear.

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And there you go.

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» Take a quick [snorts] picture.

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Good job, James.
>> Yes.

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» [snorts]
>> All right. So, we have our

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three winners
um with each student and their teacher

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receiving $100.
I will ask each student to come up

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individually and read their essay and
then receive their award. So, in no

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specific order,
we have Marlow Nelson, also of William

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Byrne, with um Ms. Sarah Kersten.

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» [applause]

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» Do you want a stool?
Can you reach this?

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You can read your speech.

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» Can you imagine a city with nice people
who help you out, places to meet up with

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family and friends, and playgrounds that
are all accessible? That's Burnsville,

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and it is a wonderful place to be. First
is the beautiful River Hills Park.

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Anyone can join the fun because parts of
the ground are made of rubber. So, if

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you ride in a wheelchair, wheeling
around won't be a problem. And if you're

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tired of being dragged by your crazy
dog, let them run wild in a large fenced

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area. Next up are amazing community
helpers. In stores, offices, and more,

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you can always count on your local
helpers. So, in summary, beautiful parks

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and our great helpers are only part of
what makes Burnsville an amazing place.

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So, if you're in the mood, come and see
the wonder of our fantastic city.

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» [applause]

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» Good job. That was awesome.

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» [applause]

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» Our next winner is Olivia Ward from
Gideon Pond and her teacher, Mrs. Susan

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Zucollo.
>> [applause]

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» Burnsville is a great place to live.
Here are a few reasons why. Burnsville

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has a good mayor. She stands up for
others and herself. Burnsville has great

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houses. They are built correctly and
they are clean. People donate to help

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others and feed and people volunteer
Feed My Starving Children. They

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help people who really need it and can't
afford things like food, water, and

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clothing. When they help, they are not
mean, they are nice, and that's why I

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love Burnsville.
>> [applause]

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» Awesome is here in Burnsville.

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» [applause]

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» And our third winner is Charlotte
Simmons, also of Gideon Pond, and also

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in Mrs. Susan Sokolov's class.

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» [applause]

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» Burnsville is a great place to live.
First, Burnsville has great libraries.

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They have funny, scary, and other nice
books to read. The library also has nice

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places to sit, read, or just rest. And
if you need help, there are workers.

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They're really nice and helpful.
Burnsville has great schools. They have

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really nice teachers to help. The math
level is really nice for kids that need

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a certain level.
The lunch they make us is also really

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nice. Burnsville is a great community.
They did Earth Day, where you pick up

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garbage. They also have activities for
the city. And lastly, they set up sport

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fundraisers for anybody, like football,
soccer, and volleyball. And that's why I

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think Burnsville is great.

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» [applause]

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» Hi, we just like to say thank you for
letting us be a part of this great

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event. The students did an amazing job.
When we read the letters, we were just

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floored by
all the words, all the comments, the the

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truth and believing behind their whole
essay. You could just read it and I want

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to move to Burnsville. And I live in
Eagan. So,

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um and it was just a really wonderful
event. We don't do something like that

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in any other district, so it really
means a lot to be a part of it, and we

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hope to continue to do this every year.
So, thank you from TrueStone.

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» [applause]

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» So, now we will have all of our
honorable mentions and award winners

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come up to the front and we'll take a
group picture with the council here.

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All right.
>> [applause]

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[clears throat]
>> All right.

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Our next item this evening is citizen
comments. This is an opportunity for

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anyone who would like to address the
council on an item that is not on the

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printed agenda
and not coming before us at a future

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meeting.
We had one person sign up in the lobby

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to speak tonight.
Aside from that, is there anyone else

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here that would like to speak?

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Seeing nobody, I will invite
Ishika Jain to the front.

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If you could just give us your name and
address for the record, please.

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» Hello members of the Burnsville City
Council. My name is Ishika Jain and I

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live in South Burnsville with my family
behind the Buck Hill Ski Resort. Thank

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you for the opportunity to let me speak
today. As a member of the Burnsville

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community, an incoming medical student
at the University of Minnesota Twin

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Cities, and a concerned sister of a
middle schooler, I'm speaking to you

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today to respectfully urge the
Burnsville City Council to place

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stronger restrictions on the sale of
flavored tobacco products. Recently, my

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13-year-old brother came home from
school asking whether vapes were harmful

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to one's health after attending a
lecture about the dangers of cigarette

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smoking.
During our conversation, he shared how

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peers of his secretly use flavored vape
products in the middle school locker

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room. As our father is an oncologist, my
brother innocently asked whether or not

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that meant his friends, 13-year
13-year-old children, are at higher risk

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of dying from cancer. Children this
young should not have to worry about

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topics like these, nor should their
peers have to deal with the lifelong

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consequences associated with nicotine
and tobacco addiction. I respect the

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Burnsville City Council's continued
interest in investing in businesses in

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our community. However, flavored tobacco
usage is not an

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consumer choice, especially for children
as young as my brother. The CDC reports

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that the vast majority of youth tobacco
users begin with flavored products, and

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the tobacco industry has made deliberate
efforts to make tobacco products more

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appealing to younger users through
flavoring and youth-oriented marketing.

