[0:04] alrighty everybody we're going to go ahead and call to order the regular meeting of the oak deal city council March 11th 2025 Sarah will you please [0:11] take the role council member Moore here council member Morcom here council member Severson here council member [0:17] willenbring here mayor zabble here please join me for the Pledge of [0:24] Allegiance Ali to the flag of the United States of America and to republ for [0:30] which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liy and justice for [0:44] all first up on the agenda is the approval of the agenda council members we have an amended version in front of [0:49] us tonight can I get a motion to approve as amended so moved there's a motion as there a second second motion a a second [0:55] any conversation all those in favor say I I I opposed the agenda is adopted next [1:02] up we have uh two sets of of minutes for adoption first up Workshop meeting minutes from February 25th [1:08] 2025 council members any changes or Corrections look for motion so moved [1:13] there's a motion is there a second second motion on a second all those in favor say I I opposed and I will abstain [1:20] because I was absent uh next up regular meeting minutes February 25th 2025 uh any [1:27] changes or Corrections on these I'll look for for motion so moved there's a motion is there second second motion a [1:33] second all those in favor say I I all those opposed and those minutes or and all obstain also um those minutes are [1:40] adopted uh no public hearings for us tonight so we will go into open Forum uh we have a visitor from [1:48] congresswoman Betty mccullum's office joining us tonight welcome thank you mayor thank you [1:55] Council uh on behalf of Congressman Betty McCullum thank you for allowing me to address the Oakdale Council this [2:00] evening I'd like to briefly introduce myself my name is Abdullah Abdullah and I work in the office uh in St Paul's [2:07] office uh in an Outreach capacity uh my business card is included in this folder of information so please feel free to [2:13] reach out uh also in this folder you'll find our offices constitu service guides as well as casework issue areas uh that [2:20] we can assist our shared constituency uh today I'd like to discuss Community Project funding also known as cpfs uh [2:27] each year members of the United States House and Senate can sponsor a limited number of one-time funding requests for [2:33] local community projects uh that do not easily fit within existing Grant programs or appropriation request unlike [2:39] a regular Federal Grant application which are submitted to federal agencies cities submit a application which uh is [2:46] submitted directly to their Federal legislature a community Project funding grants uh provide investment in a wide [2:52] variety of projects such as housing homelessness prevention Workforce training public facilities Parks [2:58] resilience planning and and other critical infrastructure and services incl…