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<br /> <br />Councilmember Allen commented a grant would be the City’s best option, but encouraged staff to seek other <br />partners to assist in sharing this position. He supported this position being built into the budget going forward, <br />along with the ICTF. <br /> <br />Councilmember Burg asked that staff provide the Council with a copy of the PowerPoint presentation. <br /> <br />Mayor Johnson suggested a Councilmember speak with the faith-based organizations in the community to see <br />if they could partner with the City on this position. She commented on a multi-culturalism event that was <br />coming up and stated the Council or staff may learn how to better serve the community by attending this event. <br /> <br />Councilmember Dunsworth explained the University of Minnesota offered classes on multi-culturalism as well <br />and would provide staff or the Council with great opportunities to learn. <br /> <br />The Council thanked staff for all of their work on this item. <br /> <br />Meeting about Meetings – Planning <br />Mayor Johnson stated a Councilmember requested a refresher on how meetings are handled and what the <br />expectations are. She described how items are placed on an agenda, noting it took two Councilmembers to <br />make the request. She commented on how she was pleased to see how well the Council worked together for <br />the betterment of the community. She believed the Council worked better by having open discussions on topics <br />and noted in the end the majority of the Council rules. <br /> <br />Councilmember Burg commented on the gentleman that spoke recently at the City Council meeting regarding <br />an unpaid water bill. Lotter stated this gentleman was questioning why a Council member was not receiving <br />late fees or the bill was not being assessed and explained this was for a Councilmember several years ago. <br /> <br />Councilmember Burg clarified for the record that after speaking with Finance Director Davitt no one on the <br />Council has an outstanding water bill. <br /> <br />Mayor Johnson asked if the Council wanted to have further discussion regarding meeting about meetings. She <br />encouraged Councilmembers to contact her or Lotter with questions. <br /> <br />Councilmember Allen stated it may be helpful for worksession topics to be provided to the Council sooner <br />than the Friday before each meeting. <br /> <br />Mayor Johnson encouraged Councilmembers to bring items to her if something were to occur at a Commission <br />meeting. <br /> <br />Lotter asked if the Council supported a larger TV being purchased for the license bureau area. The Council <br />supported this purchase and indicated this space could possibly be used for overflow residents attending City <br />Council meetings. <br /> <br /> <br />Worksession adjourned at 5:59 pm <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br />Terri Spangrud <br />City Clerk