HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-08-2025 Special Closed City Council Meeting Minutes
EMERGENCY MEETING (MN STAT. § 13D.04) Mayor
Amáda Márquez Simula
Councilmembers
Connie Buesgens
Rachel James
Justice Spriggs
Laurel Deneen
City Manager
Aaron Chirpich
Public Safety Bldg—Training Room, 825 41st Ave NE
May 8, 2025
6:00 PM
MINUTES
The following are the minutes for the emergency meeting of the City Council held at 6:00 pm on
Thursday, May 8, 2025, in the Public Safety Building Training Room, 825 41st Avenue NE, Columbia
Heights, Minnesota. This meeting was held pursuant to Minnesota State Statute §13D.04 and §13D.05
Subd. 3(d).
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor Márquez Simula called the emergency meeting to order at 6:03 pm.
Present: Mayor Márquez Simula, Councilmembers Buesgens, Deneen, James and Spriggs.
Also Present: Aaron Chirpich, City Manager, Matt Markham, Police Chief; Dan O’Brien, Fire Chief.
EMERGENCY MEETING ITEMS
1. Closed Session – Discussion of Logistics of Police Service Regarding Potential Unrest.
This meeting was closed pursuant to Minnesota Statute §13D.05 Subd. 3(d) for the council to
receive security briefings and reports related to emergency response procedures and
recommendations related to public safety. This discussion included logistics of police service
which would pose a danger to public safety and compromise security procedures if discussed
during an open session. The emergency meeting went into a closed session at 6:03 pm.
The emergency meeting returned to open session at 6:35 pm.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 6:35pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Sara Ion, City Clerk/Council Secretary