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City of Centerville <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br />July 8, 2020 <br /> <br />Discussion ensued and City Administrator Statz requested that rather than referring to the exact <br />sizing to just state “Upsizing”. <br /> <br />Council Member Wilharber modified the motion accordingly. Seconded by Council <br />Member Lakso. A roll-call vote was taken. Mayor Love and Council Members Koski, Lakso <br />& Wilharber voted in favor. Council Member Montain - Nay. Motion carried 4/1. <br /> <br />X. COUNCIL/ADMINISTRATOR ANNOUNCEMENTS <br /> <br />1. Administrator’s Report <br /> <br />Administrator Statz stated that he had no written update but gave a brief review of items that have <br />transpired since the last meeting. He stated that he recently had a nice meeting with a property <br />owner regarding potential real estate, that City Hall was opening for early voting and nothing else, <br />that Co-Interim Chief Streich was temporarily hired back as a consultant for the Fire Department <br />until such time that the Departmental Study was completed and that the new Police Chief would <br />be on board within the next few weeks. He stated that there was a very nice article in the paper <br />recently. Council Member Wilharber asked when the Police Department building would be paid <br />off and Administrator Statz stated the following year. Council Member Koski asked about <br />Northern Forest Products. Administrator Statz stated that he has spoken with several realtors <br />regarding the property. Council Member Koski ask if they relocated. City Administrator Statz <br />stated that he had not been contacted by the owner and he was unaware. Council Member <br />Wilharber asked about the hiring of Co-Interim Chief Streich and where did he go after being the <br />Fire Chief for Centennial. Administrator Statz stated that he thought the City of Andover but was <br />brought out of retirement as a consultant for Centennial on a temporary basis. <br /> <br />City Attorney Glaser stated that the courts were starting again and that it would be via Zoom. He <br />stated that there were 6,000 cases in the County. <br /> <br />Council Reports <br />a. Lakso – <br /> <br />i. Parks and Recreation Committee – Council Member Lakso reported <br />that there were enough Committee Members present to have a quorum <br />but the Committee still has a vacancy. She also reported that the <br />Committee authorized Music in the Park for Tuesday evenings but if <br />Thursday evenings could also be incorporated that would take place and <br />The Committee decided to let the organizers (Mr. Tom Lee & <br />Committee Member Brian Peterson) take care of that as long as it was <br />within the budget. <br />ii. Centennial Fire District Steering Committee – No report was given. <br />iii. Anoka County Fire Protection Council – No report was given. <br /> <br />b. Wilharber – Stated that St. Genevieve’s Catholic Church cancelled their <br />annual Chicken Dinner/Festival and that it was the first time in 113 years. He <br />also reported that several Staff members from Public Works and Office Dixon <br />saved seven (7) ducklings from the storm sewer earlier in the day. <br />Page 9 of 10 <br /> <br /> <br />