[0:02] Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. It
is now 5:30 and I call this regular
[0:05] meeting of the Burnsville City Council
to order.
[0:08] We will begin our meeting with a moment
of silence followed by the Pledge of
[0:11] Allegiance and we invite you to join us.
[0:31] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the
[0:37] republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[0:43] justice for all.
[0:51] The clerk will note that Mayor Kautz is
absence and Council member Schultz is
[0:55] attending electronically via Zoom this
evening.
[0:59] Members of the public are welcome to
attend in person. They may also choose
[1:03] to watch our meeting at
burnsvillemn.gov/meetings
[1:06] or Comcast channel 16 or 859.
The public can also participate through
[1:13] Zoom by joining us at zoom.us/
join. More information is available on
[1:19] our meetings webpage and in the council
agenda packet.
[1:24] Um we'll start with announcements and
proclamations.
[1:27] Um schedule of upcoming meetings, we
have regular council meeting scheduled
[1:31] for Tuesday, June 16th at 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 7th at 5:30 p.m. and a
[1:38] work session Tuesday, June 9th also at
5:30 p.m.
[1:42] Unless noted, all meetings are in the
council chambers.
[1:47] Uh this evening we have some guests for
I love Burnsville essay contest
[1:54] and I will go from over here.
>> [snorts]
[1:59] [clears throat]
[2:05] » And then I'll later I friends from
TruStone
[2:08] Chase at this one.
Um so every year um we there's a I love
[2:14] Burnsville essay contest where we invite
third graders from around the school
[2:18] district to write an essay and talk
about
[2:21] why they love Burnsville um and then
representatives from TruStone and the
[2:25] mayor get together and read those essays
and [snorts] pick three honorable
[2:30] mentions and then three winning essays.
So we want to give a special thanks to
[2:34] Mitchell Byers and Kim Gregg with
TruStone Financial
[2:38] for their ongoing and generous support
of this program and we also want to
[2:42] thank uh the teachers and the third
graders for committing to this program
[2:45] every year. It's a very fun program.
[2:50] Excuse me.
Uh for this contest this year students
[2:53] were asked as Burnsville celebrates
America's 250th birthday
[2:58] we invite you to share what makes
Burnsville a place you love.
[3:02] So with the support from TruStone
Financial we have three honorable
[3:05] mentions as I mentioned
uh who will receive awards um
[3:11] with each student and their teacher
receiving $50.
[3:14] I will ask each student
um to come up with their teacher to
[3:18] receive their award for honorable
mention. So our first honorable mention
[3:22] is Vienna Miller from Gideon Pond and
Mrs. Susan Zucollo.
[3:28] » [applause]
[3:33] » Where's the [applause] awards?
[3:36] You got the cash JT?
>> It's right behind me.
[3:39] » [laughter]
>> You did a good job.
[3:42] We enjoyed your story so well.
Go there. Oops, sorry about that. Can
[3:47] you hold this?
And here we are.
[3:50] » It's like his dead from the back.
>> Congratulations.
[3:55] » Oh, you'll be able to take a quick
picture.
[4:05] Good.
>> Our next uh honorable mention is Azar
[4:09] Abdi from Gideon Pond with Ms. Andrea
Tretault.
[4:13] And he is not here yet. So,
our third honorable mention is James
[4:20] Bailey of William Byrne
uh with Mrs. Sarah Kersten.
[4:27] » [applause]
[4:31] » Yes.
Good essay.
[4:33] » James, congratulations.
There you go, dear.
[4:40] And there you go.
[4:42] » Take a quick [snorts] picture.
[4:52] Good job, James.
>> Yes.
[4:54] » [snorts]
>> All right. So, we have our
[4:58] three winners
um with each student and their teacher
[5:01] receiving $100.
I will ask each student to come up
[5:05] individually and read their essay and
then receive their award. So, in no
[5:09] specific order,
we have Marlow Nelson, also of William
[5:14] Byrne, with um Ms. Sarah Kersten.
[5:20] » [applause]
[5:23] » Do you want a stool?
Can you reach this?
[5:28] You can read your speech.
[5:33] » Can you imagine a city with nice people
who help you out, places to meet up with
[5:38] family and friends, and playgrounds that
are all accessible? That's Burnsville,
[5:42] and it is a wonderful place to be. First
is the beautiful River Hills Park.
[5:47] Anyone can join the fun because parts of
the ground are made of rubber. So, if
[5:51] you ride in a wheelchair, wheeling
around won't be a problem. And if you're
[5:56] tired of being dragged by your crazy
dog, let them run wild in a large fenced
[6:01] area. Next up are amazing community
helpers. In stores, offices, and more,
[6:07] you can always count on your local
helpers. So, in summary, beautiful parks
[6:11] and our great helpers are only part of
what makes Burnsville an amazing place.
[6:15] So, if you're in the mood, come and see
the wonder of our fantastic city.
[6:21] » [applause]
[6:29] » Good job. That was awesome.
