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City Council Minutes November 5, 2019 Page 3 of 16 ----------------------------- COUNCIL MEMBER SWANSON MOVED TO RESCIND THE PREVIOUS MOTION SUPPORTING THE RESPECT MINNESOTA PLEDGE. COUNCIL MEMBER SEILS CONCURRED. COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSON MOVED TO TABLE THIS AGENDA ITEM UNTIL THE DECEMBER 3, 2019 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. COUNCIL MEMBER SEILS SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 4-0. 5.2. ICS Consultinq Presentation Glenn Chiodo presented the Community Enhancement Project listening sessions process and the results to the Council. Mr. Chiodo said in most of the meetings the attendance was in the teens up to as high as 22 and that roughly 120 people in total showed up and participated in the process. He explained that they used a post-it note process to ask open ended questions and the vast majority of the groups had the exact same questions in the exact same order. He stated that they asked every group to prioritize the responses they submitted. Mr. Chiodo said they asked the following question to only the City Council and School board; what are your expectations of this process?The answers were: show us what we can do within our financial abilities and what people are willing to support, long term — bring people to town, provide a place for all age groups to use for multiple activities, expand our school facilities, and have champions to promote and follow up. Mr. Chiodo presented the following questions and the most popular answers with a count tally from all groups: 1. What are the great things that the City and School District have to offer? • Great School System (40) • First Class Athletic Facilities (20) • Level of involvement (19) • Small Town Feel (18) • Arts and Music (5) 2. What are the challenges facing the City and the School District? • No Room/Fields/Lights (42) • Money/Funding/Taxes (26) • Growth/Economic Development (20) • Lack of Parking (Students) (13) • Facilities for Seniors & Youth (5) 3. What Community Enhancements Ideas do you have for the decision makers regarding this initiative? • Softball/Baseball Fields (92) • Soccer/Lax Fields (68) • Multi Sports indoor/outdoor Complex (59)