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will lead the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. Certificates of Appreciation will be sent to each member of the Ramsey Elementary School Student Council. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by the members of the Ramsey Elementary School Student Council. 2.02: Message from the Mayor Regarding COVID-19 Acting Mayor Riley stated that Mayor LeTourneau was not able to be present tonight because he is having surgery and played a prerecorded message from Mayor LeTourneau related to the COVID-19 situation. The video is available on the City’s YouTube Channel. 2.03: Review of 2019-2020 Winter Maintenance Activities Public Works Superintendent Riemer presented an overview of the 2019-2020 winter maintenance activities. He provided details on staffing, cost of snowplowing, 2019-2020 maintenance events, average city-wide plowing times, plowing events during the past three years, salt use in tons during the past three years, trail and sidewalk snow removal, cul-de-sac plowing and general information, and future topics. Councilmember Musgrove asked for additional details on the cul-de-sac plowing. Public Works Superintendent Riemer explained how the cul-de-sacs are plowed, noting that the big trucks are not used for cul-de-sacs and the smaller trucks are instead used. Councilmember Heinrich thanked the Public Works department for allowing her to ride along this winter and expressed appreciation for the work that is done to plow the roads in the community. She stated that the paint a plow event was well received and hopes to see it continue in the future. 3. CITIZEN INPUT nd Wade Laslow, 5425 152 Ave NW, encouraged the City to terminate its local declaration of emergency. He stated that some cities have chosen not to enforce the mandates related to businesses opening and asked that Ramsey do the same. He stated that the mandated closures pick and choose winners and losers. He stated that he supports the constitution and people should be allowed to make their own decisions. He noted that restaurants are able to open at full capacity in neighboring states. He stated that 1,400 lawsuits have been filed thus far and does not want to see additional tax dollars tied up in unnecessary court cases. th Chelsee Howell, 5250 156 Lane NW, stated that she wants to know that Ramsey will uphold the constitutional rights of its residents and that the unconstitutional order from the Governor will not be upheld in Ramsey. She asked that all businesses and churches be allowed to operate under the same conditions that big box retailers are allowed to operate under. She stated that so many rights have been taken away over a virus with an over 99 percent recovery rate. She commented that while the original two-week lockdown did make sense, the extension no longer makes sense and City Council / May 26, 2020 Page 3 of 16