[6:46] » [applause]
[6:49] » Our next winner is Olivia Ward from
Gideon Pond and her teacher, Mrs. Susan
[6:55] Zucollo.
>> [applause]
[7:03] » Burnsville is a great place to live.
Here are a few reasons why. Burnsville
[7:08] has a good mayor. She stands up for
others and herself. Burnsville has great
[7:13] houses. They are built correctly and
they are clean. People donate to help
[7:18] others and feed and people volunteer
Feed My Starving Children. They
[7:24] help people who really need it and can't
afford things like food, water, and
[7:29] clothing. When they help, they are not
mean, they are nice, and that's why I
[7:34] love Burnsville.
>> [applause]
[7:42] » Awesome is here in Burnsville.
[7:56] » [applause]
[7:58] » And our third winner is Charlotte
Simmons, also of Gideon Pond, and also
[8:02] in Mrs. Susan Sokolov's class.
[8:06] » [applause]
[8:13] » Burnsville is a great place to live.
First, Burnsville has great libraries.
[8:17] They have funny, scary, and other nice
books to read. The library also has nice
[8:21] places to sit, read, or just rest. And
if you need help, there are workers.
[8:26] They're really nice and helpful.
Burnsville has great schools. They have
[8:29] really nice teachers to help. The math
level is really nice for kids that need
[8:34] a certain level.
The lunch they make us is also really
[8:37] nice. Burnsville is a great community.
They did Earth Day, where you pick up
[8:42] garbage. They also have activities for
the city. And lastly, they set up sport
[8:47] fundraisers for anybody, like football,
soccer, and volleyball. And that's why I
[8:52] think Burnsville is great.
[8:55] » [applause]
[9:13] [applause]
[9:16] » Hi, we just like to say thank you for
letting us be a part of this great
[9:20] event. The students did an amazing job.
When we read the letters, we were just
[9:26] floored by
all the words, all the comments, the the
[9:30] truth and believing behind their whole
essay. You could just read it and I want
[9:35] to move to Burnsville. And I live in
Eagan. So,
[9:39] um and it was just a really wonderful
event. We don't do something like that
[9:42] in any other district, so it really
means a lot to be a part of it, and we
[9:47] hope to continue to do this every year.
So, thank you from TrueStone.
[9:52] » [applause]
[9:56] » So, now we will have all of our
honorable mentions and award winners
[10:00] come up to the front and we'll take a
group picture with the council here.
[10:34] All right.
>> [applause]
[11:04] [clears throat]
>> All right.
[11:07] Our next item this evening is citizen
comments. This is an opportunity for
[11:11] anyone who would like to address the
council on an item that is not on the
[11:14] printed agenda
and not coming before us at a future
[11:17] meeting.
We had one person sign up in the lobby
[11:21] to speak tonight.
Aside from that, is there anyone else
[11:25] here that would like to speak?
[11:28] Seeing nobody, I will invite
Ishika Jain to the front.
[11:36] If you could just give us your name and
address for the record, please.
[11:40] » Hello members of the Burnsville City
Council. My name is Ishika Jain and I
[11:44] live in South Burnsville with my family
behind the Buck Hill Ski Resort. Thank
[11:48] you for the opportunity to let me speak
today. As a member of the Burnsville
[11:51] community, an incoming medical student
at the University of Minnesota Twin
[11:55] Cities, and a concerned sister of a
middle schooler, I'm speaking to you
[11:58] today to respectfully urge the
Burnsville City Council to place
[12:01] stronger restrictions on the sale of
flavored tobacco products. Recently, my
[12:06] 13-year-old brother came home from
school asking whether vapes were harmful
[12:09] to one's health after attending a
lecture about the dangers of cigarette
[12:12] smoking.
During our conversation, he shared how
[12:15] peers of his secretly use flavored vape
products in the middle school locker
[12:19] room. As our father is an oncologist, my
brother innocently asked whether or not
[12:23] that meant his friends, 13-year
13-year-old children, are at higher risk
[12:28] of dying from cancer. Children this
young should not have to worry about
[12:31] topics like these, nor should their
peers have to deal with the lifelong
[12:35] consequences associated with nicotine
and tobacco addiction. I respect the
[12:39] Burnsville City Council's continued
interest in investing in businesses in
[12:43] our community. However, flavored tobacco
usage is not an
[12:47] consumer choice, especially for children
as young as my brother. The CDC reports
[12:52] that the vast majority of youth tobacco
users begin with flavored products, and
[12:57] the tobacco industry has made deliberate
efforts to make tobacco products more
[13:01] appealing to younger users through
flavoring and youth-oriented marketing.
[13:05] In addition, the economic cost of
tobacco affect everyone, contributing to
[13:09] a $4.7 billion
excess cost in Minnesota and an
[13:13] estimated $983
tax burden per household, including here
[13:17] in Burnsville.
