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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 24, 2017 Page 18 clusive place for all. Suggested language by Councilmember Etten was as fol- lows: "The City of Roseville strives to be a welcoming and inclusive place for all. We are committed to promoting respectful conduct, equitable service, and diversity in our community. We condemn discrimination by or against residents, visitors, workers, city employees or city businesses. In our work with the community we pledge to treat everyone fairly, respectfully and without bias, regardless of their color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, marital status,familial status, im- migration status, sexual orientation, age, income, or disability. " Public Comment John Kysylyczyn, 3083 Victoria Street Mr. Kysylyczyn advised that he had intended to speak to Mayor Roe's agenda item 7.g originally slotted here from his personal newspaper business perspective as it related to free speech and First Amendment Rights. However, in his initial review of this proposed and apparently new mission state- ment added to tonight's agenda without the benefit of prior information in meet- ing packets or with prior public viewing for comment, Mr. Kysylyczyn expressed his dismay that such a step had been taken, particularly with only three of the five council members in attendance. Mr. Kysylyczyn expressed his objection to such a practice, opining it was a bad way to do business and didn't represent a simple license approval or standard routine business matter, but actually sought to estab- lish a new mission statement for the city. As an example, Mr. Kysylyczyn noted the Roseville School District's process and notice procedure in recently vetting their mission statement, allowing for months of input prior to adoption. On this specific proposed statement presented by Councilmember Etten, Mr. Ky- sylyczyn questioned its necessity since he understood that this was already what the City of Roseville stood for and how it had done business over the last 20-30 years and didn't represent a change or departure from the current way of doing business. However, if it was being considered, Mr. Kysylyczyn suggested that consideration be given to potential implications to the city. Mayor Roe suggested broader language in the statement specific to all that was done as a city government. Etten moved, Roe seconded, approval of the Mayor Roe-amended statement as follows: "The City of Roseville strives to be a welcoming and inclusive place for all. We are committed to promoting respectful conduct, equitable service, and diversity in our community. We condemn discrimination by or against resi- dents, visitors, workers, city employees or city businesses. [In all that we do as a city government][ J we pledge to treat eve- ryone fairly, respectfully and without bias, regardless of their color, creed,