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<br /> <br />AdministratorÓs Report <br /> <br />March 13, 2024 <br />ADMINISTRATION <br />City Day on the Hill <br />Junior Councilmember Avery Sauber, Mayor D. Love, <br />Councilmember Raye Taylor, and Administrator Statz attended the <br />City Day on the Hill on March 7. Throughout the day, council <br />members and staff learned about legislative issues impacting cities <br />and had the opportunity to meet with our state legislators to discuss <br />them. Governor Walz was also in attendance and made a few <br />remarks. Before making his exit, the governor took a few minutes <br />to meet with Avery Sauber, our Junior Councilmember. <br /> <br />During our visits with legislators, we <br />expressed our concerns regarding various <br />bills which look to preempt local zoning <br />control by allowing, by right, the <br />construction of duplexes, triplexes, and other <br />multifamily structures in single family <br />residential neighborhoods. Other provisions <br />of these proposed laws prohibit cities from <br />establishing parking minimums, landscape <br />requirements, architectural standards, and a <br />host of other things. While well-intended, <br />these rules, seem to set aside a cityÓs <br />comprehensive plan and ignore the hard <br />work of planning commissions and city <br />planners across the state. <br /> <br />Town Hall Open House <br />Please drop by City Hall on <br />Monday, March 25, 2024, <br />between 5:00p.m.Î8:00p.m. to <br />check out some of the neat things <br />happening in Centerville. At the <br />open house residents will be able <br />to speak with staff and council <br />about development and the <br />LaLonde proposal as well as <br />capital projects (both funded and <br />unfunded). Finally, residents will <br />be able to sign up for Polco, the <br />cityÓs civic engagement software. <br />We are looking forward to seeing <br />th <br />you at City Hall on March 25! <br />Please help us spread the word <br />about this event. Light <br />refreshments will be served. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />