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<br /> <br /> <br />Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas thanked Ms. Thompson for coming in and applying for this position. She noted City <br />Clerk Spangrud would be in touch with further information on how the Council was moving forward. She <br />explained the next person to be interviewed was Liliana Triviski. <br /> <br />Councilmember Axberg asked Ms. Triviski to provide the Council with a brief history on how her personal and <br />professional experiences will help her be an effective commissioner, if appointed. <br /> <br />Ms. Triviski stated as a student she could bring a new perspective to the commission that others may not see. <br />She explained she could bring up issues that others may not see, especially ones effecting young people. <br /> <br />Councilmember Abdulle asked what motivated her to apply to be a student commissioner. <br /> <br />Ms. Triviski stated she believed being a part of this commission would help her learn more about the <br />community and allow her to enact change more permanently and effectively. She would be able to give her <br />values a bigger voice. <br /> <br />Councilmember Dunsworth each Commission is tasked with making recommendations to the City Council that <br />comply with policies, rules or ordinances already adopted by the City Council. She asked Ms. Triviski what <br />she would do if she disagreed with a policy or ordinance already in place. <br /> <br />Ms. Triviski stated she would discuss this with other commission members and see what their feelings were. If <br />there was agreement, this issue could then be brought to the City Council. However, if they didn’t agree, she <br />would try and look at the ordinance from a different perspective to see it in a different way. <br /> <br />Councilmember Allen stated requested Ms. Triviski speak to the City’s biggest opportunities and biggest <br />challenges in New Brighton. <br /> <br />Ms. Triviski stated this year she has faced a lot of educational inequities at Irondale because the class sizes <br />were huge or certain classes were not offered. She explained this meant students were having to drive to <br />Mounds View in order to attend certain classes. She reported another concern she had was the fact that parking <br />passes were $225. She stated schools in the surrounding area were charging $150 or less. She indicated this <br />was a high fee for students and parents to pay. She stated she sent an email to the superintendent and he agreed <br />this was a high fee. She noted she would be following up on this matter. She indicated she would like to bring <br />this issue and other issues facing students up to the Equity Commission in order to facilitate change. <br /> <br />Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas thanked Ms. Triviski for coming in and applying for this position. She noted City <br />Clerk Spangrud would be in touch with further information on how the Council was moving forward. <br /> <br />Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas questioned how the Council wanted to proceed with the Equity Commission <br />appointments. She commented further on the red, yellow and green candidates. She explained the yellow <br />candidate has been very active in engaging with the community. <br /> <br />The Commission discussed the number of vacancies on the Equity Commission. <br /> <br />Councilmember Dunsworth believed both candidates brought a lot to the table and she supported both being <br />appointed to the Equity Commission because this would provide more voices at the table. Her preference <br />would be to see what the City can do to appoint both candidates. She stated she was not suggesting the City <br />continually increase the size of each commission. <br />