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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 /> Councilmember Burg asked that staff provide the Council with a copy of the PowerPoint presentation. <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 /> 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 /> The Council thanked staff for all of their work on this item. <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 /> 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 /> 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 /> 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 /> 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 /> Mayor Johnson encouraged Councilmembers to bring items to her if something were to occur at a Commission <br /> meeting. <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 /> Worksession adjourned at 5:59 pm <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> Terri Spangrud G% <br /> City Clerk <br />