2024-08-07 - MIN - City Council Regular Meeting
August 7, 2024 — 6:30 PM
Council Chambers
Hybrid Meeting
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
City Council meetings are being conducted in a hybrid format with in -person and remote options
for attending, participating, and commenting.
1. Call to Order
Mayor Harmon called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm.
1A. Pledge of Allegiance and Land Acknowledgement
Mayor Harmon led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance and read the City’s Land
Acknowledgement statement.
1B. Roll Call
Present: Mayor Roslyn Harmon, Council Members Maurice Harris, Denise La Mere-Anderson,
and Gillian Rosenquist
Absent: Council Member Sophia Ginis
Staff present: City Manager Schuchman, City Attorney Cisneros, and City Clerk Schyma
2. Additions and Corrections to Agenda
Motion by Rosenquist, Second by Harris to approve the agenda as submitted.
Motion carried 4-0.
3. Consent Agenda
Approval of Consent Agenda - All items listed under this heading are considered to be routine
by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no discussion of these
items unless a Council Member so requests in which event the item will be removed from the
general order of business and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.
Motion by La Mere-Anderson, Second by Harris to approve the Consent Agenda as revised:
removal of Item #3B.1. Accept Resignation from the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission.
Motion carried 4-0.
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3A. Approval of City Check Registers
3B. Boards, Commissions, and Task Forces:
3B.1. Accept Resignation from the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission
3C. Bids, Quotes, and Contracts:
3C.1. Approve Professional Services Agreement with Just Love LLC
3C.2. Approve Professional Services Agreement with Employee Strategies, Inc.
3. Items Removed From the Consent Agenda:
3B.1. Accept Resignation from the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission
Council Member Harris thanked Drew Jones on behalf of the Council for his service to the
community.
Motion by Harris, Second by La Mere-Anderson to accept the resignation of Drew Jones from the
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission, effective July 25, 2024.
Motion carried 4-0.
4. Public Hearing – None.
5. Old Business – None.
6. New Business
6A. Review of Council Calendar
Mayor Harmon reviewed upcoming city meetings, events, and holiday closures.
6B. Mayor and Council Communications
1. Other Committee/Meeting updates
Mayor Harmon thanked public safety staff and community members for a great National Night
Out which included over 80 registered events in Golden Valley.
City Clerk Schyma discussed the State Primary Election on August 13.
7. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 6:40 pm.
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ATTEST: Roslyn Harmon, Mayor
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Theresa J. Schyma, City Clerk
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