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January 24, 2023 Page 1 of 5 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Pursuant to notice thereof, a regular meeting of the New Brighton City Council was held Tuesday, <br />January 24, 2023 at 6:30 pm in the New Brighton Council Chambers. <br /> <br />Present: Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas, Councilmembers Abdulle, Axberg and Dunsworth <br />Absent: Councilmember Allen <br /> <br />Also Present: Devin Massopust-City Manager, Sarah Sonsalla-City Attorney, Gina Foschi-Finance <br />Director, Ben Gozola-Assistant Director of Community Assets and Development <br />(attending remotely) <br /> <br />Call to Order <br />Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm. <br /> <br />Pledge of Allegiance <br />Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> <br />Public Comment Forum <br />Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas opened the Public Forum for comments from the public. There were <br />no comments from the public. <br /> <br />Approval of Agenda <br />Approval of the January 24, 2023 Council Agenda. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Axberg, seconded by Councilmember Dunsworth to approve <br />the agenda as submitted. <br /> <br />4 Ayes, 0 Nays-Motion Carried <br /> <br />Special Order of Business <br /> <br />1. Presentation from John Connelly, President of Twin Cities North Chamber of Commerce. <br /> <br />John Connelly, President of Twin Cities North Chamber of Commerce, introduced himself to the Council <br />and thanked them for their time. He explained the vision for the Chamber was to promote business, develop <br />leaders and connect communities. He discussed the new initiatives that had begun at the Chamber. He noted <br />the Chamber currently had just over 300 members from seven different cities. He reported the Chamber had a <br />healthy fund balance with five months reserves and no debt. He encouraged the Council to consider attending <br />an upcoming program or event and thanked Ben Gozola for attending events on behalf of the City of New <br />Brighton. He commented on the makeup of the nine member Chamber Board. He then discussed the new <br />initiatives the Chamber was pursuing which included the manufacturing cohort. He commented on the <br />Chamber opportunities noting he enjoyed participating in grand openings, engaging in new initiatives, <br />bringing important items to businesses and sharing vital news with the community. He thanked New <br />Brighton for being an inviting community for the community and its businesses. <br /> <br />Call to Order <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Pledge of Allegiance <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Public Comment <br />Forum <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approval of Agenda <br />Approval of the <br />January 24, 2023 <br />Agenda. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Special Order of <br />Business <br />1. Presentation from John <br />Connelly, President of <br />Twin Cities North <br />Chamber of Commerce. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS <br />THE CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON