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and accessible to the public. If a member is able under the exception in subdivision 1B to <br />participate from a non-public location, from home for example, nothing in this statute requires the <br />member to disclose the location from which they are participating.” <br /> <br />City Administrator Ulrich questioned if that was something she could send him. <br /> <br />Representative Scott replied she can forward him the email. It is her opinion but according to her <br />it is not in the statute that you have to report their home address. <br /> <br />Councilmember Heineman questioned if it is the case that if the location is public it has to be <br />reported but if it is private it doesn’t. <br /> <br />Representative Scott replied that is what it sounds like. <br /> <br />Representative Heinrich stated, respectfully he wasn’t sure that was true. He thought that the <br />report needed to be done. He agreed that it is a crazy requirement, especially since people are used <br />to using Zoom and no one is offended by Zoom. That is still a requirement. He stated that the only <br />reason Zoom could be used was if a pandemic was declared. <br /> <br />Representative Scott replied there were certain open meeting laws that changed during the declared <br />emergency. <br /> <br />Representative Heinrich agreed, adding that is a provision that as a Councilmember that should be <br />looked at closely because there have been a number of others who have looked at it but it is still a <br />requirement. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht commented that when he was on the school board at PACT it was the same <br />thing. He stated the school board was told at the time by a lawyer that they needed to be in a place <br />that was accessible to the public. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove cited a recent instance where she had an online meeting with a <br />volunteer board member of an organization who was in a wheelchair and had a difficult time <br />getting to a coffee shop, as required, so that meeting could take place. She stated it needed to be <br />changed, especially since it worked so well throughout the pandemic. <br /> <br />Representative Heinrich thought the more strict interpretation was correct. <br /> <br />Senator Abeler thought that the League of Cities was the one who could affect this. <br /> <br />Representative Scott commented that the other person who contacted her to express concerns was <br />in law enforcement but was also an elected official. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ulrich commented for the record that they have never had a member of the <br />public attend one of the advertised remote locations. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session / January 25, 2022 <br />Page 10 of 23 <br /> <br />