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She said they can ask people how they feel about these things; however, they are not working <br /> towards any of this in any of their plans and goals in the City. She noted that people come to <br /> Ramsey from all walks of life. She reiterated that she does not like to single things out like this <br /> just in order to get data points. <br /> Councilmember Howell asked who the people are that the City would attract that are not from <br /> diverse backgrounds. <br /> City Administrator Hagen asked if the Council would like to remove the words `from diverse <br /> backgrounds' from the third question. <br /> Councilmember Olson recommended changing this to `all backgrounds.' <br /> Councilmember Woestehoff said if they remove those words from this then they would be starting <br /> over with historical data for this question. He noted that they should add something to it, like <br /> Councilmember Olson's suggestion. <br /> Councilmember Howell said she does not have a problem with this question if they truly mean <br /> diverse. She noted that if diverse just means not white then she does have a problem with it as this <br /> would value some people less than others. <br /> Councilmember Riley said that the residents may have different opinions than what the Council <br /> thinks. He noted that he thinks they would rate highly on being welcoming to diverse people; <br /> however, he does not know how the residents feel unless this question is asked. <br /> Councilmember Specht noted that if by diverse they mean non-white then they should just say <br /> that. <br /> Councilmemebr Howell agreed and said this would be extremely racist. She added that there is no <br /> way that they would get clean data out of this and would recommend changing this question or <br /> removing it altogether. <br /> Councilmember Olson reiterated that he thinks they should change this question to say all <br /> backgrounds, not just diverse backgrounds. <br /> Councilmember Howell shared that the reason she would like this question to be changed is <br /> because the word `diverse' can have many different definitions and they would not be able to get <br /> clean data off of this as everyone has a different definition of`diverse.' <br /> Councilmember Musgrove noted that the questions under question 6 are good to get an idea of <br /> how the residents feel about things in the City. <br /> City Administrator Hagen asked about the custom questions, 13, 14, and 15. <br /> Councilmember Musgrove asked if the newspaper scores low if they will change anything. <br /> City Council Work Session /March 19, 2024 <br /> Page 7 of 17 <br />