HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-25-2023 Council Corner MinutesCITY COUNCIL MEETING Mayor
Amáda Márquez Simula
Councilmembers
Connie Buesgens
Kt Jacobs
Rachel James
Justice Spriggs
City Manager
Kelli Bourgeois
City Hall—Conference Room 1, 590 40th Ave NE
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
3:00 PM
MINUTES
The following are the minutes for the Meeting of the City Council held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
January 25, 2023, in Conference Room 1, City Hall, 590 40th Avenue NE, Columbia Heights, Minnesota.
WELCOME/CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor Márquez Simula called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
Present: Mayor Márquez Simula; Councilmember Jacobs; Councilmember James; Councilmember
Spriggs
Councilmember Buesgens attended via Zoom
Also Present: Kelli Bourgeois, City Manager
For the Love of Cities, Peter Kageyama
The Council watched a TED Talk by author Peter Kageyama regarding his book “For the Love of Cities.”
Council the discussed the TED Talk and the book focusing on how the principles could apply to
Columbia Heights.
Other Business
Mayor Márquez Simula notified the Council the current standing meeting day and time conflict with
JLEC so she asked the Members to think about an afternoon on a different day that would work for the
Council Corner meetings starting in April. Councilmember Buesgens said Tuesdays and Thursdays
worked best for her.
Councilmember Spriggs gave a brief overview of a report on Health in all Policies that includes a
Wellness Agenda as part of a larger Health Equity discussion . He forwarded the report to the City
Manager for distribution to the Council.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 4:35 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Kelli Bourgeois, City Manager