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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
FEBRUARY 27, 2017
CITY HALL – COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CALL TO ORDER
The Brooklyn Center City Council/Economic Development Authority (EDA) met in Work
Session called to order by Mayor/President Tim Willson at 8:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Mayor/President Tim Willson and Councilmembers/Commissioners Marquita Butler, April
Graves, Kris Lawrence-Anderson, and Dan Ryan were present. Also present were City Manager
Curt Boganey, Deputy City Manager Reggie Edwards, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Steve Lillehaug, Director of Business and Development Gary Eitel, Director of Community
Activities, Recreation and Services Jim Glasoe, Deputy Director of Building and Community
Standards Jesse Anderson, City Attorney Troy Gilchrist, and Michaela Kujawa-Daniels,
TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.
CONTINUANCE OF COUNCIL DISCUSSION REGARDING CITIZEN DIALOGUE -
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Mr. Boganey stated he had enough information to develop options and alternatives for the City
Council to consider at a future Work Session.
Councilmember/Commissioner Butler stated when staff is ready to communicate the meeting to
the residents, she would like to know the methods of communication they plan to use. She stated
they should keep in mind that different leaders of community groups have told them that
providing personal invitations to the leader is the best way to reach out to them and then they
communicate the event to the rest of their group.
Councilmember/Commissioner Lawrence-Anderson stated she would like to get input from
citizens at the meetings, gather data from the input, and then they will have a good idea and
consensus on what the majority of citizens think on each particular topic. Mr. Boganey stated the
intent would be to come back to the City Council with information on different options and ways
to provide outreach to the various communities.
Councilmember/Commissioner Ryan stated making sure we reach all citizens by using many
different means to communicate what they are planning to do is important. The City
Council/EDA agreed.
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The majority consensus of the City Council/EDA was to direct staff to proceed organizing a
world café style meeting for citizen input on City topics and to use the pending work session
item list to start a list of topics for the meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Councilmember/Commissioner Ryan moved and Councilmember/Commissioner Graves
seconded adjournment of the City Council/Economic Development Authority Work Session at
8:36 p.m.
Motion passed unanimously.
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