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I I I COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON Pursuant to notice thereof, a regular meeting of the New Brighton City Council was held Tuesday, January 23, 1996, at 7:35 p.m. in the municipal building, 803 Fifth Avenue NW. Present: Mayor Benke, Councilmembers Gunderman, Larson, and Williams (arrived 7:40 p.m.) Also Present: Matthew Fulton, City Manager Barbara Jeanetta, Assistant to the City Manager John Kelley, Police Chief Charlie LeFevere, City Attorney Erny Mattila, City Planner Absent: Councilmember Samuelson Council A~enda Council A~enda Motion by Larson, seconded by Gunderman, to APPROVE THE COUNCIL AGENDA. 3 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried. Council Minutes Council Minutes Motion by Gunderman, seconded by Larson, to WAIVE THE READING AND APPROVE THE JANUARY 9, 1996, COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES. 3 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried. Commi!;!;ion Minutes Commi!;sion Minutes Mayor Benke, with Council consent, received the minutes of the Economic Development Commission - December 12, 1995; Planning Commission - November 21, 1995; and the Housing Committee - December 20, 1995. Council member Williams arrives. State of the City Special Order of Busines!; - 1996 State of the City Address Good evening! I would like to begin my 1996 State of the City address this year with a heartfelt THANK YOU! Thank you to the residents of New Brighton for your continued hard work on behalf of our City. Thanks to the Council and staff for your contributions to New Brighton. With all that we have on our agenda, there is no way we can maintain the successes we've enjoyed without your support. Thanks, also, to all of my friends and neighbors for your continued encouragement and support in the November election. I wanted to begin with these thank you's because the first part of this address needs a positive context and because my remarks are somewhat different from my previous State of The City addresses. Before talking about the many positive things happening in New Brighton, I want to spend a few minutes commenting on issues that surround us and affect us in many ways that we hardly recognize. They dramatically impact the way that I serve as Mayor and the Council and statt' work with me on your behalf. I want to comment on our future, both as citizens of New Brighton and as citizens of a great nation. If we were to believe everything we read in the newspapers or hear on television, we might assume that the sky will fall and we will go to Hades in a hand basket, perhaps as early as tomorrow morning. I DON'T BUY IT!