2026. Members of the public may attend this meeting in person by watching on cable channel 16, or by streaming on Cox Media. The public can also make in-person statements during public comment sections, including the public forum, beginning at 6:20 p.m.. I would like to call this meeting to order, and if you’re able to do so, please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and Land acknowledgement. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. We acknowledge and honor the Dakota nation on whose ancestral land the city of Golden Valley is built, and whose land resources we use. We commit to counteracting the erasure of the cultural practices and presence of the Dakota people through education, and by amplifying a wide range of indigenous voices. You may be seated. We have on our agenda new employee introductions and our deputy city manager, Miss Santilli, will introduce our new strategy and special projects manager. Thank you, Mayor and Council. I actually get the honor of doing two, uh, introductions this evening. But as you said, I will start with Andra. Our new strategy and special projects manager. Andra brings more than a decade of experience leading strategic planning, performance management, organizational improvement and enterprise initiatives across municipal and federal government. Most recently, Andra served as the deputy director of the Performance Management and Innovation Department for the City of Minneapolis. In that role, she partnered with executive leadership and 27 city departments to advance their citywide priorities and strengthen organizational performance and support data informed decision making. She led a team of seven data analysts and program managers who partnered with these departments to improve performance, pilot new approaches, and build data dashboards. She likes to joke that they did pilots and dashboards using innovation, data and collaboration to help departments improve service delivery and achieve more effective and efficient outcomes. As the strategy manager, she will support the city’s strategic priorities through collaborative, results oriented leadership. Andra. Good evening, Mayor and city council. My name is Andrea Bosnjak. I usually her pronouns. Um, I just want to say a very warm that. Thank you for the very warm welcome that I’ve gotten. Everybody’s been rolling their hours to say my name correctly, so I just appreciate that so much. Um, I’m very pleased to be here and just eager to continue my work in strategy. I think working in a smaller city is amazing for the ability to have a greater impact, and than for our residents to see how we work together. So I’m really looking forward and I’m very eager to work with each department to understand what their goals are. And then how can we can deliver on that together. And so I just wanted to say thank you very much for the warm welcome. Thank you. Thank you. Welcome. And now you will introduce our new Parks and Recreation Deputy Director. Yes. So we have Jessica Lecce here. Um, she came to Minnesota to work for a non-profit organization where she managed and led distance charity bicycle rides. And I just learned that she actually has ridden her bicycle across the country multiple times. Um, and there’s a lot more stories, so I highly recommend you ask about them. Uh, she has held Parks and Recreation roles in the cities of Spring Lake Park, Burnsville, and Arden Hills. And in each role, she’s focused on improving departmental systems and processes while producing large scale community events. She helped guide long range park system planning processes in both Burnsville and Arden Hills, working with the staff and the consultants Commission, city councils and community to create a park system plan to guide the park CIP process for the next 20 years. And as Deputy Director here for the City of Golden Valley, Jess oversees the recreation programs as well as the recreation supervisors and coordinators. She’ll also manage the Parks, capital improvement, uh, planning, the recreation budget, contracts and partnerships that these entail. She will also serve as the staff liaison to the OSC, and is really excited to work with community to continue the department’s long range planning process. Thank you. Thank you. Kirsten. Um, hello, mayor and council, I’m Jessica Lecce. I’m the new deputy director of Parks and recreation. Um, I’m especially excited to dig into department budgets because I’m a genuine Excel and spreadsheet nerd. Um, and I really love working on park improvement projects. Um, just really love engaging the community. Hearing their feedback and seeing what the finished product looks like after we’ve, um, really strived to reflect what the residents want in their parks. So that’s what I’m very excited to do here. Um, I’ve really enjoyed my first month here, and I really look forward to continue to getting to know you all the community, the staff and the residents here in Golden Valley. Thank you. Thank you. I have to say, not in favoritism or anything like that. Um, I just enrolled my niece in some of the park activities. Um, she’s in T-ball right now, and, um, the pre-K adventures at Wesley Park. Okay. And so the staff have been have been really great. Awesome. Very young, but really, really great, though. And attentive. So thank you. I’m glad to hear that. Thank you for sharing that. Thanks. Welcome, mayor. Council. You probably won’t be surprised. Both of these individuals have hit the ground running. Um, Andrea