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In addition, the economic cost of
tobacco affect everyone, contributing to

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a $4.7 billion
excess cost in Minnesota and an

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estimated $983
tax burden per household, including here

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in Burnsville.
Neighboring cities of ours, such as

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Lilydale, Mendota Heights, Richfield,
and Bloomington, have made restrictions

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on on of flavored tobacco products. So,
today I urge the Burnsville City Council

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to follow suit and create restrictions
on the sale of flavored nicotine and

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tobacco products here in Burnsville.
Thank you for the opportunity to let me

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speak today, and I hope you consider my
request. Thank you so much.

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» Thank you.

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Any comments on that or

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» [snorts]
>> All right.

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Seeing [clears throat] as no one else is
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uh we'll move on to item number three,
additions to the final agenda.

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This [snorts] is for emergency items
only. Does staff have any other

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additions to the final agenda this
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» Nothing from staff.
>> Does council have any other additions to

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the final agenda?
Seeing none, we will move on.

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Um item number four is the consent
agenda. I All items listed on the

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consent agenda are considered to be
routine and will be enacted by one

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motion. However, an item may be removed
from the consent agenda for a separate

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discussion and vote.
Is there anyone [snorts] from the public

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who wishes an item to be removed from
the consent agenda for a separate

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discussion and vote?
Seeing none, does staff wish to remove

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an item?
>> Nothing from staff, acting mayor.

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» Nothing from staff. Members of the
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» Nothing.
>> May have a motion to adopt the consent

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agenda.
>> Move.

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» Second.
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because we are digital, we have to roll
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Ms. Collins.
>> Gustafson.

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» Yes.
>> Keely.

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» Yes.
>> Schultz.

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Workman.
>> Yes.

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» Um moving on to our regular agenda. We
have one item this evening, appointments

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to advisory commissions. Uh the City
Council conducted interviews on May 26th

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and May 28th. We had 28 applications
this year.

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Council member Gustafson, can you please
make a motion to appoint for the

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economic development commission.
>> Thank you, acting mayor. Uh

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for the economic development commission,
I nominate Vicki Anderson as a regular

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member with a term ending 6 2029.
John Swaney as a regular member term

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ending 6 2029.
Molly's here from alternate to regular

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member term term ending 6 2029. Ali Awad
as a regular member term ending 6 2029.

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And Fasal Farah, the ultimate member
member term ending 6 2027.

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» Thank you for that. All those in favor,
please say or roll call.

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Second and roll call.
Did you make a motion, Dan?

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» Yes, I'll second the motions.
>> We have a motion and a second, sorry. Um

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roll call.
>> Gustafson?

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» Aye.
>> Keely?

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» Aye.
>> Schultz?

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» Yes.
>> Workman?

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» Aye.
>> And the motion carries. Uh Council

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member Keely, can you please make a
motion to appoint for parks and natural

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resources commission?
>> Thank you, acting mayor Workman. I am

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speaking on behalf of the the mayor who
is the liaison to the parks and natural

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resources but is currently out of town.
So, I'd like to make a motion to appoint

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Cody Matts as a regular member ending
uh 6 of 2029.

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Alpa Goswami as a regular member term
ending 6 of 29. And Aliyah McNeal, our

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youth member
term ending 6 of 2027.

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» We have a motion.
>> And a second.

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» And a second.
>> Gustafson?

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» Aye.
>> Keely?

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» Aye.
>> Schultz?

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» Yes.
>> Workman?

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» Aye.
>> And the motion carries.

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And finally, I will make a motion to
appoint the following members to the

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planning commission.
>> [snorts]

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» Al Anderson, alternate member term
ending in June 2029. And Alexander

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Ramnarine, regular member term ending
June 2029.

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» Second.
>> We have a motion and a second.

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» Gustafson?
>> Aye.

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» Keeley?
>> Aye.

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» Schultz?
>> Yeah.

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» Workman?
>> Aye.

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» And the motion carries.
Members of the council, there are no

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other additional items to come before us
at this regular council meeting and a

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motion to adjourn is in order.
>> So moved.

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» Second.
>> We have a motion and a second.

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» After roll call adjourn.
>> Gustafson?

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» Aye.
>> Keeley?

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» Aye.
>> Schultz?

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» Yeah.
>> Workman?

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» Aye.
>> Thank you for being with us this

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evening. Hope you have a wonderful
night.

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And we'll see you next Tuesday.