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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 27, 2023 Page 3 entire thing so there is a unifying force behind it and that leads in perfectly with the students because the students can do parts of it but she is the one who is pulling it all together and is why it was successful. He knew that Ms. Greene would make something really wonderful for the nature center. Councilmember Strahan agreed and wanted to make sure there is ongoing mainte- nance of the artwork, so it maintains its beauty and continues to offer a respectful piece. She explained she was really excited about this and the work the Ms. Greene has done. Councilmember Etten concurred and loved this. He thought it was great that there is a robust public piece, which was seen also at Rice and Larpenteur. He thought this was a great way to connect the community. He agreed that looking at a larger picture on how the public art works in the City would be a good thing to do long- term. Councilmember Schroeder wanted to add that it started with long-term volunteers who are making this donation to start with someone who has been in the community and helping out the community for a long time as well as help from the Friends of the Parks,which is a great organization to be involved. She thought all of the pieces came together nicely and she supported this and is really excited to see this evolve. Roll Call Ayes: Etten, Schroeder, Groff, Strahan, and Roe. Nays: None. 6. Items Removed from Consent Agenda a. Approve Partnership with People Incorporated to Expand Mental Health Ser- vice At the request of Councilmember Strahan, City Manager Trudgeon briefly high- lighted this item as detailed in the Request for Council Action and related attach- ments dated February 27, 2023. Councilmember Strahan indicated the main reason she had asked for this item to be considered separately from the other Consent items is the importance of it. This is a big step that often the City's residents and constituents do not know about and she wanted to make sure the residents hear about how the process works. Also, that the City had a better understanding on how this would augment the services already being provided and what they would be between the various agencies. Long-term, she knows the City had NYFS as well as Ramsey County and this, which are all great tools but she wanted to make sure that these are working in tandem with each other. Chief Erika Scheider was at the meeting and reviewed how these programs would work together in the City.