City Council Corner

Mayor CITY COUNCIL MEETING Amáda Márquez Simula Councilmembers City Hall—Conference Room 1, 590 40th Ave NE Connie Buesgens Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Kt Jacobs 3:00 PM Rachel James Justice Spriggs City Manager MINUTES Kelli Bourgeois The following are the minutes for the Meeting of the City Council held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, in Conference Room 1, City Hall, 590 40th Avenue NE, Columbia Heights, Minnesota. WELCOME/CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Mayor Márquez Simula called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. Present: Mayor Márquez Simula; Councilmember Jacobs; Councilmember James; Councilmember Spriggs Councilmember Buesgens attended via Zoom Also Present: Kelli Bourgeois, City Manager For the Love of Cities, Peter Kageyama The Council watched a TED Talk by author Peter Kageyama regarding his book “For the Love of Cities.” Council the discussed the TED Talk and the book focusing on how the principles could apply to Columbia Heights. Other Business Mayor Márquez Simula notified the Council the current standing meeting day and time conflict with JLEC so she asked the Members to think about an afternoon on a different day that would work for the Council Corner meetings starting in April. Councilmember Buesgens said Tuesdays and Thursdays worked best for her. Councilmember Spriggs gave a brief overview of a report on Health in all Policies that includes a Wellness Agenda as part of a larger Health Equity discussion. He forwarded the report to the City Manager for distribution to the Council. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 4:35 pm. Respectfully Submitted, ______________________________________ Kelli Bourgeois, City Manager