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<br />Councilmember Howell said Councilmembers can reach out to other Councilmembers from other <br />cities while City Administrator Hagen reaches out to other City Administrators. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen added that he is a part of a City Administrator list with several hundred <br />Administrators. He said he can send an email to everyone on the list to reach many cities at once <br />to see who would be interested in signing on to this coalition. He noted that he can also focus his <br />attention on other cities in the County and surrounding area. He would suggest putting a few week <br />timeline on this to give other cities time to discuss joining a coalition. He said he and City Attorney <br />Knaak can put together the initial opposition letter to send to the legislature. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell said if they feel like they can get a big enough coalition together then she <br />would like to get all of the cities’ Mayors together to have a meeting and report to any news outlet <br />that will listen to put pressure on the legislature. <br /> <br />Councilmember Olson asked if there is any idea what the critical timing is for these bills. <br /> <br />Senator Bahr suggested having the initial draft letter done by the end of the week so they can send <br />this out early next week and see if other cities would like to sign on. He said a 10 to 12 day window <br />would be best to get this letter submitted before the bills go to the Conference Committee. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked if there is a specific date that the Conference Committees begin. <br /> <br />Senator Bahr said the final deadline for Finance Committee bills is April 19. He noted there is not <br />a fixed date when Conference Committees meet. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked if they should physically hand in their letters or send them by <br />email. <br /> <br />Senator Bahr said he can bring copies of the letters to distribute to every Senator on the floor. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Howell, seconded by Councilmember Musgrove, to direct staff to send <br />a written statement to legislators opposing state legislation that restricts local zoning authority and <br />draft a letter to circulate among any cities that would be in support of this. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Councilmembers Howell, Musgrove, Olson, Riley, Specht, and <br />Woestehoff. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen said they can also send out social media posts that will share the City’s <br />stance on the matter. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove suggested sharing the final letter from the City on social media. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen said they can post the letter on their website and link it to Facebook as <br />well as provide links to the League of Minnesota Cities webpage. <br /> <br />City Council Special Session / April 2, 2024 <br />Page 6 of 7 <br /> <br /> <br />