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Regular City Council Meeting <br /> Monday,June 20,2023 <br /> Page 11 <br /> Mayor Roe apologized for dropping the ball last year on this item. He indicated <br /> once this came up on his feed this year, he realized that the Council did not move <br /> forward with anything from last year. He immediately contacted Councilmember <br /> Strahan and apologized, and she and staff helped to create a proclamation. <br /> Councilmember Strahan thanked Mayor Roe for the opportunity to take this back <br /> up. She was not sure after last year that she was confident the City was in a place <br /> to move forward with this, and she appreciated the opportunity to collaborate and <br /> to offer the language that is presented, which feels very holistic and speaks to why <br /> this important. She noted that as time goes by, almost every day,they are aware of <br /> gun violence in and around their neighborhoods, around the country, and so many <br /> are impacted daily. She thought it was a small measure moving toward action to <br /> acknowledge and to hold that space for those who have been damaged by gun <br /> violence. Hopefully, the City can take more steps but the City has already taken <br /> some good steps and she was very proud of the work and proud of the City's mental <br /> health because that is very important to prevention as well. She hoped this is a <br /> model that can be used moving forward. <br /> Councilmember Groff appreciated the work that was done with bringing it to <br /> Roseville and specifically addressing some things that have happened in Roseville <br /> and also some of the things the Department has done on holding free gun returning <br /> events and disposing of guns. He thought that was really important information to <br /> get out there. <br /> Public Comment <br /> Mayor Roe offered an opportunity for public comment. <br /> Ms.Jill Chisholm, 638 Lovell Avenue West <br /> Ms. Chisholm thanked Mayor Roe and Councilmember Strahan and the Council as <br /> a whole for bringing this forward. She thought the National Gun Violence <br /> Awareness Month proposal was important. She also thought it was going to do a <br /> little bit of good this year and hopefully in years to come. Tonight, she was <br /> representing herself, as a citizen,representing herself as a mother and grandmother, <br /> and also the Mom's Demand Action Organization and the sister organization, Be <br /> Smart for Kids. The organization has been active in the community for many years <br /> educating and raising awareness of ways to prevent gun violence. She indicated <br /> the City and her organization can do a lot to educate the public about safe firearm <br /> storage, suicide prevention, listening when people in the community are in distress, <br /> and responding appropriately. She indicated they all need to work together, and <br /> this awareness month could increase the impact and save lives and that is what <br /> everyone wants. <br /> Mr. Ed Hodder, 1083 Shryer Avenue <br />