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June 27, 2023 Page 4 of 4 <br />Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas stated she would like the City to find ways to bring stability to the two long term <br />manufactured home parks in the community. She understood this would be complicated, but she wanted this <br />to be a priority for the City. She wanted to see the City finding ways to help families to have equity in ADU’s. <br />She discussed how important it was for multifamily housing developments to have quality management and <br />supported the City looking further into how to foster quality management in the community. <br />Councilmember Axberg thanked staff for all of their efforts on the housing study. <br />Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas thanked staff as well for their efforts on this project. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Abdulle, seconded by Councilmember Axberg to accept final Housing <br />Study and Strategies. <br /> <br />3 Ayes, 0 Nays-Motion Carried <br /> <br />Commission Liaison Reports, Announcements and Updates <br /> <br />Jen Lehmann <br />Assistant City Manager Lehmann reported a ribbon cutting ceremony would be held at the new <br />TUV SUD lab on Wednesday, June 28 at 9:00 a.m. She explained on Thursday, June 29 the <br />City is hosting a community meeting with Just Deeds to discuss racial covenants. She noted <br />City offices would be closed on July 4 for Independence Day. <br /> <br />Pam Axberg <br />Councilmember Axberg wished everyone a Happy 4th of July. <br /> <br />Abdullahi Abdulle <br />Councilmember Abdulle reported July 1st was a holiday for Somali Americans, noting this was <br />the date Somalia gained its independence from European colonizers. He discussed a recent <br />accident that occurred where five young lives were lost and encouraged residents to drive <br />safely on both local and State highways. He stated Nexus Community Partners was introducing <br />a new fund that would award $50 million in grants to descendants of trans-Atlantic slave trade <br />in Minnesota and the Dakotas. <br /> <br />Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas <br />Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas thanked the City team for recognizing Juneteenth at a recent concert. <br />She explained the Chalk Walk took place this past weekend. She reported she attended the <br />Equity Commission meeting which was held on Thursday, June 15. She noted she also <br />attended the most recent Planning Commission meeting which was held on Tuesday, June 20. <br />She explained she attended the League of Minnesota Cities Conference last week in Duluth. <br />She noted the City Council would meet next on Tuesday, July 11. <br /> <br />Adjournment <br />Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas adjourned the meeting at 7:44 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ___________________________ <br /> Kari Niedfeldt-Thomas, Mayor <br /> <br /> <br />ATTEST:______________________________ <br /> Terri Spangrud, City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Commission Liaison <br />Reports, <br />Announcements and <br />Updates <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Adjournment <br />The meeting adjourned <br />at 7:44 p.m. <br /> <br />