Remarks by Rori A. Coleman-Woods
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Thank you, Commissioner Gotella, for your work on the Hennepin County Child Well-Being Committee. I also am hopeful and I'm wishing for a direct advocacy direct appropriation for organizations like that are helping kids who are aging out of foster care. So I'm looking forward to all the work that you're doing. Thank you for your help.
The item up for consideration here is to consider the second reading and hold a public hearing for an ordinance amendment to the Richfield City Code Appendix D. the fee schedule related to building, planning, and zoning fees. City staff annually review fees to determine if change charges for permits and services are appropriate. Staff want to ensure the costs of issuance for fees and permits reflect the staff time and costs related to performing the services associated with those fees. Staff also work to ensure that costs for city services are in line with our peer communities. they're not…
And is there a motion to open the public hearing?
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I move to approve the resolution authorizing summary publication of said ordinance. Second.
I move to approve the second motion of the summary publication of the ordinance amending.
Thank you, Mayor. Excuse me. The item for consideration is the consideration of the youth appointment, the appointment of youth commissioners to various commissions. Youth members serve one-year terms on city advisory boards and commissions, with current terms expiring August 31st through 2027. And the City Manager's Office recruits youth applicants on an ongoing basis to fill vacancies. For recruitment, the City shares information on its website, Facebook page, and reaches out to local high schools. The City Manager's Office forwards all applications to the City for review and review. The…
I am looking forward to this saturday. Yes because of the the annual holiday, it's not even a holiday. I think it's a halloween And the week weekend of dia de los muertos if you are out on saturday, there is a amazing event going on on 70th and 18th, and it is between 12 and 10 p.m. They're having food trucks, and it looks like costumes, and this is an annual event, the Rikers Ladies Present. It is for kids who even are dedicated for special, there's some things dedicated for special needs, And it's open to everyone. Costume contests for adults, teens, kids, and animals. And the best…
I'll move to adjourn the meeting. Seconded.
I move to open the public hearing. Second.
The item for consideration is the appointment of youth commissioners to various commissions. Youth members serve one-year terms on city advisory boards and commissions, with current terms expiring August 31, 2027. The City Manager's Office recruits youth applicants on an ongoing basis to fill vacancies. For recruitment, the city shares information on its website, Facebook page, and reaches out to local high schools. The city manager's office forwards all applications to the city council for review. I move, and the recommended motion is to approve the appointment of the following youth…
Thank you, Mayor. Yeah, I would agree that there should be some sort of exception policy. I don't think that there's going to be anything that we can do about it, like, tomorrow. But I think there's something to be said for the contractor having planted the tree too close to folks' sewer lines. And there's, like, a stipulation or requirement of how close that they could plant them to. So if there's somebody that, you know, like... one person that I encountered, I think that there should be some sort of exception in that case. So if it's too close to the utility, I think that that should be…
Thank you, mayor. I appreciate everybody covering for me in my absence during my knee surgery. Thank you all. And I wanted to send a huge hats off to hometown hits to my husband. who is celebrating his 52nd birthday today and is patiently waiting for me at home, hopefully with dinner. But in the meantime, we also have had, yes, I appreciate Director Link for helping us handle some of the tree issues. I'm thrilled that we're getting this many trees in the southeast part of our neighborhood. to replace all of the ones that we lost. So I'm excited and thank you for all your hard work on this. I…
I'm sorry, the audio is a little sketchy, but is this hats off to hometown hits? I don't have anything this week. Thanks, though. Thanks for all your support of all the council members in my absence.