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'It <br />EN HILLS <br />Approved: August 24, 2020 <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />JULY 23, 2020 <br />5:30 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Grant called to order the Special City <br />Council Work Session at 5:30 p.m. <br />Note: On March 201h, the Mayor signed a determination allowing Councilmembers to participate <br />in City Council meetings via telephone pursuant to State Statute 13D. 021 <br />Present via Telephone: Mayor David Grant, Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Fran <br />Holmes, Dave McClung and Steve Scott <br />Absent: None <br />Also present: City Administrator Dave Perrault, Associate Planner Joe Hartmann, and <br />City Clerk Julie Hanson <br />Also present via Telephone: Community Development Manager/City Planner Mike <br />Mrosla, North Suburbs Youth Coalition for Justice Representatives Gaedy Bindoula, Bri <br />Sislo-Schutta, Del Gilbert and Sam Mesfin, Travis Willemssen, PE from Paulson & Clark, <br />Nathan Fair from Landmark of Minnesota <br />1. AGENDA ITEMS <br />A. North Suburbs Youth Coalition for Justice Presentation <br />Mayor Grant noted that this was a listening session with no interruptions from the Council. <br />Ms. Sislo-Schutta stated their mission as the young people of this community, they are obligated <br />to speak up and be active in the Black Lives Matter movement. In light of racial injustice across <br />the nation, they desire to take reasonable and tangible action at the local level to ensure that such a <br />tragedy will never occur in our multiethnic community. They must stand up to systemic racial <br />injustice and make our communities as just, equitable, and inclusive as possible. <br />