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2.03: State Flag City Administrator Hagen reviewed the Staff report in regard to the new State flag. Councilmember Howell shared that she does not believe that the new State flag was properly vetted and only an elitist group made the decision. She explained that the old flag has a lot of excellent references to the State. She said she would like to see them continue to fly the old flag. Mayor Kuzma asked if they still had the old State flags. City Administrator Hagen said they may still have some of them, but not all of them. Councilmember Musgrove shared that she heard from residents who were not happy that the City was flying the new flag as they are not happy with how this process was and that they were not able to voice their opinions. She added that there are a lot of places in the community that have not switched over to using the new flags. She said she would like the City to stay with the old flag as it has a lot more meaning to residents. Councilmember Woestehoff shared that he has heard from residents that they are very pleased that the City is already flying the new flag. Mayor Kuzma asked what it would cost to buy new flags if they have already discarded some of the old ones. City Administrator Hagen explained that they only fly a handful of flags around town. City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby shared that there are 16 flags that they fly around town and they are around $200 each. He noted that they still have about half of the old ones. Councilmember Specht said he would be happy to go back to the old flags. Councilmember Riley said he would prefer to see a Happy Days flag flown in place of a State flag. Councilmember Olson shared that he prefers the old flags. The consensus of the Council was to replace all of the new State flags with the old State flags. 3. TOPICS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION 3.01: Review Future Topics/ Calendar Noted. 4. MAYOR/ COUNCIL / STAFF INPUT City Council Work Session/July 9, 2024 Page 7 of 8