actually reported to me today that she’s already got some grant. Uh, work completed, and, um, that’s one of the things I didn’t mention about her position is she will be actually leading the city’s grant programs. And we’re really excited about the opportunity to expand upon our, our our, um, current processes and make sure that we are diversifying our, our revenue sources in that way. She will also be leading our expanded response initiatives. So working really closely with our public safety department to continue that great work as well, including the restorative practices. Uh. So I’m really excited about that. Um, I know, um, grant writing, I do a lot of it. Um, and it’s something that I felt was really, really important for the city. And so I’m glad that we were able to incorporate that into the budget. So welcome, welcome, welcome and bring us the money. All right. We got the money. I want giant checks. Yes, we got giant checks. Giant checks. All right. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. We have two proclamations this evening. First is the proclamation recognizing park and Recreation Month and our parks and Recreation deputy director. Our new deputy director. Uh, Miss Sekulic will discuss the proclamation and staff report. Look, we’re putting you to work already. Um. Hello again. Mayor. Council. Um. I am so happy to be here to share in this proclamation with you all. Uh, before I do, I want to briefly share why this proclamation and the work behind it means so much to me. Um, prior to working in Parks and Recreation, I spent more than ten years in adventure travel and outdoor recreation, leading groups of people on epic adventures all over the world. I often shared with these groups that it wasn’t biking 100 miles in one day, or climbing to the top of a mountain that made these trips incredible. I firmly believe that the communities and friendships formed along the way were the most meaningful part of these experiences. After many years of working seasonally, I longed to find a career where I could foster those same types of powerful, meaningful connections in a more settled, full time, year round getaway. Um, and I actually found it one night when a friend introduced me to a TV show called Parks and Recreation. It’s true. Um, I saw Ron Swanson, Leslie Knope, and their merry band of quirky parks and Recreation professionals and thought, hey, I want to do that, too. And so I did. Um, so this year’s Parks and Recreation Month theme is The Power of. And since joining Golden Valley just one month ago, I have already seen that power in some truly incredible ways. I saw at the annual Water Day, where more than 350 kids came together to fly down a 100 foot water slides, play lawn water games, and cool off in the spray from the firetrucks. I see it every day when I look out my window and hear dozens, if not hundreds of golfers laughing and talking together as they prepare to spend a beautiful day on the course. I see it throughout Brookfield, where seniors gather to play cards, share meals, attend programs, and build friendships with each other. And I’ve even seen it through my own four year old girls who regularly asked, mommy, can we go back to Golden Valley? That is what they call the backyard, where kids are having the time of their lives while parents are making genuine connections with one another. Each July, Parks and Recreation Month recognizes the more than 160,000 full time park and recreation professionals, along with hundreds and thousands of part time and seasonal workers and volunteers who maintain the country’s local, state and community parks. So this July, Mayor and Council, please join me in recognizing the more than 200 full time, part time and seasonal employees who care for our parks and facilities and recreation programs to create these powerful opportunities for play, belonging, community and connection. Thank you. Oh, beautiful. Thank you. Now, therefore, be it resolved that we await. Do you all have any comments? Okay. All right. Thank you. So now therefore, be it resolved that the Golden Valley City Council does hereby proclaim July 20th, 2026, as Park and Recreation Month in the city of Golden Valley. And we call upon all residents and civic organizations to pay tribute to the value Parks and recreation bring to our community and to recognize the substantial contributions parks and recreation professionals make to our health, quality of life, active lifestyle, socialization and the building of community. Thank you. Thank you. Our next proclamation is recognizing National Night Out. Tuesday, August 4th and our Police Support Services Supervisor, Miss Friedberg, is here to discuss the proclamation and staff report. Welcome. Hi. Good evening. Uh, I’m Brittany Friedberg. I am a police support services supervisor over at the PD. Uh, National Night Out is a crucial annual community building campaign designed for to foster police community partnerships, strengthen neighborhoods, and enhance local crime prevention efforts. Uh, it builds police community partnerships by providing an opportunity to connect with local police officers in a more positive, informal setting, rather than during emergencies. Or sometimes their worst part of their life. It also enhances neighborhood safety by allowing neighbors to get to know each other, which is a powerful tool in crime prevention. Additionally, it provides a chance for residents to meet local first responders such as police, firefighters and paramedics. Um, I also would like to extend if any of the members would like to attend any of the parties, please reach out. So thank you. Thank you. We most definitely will be coming out. Um, did you have a comment? Oh, okay. Yeah I know. Um, two years ago, I hit up 15 spots, and last. Year we had over 80 parties. So. Last year I hit up seven. So we’ll see what, uh, me and Chief clerk will hit up this year. Yep. Yeah. And I’ll be in a motorcade. Right. Motorcycle. Oh. I read I took a ride in it today. Ah. I get to roll around in that. Yep. So that’s fun. Okay. Any other comments? Questions? Okay. All right. So now therefore be it resolved that the city council of the City of Golden Valley do hereby proclaim August 4th, 2026 as National Night Out in the city of Golden Valley. And we call upon all residents and civic organizations to help strengthen Golden Valley by participating in National Night Out events in their neighborhoods and continuing to build community relationships. Thank you. Next on our agenda is the City of Golden Valley. 2025 to 2028 Strategic Plan Update and our management fellow, uh, miss KSL will make the presentation. Hello mayor and Council. Hello. I am going to give you an update on our strategic plan. So as of the end of June of 2026. Oh, there we go. We have reached about 30% progress on our plan. About 53% of our projects are on track. And then we’ve got a handful experiencing some to major disruption. We’ve got 21 projects that are still upcoming, so yet to be started. And then 8% of our projects have been fully completed. So yes, throughout the process, um, kind of over this, these past few months after we’ve had and Visio launched and folks up and in the system working on their updates, we’ve been continuously working to assess and adapt the plan to respond to some of our shifting priorities. So we use a lot of the projects that are in the some disruption indicator, kind of as a place for us to be able to make some adaptations when things kind of fall off track. We can then work on needing to rearrange some of our capacity or realign our priorities to get those things back on track, but we aren’t necessarily using them as an indicator that folks are failing, or that things aren’t quite moving along. We’re just moving and adapting as we go. And so we’re going to keep doing that throughout the whole process. And I would also just like to note that a big thing that we’re measuring is overall progress. We might get to the end of this plan at the end of 2028 and not have 100% of things completed, and that’s going to be okay. We’re just continuously adapting, and some of the things in our plan are also going to be long term plans and ongoing. And so it would be kind of incorrect to mark some of those things as complete. Like for example, our IRP that’s going to be going on for a number of years. And so we’re using this more so just to, you know, track it along as we go. So with that in mind, some of our main goals for this is to celebrate the progress being made. And so some of our big initiatives that have, um, been milestones over the past few months have included the establishment of the Economic Development Authority, the completion of the city’s first city owned solar array at Brook view, and then also the launch of the Disability and Inclusion and Environmental Equity round tables. To view a little bit more about some of our advancements and the continuous work in progress. When you view our Strategic Plan dashboard, you can click in to our elements and they’ll have more details on the type of work going into each pillar. A little bit more information about the different levels of progress, and then also some more write ups on those updates, as well as links to where some more information can be found on our city website. So that wraps up my portion of the presentation and open it up. If anyone has any questions. Thank you. Council, do you have any questions or comments? Oh yes. It’s quite quick. One more thing. No. That’s okay. I was gonna let anyone ask a question if you had a question. But we are continuing to work on gathering our program analytics, and that’s something that our strategy manager is going to be super helpful with. Continuing to get off the floor and advance. So we’re working on trying to compile metrics for all of the different departments to be able to help inform and provide insight to progress, and then to also be able to help us make adaptations and changes to future advancements. So like, for example, last year, um, when the council approved the addition of the law clerk to be able to help out with all of our data practices inquiries, we were able to use all of our numbers to be able to help support that initiative. So we’re going to keep on working with our departments to try to get more of those things linked into strategic plan items. Beautiful. Great presentation. You’ve been doing a fabulous job. Thank you. Thank you. And I would like to thank all of the city staff who’ve also continued to really pull through and make all of these initiatives possible. There’s a number of folks in the crowd right now who have quite a few on here. So, um, thanks again to. Everyone. Thank you so much. Next on our agenda, uh, is, uh, additions and Corrections Council. Are there any that you see that need to be made? Okay, then I will ask for a motion to approve the agenda as submitted. So moved. Thank you. Is there a second? Second. Any further discussion? This is a voice