HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022 06-13 CCM STUDY SESSION MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY
OF HENNEPIN AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA
STUDY SESSION
JUNE 13, 2022
CITY HALL—COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALL TO ORDER
The Brooklyn Center City Council met in Study Session called to order by Mayor Mike Elliott at
6:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Mayor Mike Elliott and Councilmembers Marquita Butler, April Graves, and Kris Lawrence-
Anderson. Councilmember Ryan was absent and excused. Also present were City Manager
Reggie Edwards, and City Clerk Barb Suciu.
CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION OF AGENDA ITEMS AND QUESTIONS
Councilmember Lawrence-Anderson asked that Consent Agenda item 6 g. .Resolution
Authorizing Changing the Name of the Earle Brown Heritage Center to the Heritage Center of
Brooklyn Center be removed from the consent agenda.
Mayor Elliott stated Consent Agenda Item 6g., Resolution Authorizing Changing the Name of
the Earle Brown Heritage Center to the Heritage Center of Brooklyn Center, would become
Council Consideration Item 10b., Resolution Authorizing Changing the Name of the Earle
Brown Heritage Center to the Heritage Center of Brooklyn Center.
Mayor Elliott added he would like to discuss Consent Agenda Item 6c., Resolution Approving a
Membership to the Fencing Consortium Joint Powers for Temporary Fencing, further.
MISCELLANEOUS
COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS
Mayor Elliott noted they completed more Commission interviews in the past week. They are
fifteen minutes in length.
UPCOMING BUDGET MEETINGS
Mayor Elliott stated there are budget meetings coming up, and they should discuss if those
meetings could be hybrid. He would like to see all Council meetings in a hybrid format, except
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Councilmember Lawrence-Anderson noted her agreement with the hybrid format but noted these
are work sessions with staff and she would like it to be a work session of this body and the Council
needs to get their work complete. She stated the council is available by text, email, and telephone.
She is willing to take comments from the public after the work is done.
Councilmember Butler stated she agreed that the meeting could be hybrid with public comment at
the end of the meeting.
Mayor Elliott noted Councilmember Butler has brought up the topic of cleaning up the City. City
Manager Reggie Edwards stated Staff could put together a report on cleaning up the City, but it
would be completed by internal Staff.
Mayor Elliott stated he would like to see someone take care of the rain gardens. Dr. Edwards
stated Staff has a plan to care for the rain gardens. Mayor Elliott explained some are well cared
for while others are not, and he would like to know more about whose responsibility it is to care
for the gardens.
ADJOURN STUDY SESSION TO INFORMAL OPEN FORUM WITH CITY COUNCIL
Hearing no objection, Mayor Elliott closed the Study Session at 6:18 p.m.
STATE OF MINNESOTA)
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) ss. Certification of Minutes
CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER)
The undersigned,being the duly qualified and appointed City Clerk of the City of Brooklyn Center,
Minnesota, certifies:
1. Attached hereto is a full, true, and complete transcript of the minutes of a Study Session of
the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center held on June 13, 2022.
2. That said meeting was held according to due call and notice thereof and was duly held at
Brooklyn Center City Hall.
3. That the City Council adopted said minutes at its June 27, 2022, Regular Session.
Barbara Suci , City Clerk ike Elliott, Mayor
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