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MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL /ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER
IN THE COUNTY OF HENNEPIN AND
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA
WORK SESSION
MAY 26, 2009
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALL TO ORDER
The Brooklyn Center City Council /Economic Development Authority (EDA) met in Work
Session called to order and reopened by Mayor /President Tim Willson at 8:12 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Mayor /President Tim Willson and Councilmembers /Commissioners Kay Lasman, Tim Roche,
Dan Ryan, and Mark Yelich. Also present were City Manager Curt Boganey, Public Works
Director /City Engineer Steve Lillehaug, Police Chief Scott Bechthold, and Deputy City Clerk
Maria Rosenbaum.
STREET LIGHT BANNER POLICY OUTLINE UPDATE
City Manager Curt Boganey informed that some administrative details had been removed to
capture more of a general policy and that this policy would be brought back to the Council for
official action if there were no objections.
Council discussed the policy and the actions that would take place when new banners are
requested. City Manager Boganey informed that staff would not order banners without
informing the City Council. It was the consensus of the Council to move forward with this
policy for official action.
JAG APPLICATION UPDATE
Police Chief Scott Bechthold provided an overview of the 2009 Federal Justice Assistance
Formula Grant and informed that the City is receiving $229,770 this year. The duration of the
grant is four years and the Police Department intends to use this toward overtime and equipment
purchases for the Problem Oriented Policy Unit, the Commercial Unit, and the High Visibility
Enforcement Crime Suppression Initiative.
There was some discussion regarding the possibility of using some of this grant money to
purchase surveillance cameras. Police Chief Bechthold informed that at the current time the
focus has been on dedicating dollars to help achieve the Council's goal of reducing crime and
that the Police Department had applied for some grant funding for surveillance cameras;
however, did not receive the funds. They will continue to move forward on seeking grant dollars
for surveillance cameras.
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UPDATE ON NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS
City Manager Boganey updated that there will be four neighborhood meetings this year and they
are as follows: May 28, 2009, Garden City Park; July 23, 2009, Grandview Park; August 20,
2009 Kylawn Park; and September 15, 2009, Firehouse Park.
There was some discussion on whether or not to invite someone to discuss different types of
locks for safety purposes. It was noted not to have a sales person attend since it could create an
impression of City endorsement and create a forum for a sales pitch.
WORK SESSION ITEMS NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS WEB SITE AND OPEN
HOUSE
City Manager Boganey informed that he would like direction on how the Council would like to
have items placed on City Council Work Sessions and outlined the current policy.
There was discussion regarding how the Council has worked on this issue in the past and that the
policy was created to help with issues such as this. It was noted that the policy is in place and
should be followed by all Council Members.
ADJOURNMENT
Councilmember /Commissioner Roche moved and Councilmember /Commissioner Laman
seconded adjournment of the City Council/Economic Development Authority Work Session at
9:34 p.m. Motion passed unanimously.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA)
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN)
CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER)
The undersigned, being the duly qualified and appointed City Clerk of the City of Brooklyn
Center, Minnesota, certifies:
1. That attached hereto is a full, true, and complete transcript of the minutes of a Work
Session of the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center held on May 26, 2009.
2. That said meeting was held pursuant 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 8, 2009, Regular Session.
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ss. Certification of Minutes
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