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Brighton, PREC would not recommend doing the bike lane portion in New Brighton. VI. New Business a. Review NBCC Policies Jason Hicks, Facilities Manager, gave a presentation on the updates to the New Brighton Community Center Policy Handbook changes. Facilities Manager, Hicks gave an overview of the changes: • E- cigarettes have been added to the policy. They are treated the same as a cigarette in the policy. • Security has been added to the alcohol policy. Also, the 4 hour security requirement will be changed to 3 hours. • Firearms cannot be banned. The new law states if they have a firearm, they must carry their license with them. The policy is to call the police and the police will verify whether their license is valid or not. • Breast feeding is allowed in public or private area by State statute. In addition, a private area is offered for those that wish to breast feed in private. • The recreational facility use policy was added to the NBCC Policy Handbook. The Facility Use Policy was adopted in 2007 for all our facilities, including neighborhood centers. The wording has been changed to fit the NBCC. Chair Frischman inquired why smoking was allowed just over the bridge of our Community Center if it is not allowed in the parks. The response was that this was done to accommodate the facility for weddings and other large rental events. Commissioner Kunesh - Podein inquired if security was from the New Brighton Public Safety Department. Facilities Manager Hicks stated it would be. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER KUNESH- PODEIN, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FIELDS, TO ACCEPT THE CHANGES MADE TO THE NEW BRIGHTON COMMUNITY CENTER POLICY HANDBOOK, (INCLUDING THE SECURITY CHANGE FROM 4 HOURS TO 3 HOURS), AS PRESENTED. MOTION CARRIED. VII. Trails, Bike and Walk -ways None VIII. Announcements A. Council Report — Council Member Strub Council Liaison Strub stated the most exciting thing is that there were 20 people that applied for Commission positions. The three commissioners from this Commission who had terms up have reapplied. Commissions should be able to be filled to capacity.