vote. All those in favor say aye. Aye, aye. None opposed. The motion has been approved. Next in our agenda is the approval of the consent. Uh, all items listed under this heading are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no discussion of these items unless the council members. So request in which event the item will be removed from the general order of business and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda Council. Are there any items you wish to be removed on the consent agenda? All right, so I will entertain a motion for approval of the consent agenda as submitted. So moved. Thank you. Is there a second? Second. You take. The tie. Rock paper scissors. All right. Uh, any further discussion? This is also a voice vote. All those in favor say aye. Aye. None. Opposed. The consent agenda has been. Approved. Yay! We do not have a public hearing. Um, we do have, um, items for consideration, which is adopt a resolution. Number 26055, approving City Council’s pledge to lead with civility, dignity and respect. And again, our, uh, management fellow, Miss Kiesel, will discuss the resolution pledge and staff report. Hello, mayor and council. So, um, this past year, in March of 2026, the National League of Cities adopted a civility resolution and encouraged local governments to embrace civility pledges as a tool for strengthening public discourse. Following suit in May, the League of Minnesota Cities Board of Directors adopted their own version of a civility resolution and also encouraged Minnesota cities to model respectful leadership and productive engagement. They highlighted this pledge at their recent annual conference in June, and gave attendees the opportunity to sign on to it themselves. They had, like a massive version of it there for all of attendees to join. And so as part of this initiative, they also put together a video promoting the pledge, which we are now going to show you. Over the past several years, and particularly the past year, Minnesota has been in the forefront of some pretty scary events for elected leaders. It’s really a byproduct of the national discourse. It’s not productive, it’s inefficient. It slows down the process. It causes government to slow down. It causes problems that reverberates through staff. The downside is significant.. Social media in particular, has become a real problem. People say things I’m not sure that I used to think they wouldn’t say face to face, but even that’s become more common were people just say things that are cruel and mean and often untrue. It’s happening, and we needed a national effort with this civility pledge to sort of bring all elected together at the table under one banner of this civility pledge, to really set the tone and hopefully reset the tone across the country. Just because you disagree with someone doesn’t mean you can’t do it in a respectful way. And you’ve got something that we have to mirror as elected officials for people that are paying attention to us in the community. I believe this is the right thing to do for every city, for the sheer fact that at any given time, you never know when you’re going to have a contentious issue that could cause a disruptive type of meeting. Let people have their voice, but also model that there are ways that you can do that. You know, by signing onto this civility pledge today doesn’t mean you have to change your mind about a specific way you feel about something or change anything about yourself. It’s just an idea of us signing this and being civil to one another. When those conversations come up. My goal, my hope, is that all cities will take a look at this and consider adopting it. Beautiful. Thank you. Mayor, if I can just chime in here briefly, I, uh, I wanted to say, you know what? When, uh, Sarah and our, uh, and Seth Kemper and Emily Ellen and I were at the conference a couple weeks ago, this came up and my immediate reaction was that we should have this on the agenda and discuss it if you all were open to it. I just want to say, uh, thank you personally to all five of you for your willingness to have this on the agenda and for, um, your commitment to this already without having it on an agenda, without adopting it. I have seen a council that has been collegial and working together. This is my I was doing some math today. This is my 23rd year of working with city councils. I’ve worked with 60 odd council members in my career. And what you have is unfortunately a little rare right now, and something that I really appreciate. And on behalf of our staff, really want to say thank you to you all for we we do, uh, feel and notice the notice the way that you all work together. Um, and also the way that you expect community and others coming into the building to treat not only staff, but each other and yourselves. And I think that’s something to be very proud of. And I’m, you know, I say this regularly. And in fact, the mayor and I were in a meeting earlier where I said exactly this. I’m very proud to work here and have this job. Um, and part of the reason why is the the way in which we’re working together and making progress together as a community, even when people disagree. And so I just wanted to, uh, take the rare moment that I’m chiming in on something and just say thank you very much to all of you for, uh, for doing this today and for, uh, being a good example, I believe that we will be either the I think we’re the second city that will have signed this pledge. Burnsville did one, uh, as