CITY COUNCIL QUORUM
Regular MeetingColumbia Heights, MN · March 9, 2023
Agenda
Mayor
CITY COUNCIL QUORUM Amáda Márquez Simula
Councilmembers
DoubleTree by Hilton, St Paul 9 am-1pm, 4pm-7pm Connie Buesgens
Capitol Hill, St. Paul 1pm-4pm Kt Jacobs
Thursday, March 9, 2023 Rachel James
Justice Spriggs
City Manager
Kelli Bourgeois
The Columbia Heights City Council may have a quorum present on March 9th for
the League of Minnesota Cities Event: City Day on the Hill.
No formal city action will be taken.
Agenda (Subject to change)
9-9:30 a.m.
Registration Opens
DoubleTree by Hilton St. Paul Downtown
9:30-9:40 a.m.
Welcome Remarks from LMC President Ron Johnson
9:40-10:15 a.m.
Remarks from Lt. Governor Flanagan (invited)
10:15-10:45 a.m.
Sifting through the weed(s): What cities need to know about cannabis regulation
10:45-11 a.m.
Break
11-11:45 a.m.
Legislative Update from the League’s IGR Team
Topics will include cannabis legalization, duty disability, aids to cities, and other League priorities.
12-1 p.m.
House and Senate Leaders Panel (moderated by retired Star Tribune columnist Lori Sturdevant)
Invitations have been extended to Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman, House Minority Leader Lisa
Demuth, Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic, and Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson.
1-4 p.m.
Meetings with Legislators
Capitol Hill – Please note that attendees are responsible for scheduling their own meetings with
legislators. Bussing to and from the Capitol will be provided. See below for the IGR team’s guidance on
how to request a meeting with legislators.
4:30-7 p.m.
Evening reception
DoubleTree by Hilton St. Paul Downtown’s Town Square Ballroom
411 Minnesota Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
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