Neighboring cities of ours, such as
[13:20] Lilydale, Mendota Heights, Richfield,
and Bloomington, have made restrictions
[13:24] on on of flavored tobacco products. So,
today I urge the Burnsville City Council
[13:29] to follow suit and create restrictions
on the sale of flavored nicotine and
[13:33] tobacco products here in Burnsville.
Thank you for the opportunity to let me
[13:37] speak today, and I hope you consider my
request. Thank you so much.
[13:42] » Thank you.
[13:46] Any comments on that or
[13:49] » [snorts]
>> All right.
[13:53] Seeing [clears throat] as no one else is
here to speak for citizen comments,
[13:57] uh we'll move on to item number three,
additions to the final agenda.
[14:01] This [snorts] is for emergency items
only. Does staff have any other
[14:04] additions to the final agenda this
evening?
[14:07] » Nothing from staff.
>> Does council have any other additions to
[14:10] the final agenda?
Seeing none, we will move on.
[14:14] Um item number four is the consent
agenda. I All items listed on the
[14:19] consent agenda are considered to be
routine and will be enacted by one
[14:22] motion. However, an item may be removed
from the consent agenda for a separate
[14:26] discussion and vote.
Is there anyone [snorts] from the public
[14:29] who wishes an item to be removed from
the consent agenda for a separate
[14:33] discussion and vote?
Seeing none, does staff wish to remove
[14:37] an item?
>> Nothing from staff, acting mayor.
[14:40] » Nothing from staff. Members of the
council?
[14:42] » Nothing.
>> May have a motion to adopt the consent
[14:45] agenda.
>> Move.
[14:46] » Second.
>> We have a motion and a second, and
[14:48] because we are digital, we have to roll
call. So,
[14:53] Ms. Collins.
>> Gustafson.
[14:56] » Yes.
>> Keely.
[14:58] » Yes.
>> Schultz.
[15:02] Workman.
>> Yes.
[15:05] » Um moving on to our regular agenda. We
have one item this evening, appointments
[15:09] to advisory commissions. Uh the City
Council conducted interviews on May 26th
[15:14] and May 28th. We had 28 applications
this year.
[15:18] Council member Gustafson, can you please
make a motion to appoint for the
[15:21] economic development commission.
>> Thank you, acting mayor. Uh
[15:25] for the economic development commission,
I nominate Vicki Anderson as a regular
[15:29] member with a term ending 6 2029.
John Swaney as a regular member term
[15:35] ending 6 2029.
Molly's here from alternate to regular
[15:40] member term term ending 6 2029. Ali Awad
as a regular member term ending 6 2029.
[15:48] And Fasal Farah, the ultimate member
member term ending 6 2027.
[15:54] » Thank you for that. All those in favor,
please say or roll call.
[15:59] Second and roll call.
Did you make a motion, Dan?
[16:01] » Yes, I'll second the motions.
>> We have a motion and a second, sorry. Um
[16:06] roll call.
>> Gustafson?
[16:08] » Aye.
>> Keely?
[16:09] » Aye.
>> Schultz?
[16:12] » Yes.
>> Workman?
[16:13] » Aye.
>> And the motion carries. Uh Council
[16:17] member Keely, can you please make a
motion to appoint for parks and natural
[16:21] resources commission?
>> Thank you, acting mayor Workman. I am
[16:24] speaking on behalf of the the mayor who
is the liaison to the parks and natural
[16:29] resources but is currently out of town.
So, I'd like to make a motion to appoint
[16:33] Cody Matts as a regular member ending
uh 6 of 2029.
[16:39] Alpa Goswami as a regular member term
ending 6 of 29. And Aliyah McNeal, our
[16:46] youth member
term ending 6 of 2027.
[16:50] » We have a motion.
>> And a second.
[16:52] » And a second.
>> Gustafson?
[16:55] » Aye.
>> Keely?
[16:56] » Aye.
>> Schultz?
[16:58] » Yes.
>> Workman?
[17:00] » Aye.
>> And the motion carries.
[17:04] And finally, I will make a motion to
appoint the following members to the
[17:08] planning commission.
>> [snorts]
[17:09] » Al Anderson, alternate member term
ending in June 2029. And Alexander
[17:15] Ramnarine, regular member term ending
June 2029.
[17:20] » Second.
>> We have a motion and a second.
[17:23] » Gustafson?
>> Aye.
[17:25] » Keeley?
>> Aye.
[17:26] » Schultz?
>> Yeah.
[17:28] » Workman?
>> Aye.
[17:31] » And the motion carries.
Members of the council, there are no
[17:35] other additional items to come before us
at this regular council meeting and a
[17:39] motion to adjourn is in order.
>> So moved.
[17:41] » Second.
>> We have a motion and a second.
[17:44] » After roll call adjourn.
>> Gustafson?
[17:46] » Aye.
>> Keeley?
[17:48] » Aye.
>> Schultz?
[17:51] » Yeah.
>> Workman?
[17:52] » Aye.
>> Thank you for being with us this
[17:54] evening. Hope you have a wonderful
night.
[17:57] And we'll see you next Tuesday.