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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
Mayor
Amáda Márquez Simula
Councilmembers
John Murzyn, Jr.
Connie Buesgens
Nick Novitsky
Kt Jacobs
City Manager
Kelli Bourgeois
City Hall—Council Chambers, 590 40th Ave NE
Thursday, February 18, 2021
4:00 PM
MINUTES
The following are the minutes for the special meeting of the City Council held at 4:00 pm on Thursday,
February 18, 2021 in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 590 40th Avenue N.E., Columbia Heights,
Minnesota. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this hybrid meeting was held both virtually and in-person.
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor Márquez Simula called the special meeting to order at 4:00 pm.
Present: Mayor Márquez Simula, Councilmembers Buesgens, Jacobs, Murzyn, Jr., and Novitsky
Also Present: Lenny Austin, Police Chief; Kelli Bourgeois, City Manager; Erik Johnston, Police Captain;
Nicole Tingley, City Clerk
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
SPECIAL MEETING ITEMS
1. Closed Session- Discussion of Logistics for Mutual Aid Agreement with Minneapolis
Mayor Márquez Simula stated that this item would be a closed session. She closed the meeting
pursuant to Minnesota Statute §13D.05 Subd. 3(d) to discuss providing Police mutual aid
service to Minneapolis. She stated that this discussion will include logistics of police service
which would pose a danger to public safety and compromise security procedures if discussed
during an open session. The work session went into closed session at 4:03 pm.
Present: Mayor Márquez Simula, Councilmembers Buesgens, Jacobs, Murzyn, Jr., and Novitsky
Also Present: Lenny Austin, Police Chief; Kelli Bourgeois, City Manager; Erik Johnston, Police
Captain; Nicole Tingley, City Clerk
The work session returned to open session at 4:59 pm.
2. Request Authorization of Mutual Aid Agreement with City of Minneapolis
Motion by Councilmember Buesgens seconded by Councilmember Murzyn, Jr. to authorize the
Mayor and City Manager to enter into a Mutual Aid Agreement with the City of Minneapolis for
law enforcement services. A roll call vote was taken. Ayes: Buesgens, Jacobs, Márquez Simula
Murzyn, Jr. Nays: Novitsky. Motion, Carried 4-1.
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ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Murzyn, Jr., to adjourn. A roll call vote
was taken. All Ayes, Motion Carried 5-0.
Meeting adjourned at 5:01 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Nicole Tingley, City Clerk/Council Secretary