well, that I think is similar, but I know the league is happy that we’re doing this and looking forward to adding us to their website and having us be a leader statewide and doing this. So thank you all. Thank you. Thank you. Council. Yes, Councilmember. Gannon’s, um. I just. Wanted to add a few thoughts to this as well. You know, people might be wondering, like why the Civility Pledge? Why is it important? Why would you be talking about it? Why would you be considering it? And I just really want to give major kudos to the league for taking this on, because it’s actually the foundation of our democracy, and it’s a foundation that is currently, in a lot of ways, threatened by our approach to civil discourse right now. Um, you know, if you if you go back to how small groups of people dealt with problems, right, like before we were this big, complicated society disagreement. It was part of it. Right? It was opened and encouraged. And this, um, respect for alternative opinions and the ability to compromise and find compromise, um, or disagree and not have it be the end of the world and major divides where it was was more a part of how humans resolve things. Um, and now we’re in this place where that if somebody disagrees with you even a little bit, they’re your enemy. Um, and I think at a civil, a municipal level where, um, you know, some of our disagreements might be about, like, how we design the street, right? Like, very important, but also different stakes than in some situations. It gives us an example of how we can disagree, but still be respectful and how we can come with the force of our opinions, but also listen to others who might have different needs and perspectives are in ours and respect them. Um, and ultimately, you know, there’s five of us so that there can be a majority one way or another. Right? That’s how we’ve designed our democracy. Um, but I know I personally, um, listen, listen for things that I have not considered. And I think that is what we’re all and always elected to do, right? Like, I, I need to think of the residents of Golden Valley today. I need to think of the residents of Golden Valley in 30 years from now. And I need to hear things that I might not be considering in the policy. So that we’re looking at. That doesn’t mean I don’t start with opinion, but it means that I’m open to one. And the the civic dialogue that comes my day job also involves two things. One being the person that everybody gets to be mad at, um, and the, um, uplifting voices that have less privilege because often when you have more time, when you have more flexibility in your schedule, when you have more access to, um, resources, like if a whole bunch of your friends are lawyers, uh, or, um, I don’t know what other amazing planners. Right. Like, if you know people in the professions that we’re talking, it’s easier to get advice, right? Not everybody has that. Um, and so, you know, uh, it’s not often it’s not always listening to the loudest voices, but to those that are most impacted or could be impacted by what we’re by what we’re doing. Um, and I think they said it in the video, like, people are getting nasty and they’re getting personal and they’re getting threatening. And I think sometimes as when we’re the when we’re citizens in that, um, one of the things I do in my day job, too, is that we know that sometimes we’re going to have nasty public meetings. Um, and we hear consistently from the quiet folks in that room that just came for information that sometimes a loud opinion shut down, shuts down other all other opinions. So I also want residents to know that just because you are speaking like you might be the loudest, doesn’t mean that you’re the majority of opinion that also that we’re hearing or even, um, that there might not be hearing from as many but important opinions coming in. Um, I can’t tell you how many meetings in my day job I’ve sat through where people have come up afterwards and are like, I didn’t give public comments because these are all my neighbors and I’m not afraid of them. But I believe this. Um, so anyways, that’s just a call to all of us. Don’t always speak your truth, right? That’s respected. And there are times that government does crazy stuff, and it’s good to come out and let us all know that, um, but do so with also respecting what, what others are trying to accomplish or may need, and that we’re all people. And, um, like, uh, disrespect of staff is not tolerated, right? We we as a body do not tolerate that. Um, and you know are here to support the staff when that is was occurring. We’re committed to disagreeing collaboratively with each other and we are. I know I’m personally committed and probably I would say similar things to listening to all voices, no matter how they came, how they come. Um, and really leaning into the value statements under the concern, um, because often that is where compromise is, and that’s where the best policy is. So, uh, is that just a civility statement? It’s about how we work together. It’s how we function as neighbors. It’s how we treat each other. It’s how we respect each other. And all these values are really important because we all want to live in a society that functions. And this is kind of the foundation of some of that. Thank you. Any other. Comments? Council member.? I mean, I second Sophia said, and Noah and one of the the things we think about society right now is we we see people moving, not just the video reference, you know, social media