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<br />"I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br />December 11, 1996 <br /> <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Special Order of Business. continued <br /> <br />The Councilmember of the Month program is designed to provide opportunity for <br />resident participation in all aspects of a Councilmember' s responsibility, other than <br />voting privilege. There has been much interest in this program. <br /> <br />The 1996 Town Hall Meeting focused on "Maintaining Quality in our Community." <br />Speakers included individuals from law enforcement, crime prevention, staff, and the <br />community. The Community Fair consisted of 24 community groups. <br /> <br />The Leadership New Brighton Program has run into some difficulty in getting off the <br />ground, and it is recommended the program be discontinued due to scarce financial <br />resources and low attendance. However, the program will be reevaluated in the future. <br /> <br />A program was formulated to encourage student involvement in the 1996 election <br />process. With the help of the League of Women Voters, two debates were held. <br /> <br />Plans for the 20th Annual Town Hall meeting is in the preliminary stages. The agenda <br />will include presentations by City departments, a keynote speaker, and Community Fair. <br /> <br />The PPC regrets, due to reorganization in the City Manager's Office, they have lost <br />their staff liaison, Lindquist. The members miss Lindquist's organizational and <br />communication skills and presence at meetings. The commission feels they are <br />underutilized, and two veteran members have decided not to reapply. Lere respectfully <br />requests that Council note the present level of involvement and consider the future <br />viability of the PPC. Benke commented that the lack of issues could be a sign of <br />success, rather than failure. He suspects there may be issues of importance and asked <br />the PPC to identify and bring forth suggestions. Lere confirmed that an issue will be <br />forwarded for Council review in 1997. Benke would like the Town Hall meeting agenda <br />to include presentations of the Hwy 8 redevelopment plan and 1-35W corridor activities. <br /> <br />Williams feels the PPC has been enormously useful for Council to refer issues in order <br />to receive genuine, neutral citizen based non-political recommendations. He would hate <br />to see the City lose that resource, but PPC members should feel genuinely satisfied. <br />Gunderman concurred with Williams. <br /> <br />Benke noted the loss of Lindquist, but feels the lines of communications should remain <br />open. He thanked Lere for her leadership, and appreciates the PPC's contributions. <br /> <br />Consent Agenda <br /> <br />City Manager Matthew Fulton requested Report 96-259, Consideration of bids for truck <br />mounted air conveyance unit, be removed from the agenda. <br /> <br />Motion by Williams, seconded by Benke, to APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA <br />ITEM AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />1. CONSOLIDATED VOUCHERS: 071546-071715 FOR A GRAND TOTAL <br />OF $460,568.84. <br /> <br />5 Ayes * 0 Nayes, Motion Carried. <br /> <br />Special Order of <br />Business <br /> <br />PPC Annual Report <br /> <br />Consent Agenda <br /> <br />Vouchers <br />Report 96-258 <br />