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CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON Proclamation WHEREAS Dean Lotter joined the City of New Brighton on February 1, 2007 and at 12 years, 9 months and 26 days of service, has the longest tenure of any City Manager since the City started tracking this in 1950; and, WHEREAS Dean has helped the City implement and adhere to long-term financial management plans that keep the City financially healthy and increased its bond rating to AA+. Dean has implemented a debt-free streets plan and a cash funded fleet / non-fleet program, facilitated the update of the City’s financial software and worked with the City Council to keep services high while keeping taxes per capita below that of comparable cities; and, WHEREAS Dean has overseen the redevelopment of a large portion New Brighton - such as the Northwest Quadrant, The Exchange and Midtown Village - and has seen numerous businesses such as APi, TUV, CSI, and Northeast Bank, make New Brighton their home. Dean has diligently and passionately worked to provide safe and reliable water for New Brighton residents as well as for residents of our neighboring communities by working with the United States Army – after winning two landmark court cases - to secure funding to remove contaminates left by the former Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) from our aquifer. This work included an expansion of New Brighton Water Treatment Plant 1 to add a new 1,4-dioaxane treatment system; and, WHEREAS Dean has been responsible for hiring all members of the current Public Safety staff (14 police officers, 28 firefighters and 5 civilians) and has managed the implementation of the shared police Records Management System (RMS) with Ramsey County SO, Mounds View and Maplewood police departments. Dean has overseen the implementation of a digital evidence system for Body Worn Cameras, squad cameras and facility cameras and worked with HSEM and MCPA to update the Public Safety Center training room. He has helped our Public Safety Department achieve 1st place National finished for National Night Out in 2009, 2013 and 2015, the International Association of Chiefs of Police Association (IACP) Community Policing Award in 2011 and, the Local Government Innovation Award for Closest Unit Dispatching in 2018; and, WHEREAS Dean has overseen more than $6.5 million in facility improvements during his tenure including City Hall, New Brighton Lion’s Park, the Eagles Nest Replacement, the New Brighton Community Center (NBCC) Locker Room Renovation and Roof replacement, HVAC and other energy efficiency projects at the NBCC. He has transformed the City’s Parks and Recreation Department through a staff reorganization to better help provide services to the residents of New Brighton resulting in over 5.6 million visitors to the NBCC; and WHEREAS Dean is leaving the organizational culture that he carefully crafted in which everyone –regardless of service area or position– demonstrates a personal commitment to thinking ahead, to thinking of other people’s perspectives, to being open to new ideas and solutions, to leading with passion, to being inclusive, to finding creative solutions to improve services and, to increasing process and financial efficiencies to make life better for New Brighton residents. Dean and his wife Wendy are leaving for California where Dean has accepted a position with the City of Eureka. Dean will be deeply missed by his work family who vows to honor his leadership and strategic guidance by working to continue to foster collaboration and communication to maintain this culture of success. NOW, THEREFORE, I, VALERIE JOHNSON, Mayor of The City of New Brighton, Minnesota, in recognition of Dean Lotter’s service to the citizens of New Brighton, members of the City Council and City Staff, do hereby present this proclamation and offer our heartfelt thanks, fondest wishes and sincerest congratulations to: Dean Lotter in the City of New Brighton. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of New Brighton, Minnesota to be affixed this 26th day of November 2020. VALERIE JOHNSON – MAYOR