where we see ourselves online shifting to align ourselves with similar like minded people. We also functionally move ourselves. But even with that, we don’t agree or disagree on everything. And one of the things that is, we find ourselves more often in echo chambers across the nation and divides. It is important to still have those conversations and be open. And you know, I want to also suggest that, you know, when I hear disagreements, you know, I know that I’m not the person who knows everything. And I try to live within a little space that I can read what agrees with me. And I think that’s something that it’s very easy for us to get trapped in that world where we only want to see what we already know, and we believe it reinforces what we want to keep marching on these paths. And that really reinforces when you do disagree, it’s easy to get very emotional because it fundamentally, you know, misaligned with what you believe now. And I want to speak to both the my fellow council members. I appreciate when we have open conversation and the city staff, and I’m happy to give you guys feedback and take the feedback you have for us to, um, and also for the residents, like we hear everything that you guys send us, whether it’s spoken loudly at meetings or in other conversations or emails, but we also try to hear from everything else because, again, I don’t know everything. And I do appreciate when people disagree. And I want to hear those other perspectives and opinions. And regardless if we agree or everyone agrees on this or not, like I will not dismiss you out of hand. I will try to, you know, always internalize and understand what the perspective you have. And so that, um, can continue to build forward together. Thank you. Any other comments? Oh, two seconds. Um, as the grizzled veteran of this council, I guess, um, and I think ditto to what Councilmember um, Guinness and, um, quite just says, I think for me being on this council and we had some contentious votes. But I think the one thing that as a council, we’ve always been very respectful that we we may not agree all the time. We don’t need to agree all the time. It’s not a requirement. Um, but that we’ve always heard opinions and respectful ways and trying to model that good behavior. Um, as we mentioned, you can see, I mean, even the Metro, you have seen reports of councils not doing their best to try to mount at behavior. Um, and as I mentioned, our residents that we want to hear your opinions. Um, but it’s a way to present your opinions in a way that’s respectful to staff. So as the council, um, to your fellow residents, as Councilman McGinnis says, I don’t want people to feel they can’t speak openly without without fear. If that happens, then we’re in a quandary. And so I think this is a great step forward. It’s just work that we need. That should be understood, but needs to be reinforced. And so this is not the kind of a hokey we’re going to pass this bill. We pledge because it’s the cool part we’re going to do now. But I think it’s just to reinforce of this the proper role of government. This is how we in order to get things done, we need to operate in a way that is respectful to all in order to build something better and not just the loudest voice gets what they want. Um, if that’s the case, then we’re all in trouble. So I never support the this work and the work that we’ve done as a council and work with our residents that come to this chamber when something occurs and be respectful and to give their opinion and help us to make decisions that benefit as many people as possible. Thank you. I know I, I was really excited when Mr. Shakman brought this, uh, video to to me. And, you know, it’s just a reminder of, you know, who we are and why we’re here and our role as citizens, but also as an elected body, um, as a council, because, you know, we’re here to serve. And I think a reminder for me, too, is that I love all the voices. Right. There are going to be loud voices. There’s going to be voices that don’t speak up at all. Um, but one thing is as, as as a elected official, right? We can’t pick and choose, right? We serve everyone. And so it’s just really important, um, that we respect all voices, but that residents also understand that this isn’t easy, right? This work is not easy. And there’s so many variables and there’s so many people behind the scenes. And I don’t think people really understand, uh, when it comes to all of these, these systems that we have in place, whether it’s government, whether it’s education, um, health care. Right? All of these different systems, it’s so much involved behind the scenes. And we’re living in, um, some times where everyone is going through and people are hurting and they just want their voices to be heard. And, um, there’s just there’s a protocol, though, and there has to be some expectations in place. Right. And so please don’t ever feel like we’re trying to shut you out or we don’t want to hear you or anything like that. Um, but there are times where we have to just pause and there’s times where we have to breathe, and there’s times where we have to process and recollect, um, because it is a lot, um, but nonetheless, we are here to serve and we’re here to listen, and we are here to make sure that everyone, um, is getting equal treatment regardless. So thank you for this. It was great to see, um, a lot of colleagues on the video, um, and people signing it. Um, I think as a city, we’ve decided that we will have just the pledge, you know, maybe listed on the website, maybe posted in a couple of places just as a reminder of what we stand for. Um, and how we just want things to move forward. I’ve always said, I mean, not always, but like in the last 30 years, I’ve. I’ve said that there is literally no higher calling than public service. And that goes for all of us who sit on here. We’ve decided to dedicate a portion of our life to public service, and then it goes to the staff, too. And I say this as someone who is also a staff for another government, another municipal government, and, um, and, and as a, as a staff person, um, something that I think a lot of people don’t think about is I’m just trying to do my job right. I’m here. I’m just trying to do my I’m trying to do the best thing that I think is the best thing in in the parameters of what my actual job and duty is. Um, whatever it might be, that’s that’s my goal. Right? What’s the best thing in this lane that I have in this job that I have? Um, and, um, and I think it’s because of that, I think it’s important to not, um, not cast intentions on whatever, uh, anyone thinks that, you know, this is what my job duty requires. You know, you can agree, disagree, or you can agree. But I’m doing this because I think this is what the job requires, or I’m doing this because I think that the decision that I’m making is what’s best for this city. And whatever that particular vote might be. And so, um, so that’s just kind of one of the things that I, I’ve heard other people say before, and I think it’s really relevant now is don’t cast motivation on whatever it is. I mean, there are there’s the the what you hear here and there’s a thousand things that are happening back here and you don’t possibly know what’s happening back here. Right. That’s informing and guiding the decision. And and that can change what the intention is. Right. And so and I’ve said it before, I think that all of the people who are, uh, sitting up here, you know, they have the purest of heart and they’re making their decisions because they personally believe that that’s what is the best. Right? And so, yes, there will be disagreements, of course. Um, and I think as long as we all are considering that whatever the vote and decision is, is coming from the purest of heart and what they think is important, um, there can be complete disagreement and we can do so civilly. I’m going to ask if someone would like to make a motion to adopt resolution number 26055, approving City Council’s pledge to lead with civility, dignity and respect. So moved. Thank you. Is there a second? Second. Whatever you want. All right. Okay. Um, any other questions or. Comments? All right. This is a roll call vote. Okay. I’m going to give the second to council member Guinness. That’s what I heard. First. All right. Council member Harris. Yes. Council member Guinness. Yes. Council member. Fuzzy. Yes. Council member. Yes. Mayor. Hartman. Yes. So there being five is zero nays. The ayes have it. And the, uh, resolution has been adopted. Next on our agenda is the review of the council calendar. Yet for July Friday, July 24th, we have Nicole Rama, formerly known as the Penny Carnival at Brookfield Park from 1230 to 2. I know inflation. Hits. Inflation by hits a penny. Carnival. All right, well, that’s true. The penny is gone next year. It’s a dime around. Oh my goodness I know. And Sunday, July 26th is market in the Valley from 9 to 1. And Tuesday, July 28th, Golden Valley Business Connections 8 to 930. Uh, and that is at Herzig University in Saint Louis Park. Uh, next on our agenda, um, is mayor and council communications. Are there any, uh, committee or meeting updates, uh, council, that you would like to share? I think. All right. Well, before we go, I just want to do a couple of shout outs. One, um, as our fellow manager, uh, miss Hazel, uh, talked about the Brookfield solar panels. We had our ribbon cutting, uh, this week. This is the first city owned solar installation in our city’s history. This is huge, and it reflects our long standing commitment to sustainability and responsible stewardship. So in partnership with APA, the energy, uh, this 124 kilowatt system is expected to pay for itself in about seven years. Yeah. And over its 30 year lifespan, it will save our city, uh, hundreds of thousands of dollars in electricity costs while preventing millions of pounds of greenhouse gas emissions. Yes, absolutely. So I just want to thank, uh, Donna, as well as city staff. Council Member Harris was there. All city staff were present. It was great. Um, next is the ice cream social. It was beautiful at Brook view. Again, we we ran out of some ice cream. The vanilla, the. Vanilla ice, which I was scooping. We ran out of I know we ran out of, uh, the non-dairy strawberry ran out of that, but it was really, really great and really want to highlight Sebastian Joe’s. Uh, I believe, who are residents of Golden Valley. Um, so thank you for that. As well as, um, uh, the band, um. Write their name just to save me. Oh my goodness. It’s a band. Oh, my. Gosh. I’m so sorry. It’s the memorial. Band. But they play, and it was just beautiful. It was great. Great turnout. Um, and my quote for the day before we wrap up in the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity. And that’s a quote from Sun Tzu. And it’s just a classic reminder that even in disorder, there can be chances for growth and change. And with. That. Please be healthy, be safe and well in. Our meeting is