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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
WORK SESSION
JUNE 7,2021
Call to Order
Mayor Hoyt called the work session to order at 5:00 p.m.
Roll Call
Present-Hoyt, Bernhjelm, Pearson, Porter and Wilson
Absent-None
Also Present-Administrator McKnight, Finance Director Malecha and DBB Executive Director Koch.
Agenda
Motion by Bernhjelm,second by Porter,to approve the agenda as presented.APIF, motion carried.
DBB Update
DBB Executive Director Koch provided an overview of the DBB and an update on current DBB activities.
Topics reviewed included an intro to fiber, Minnesota Office of Broadband Development,what is the
DBB,the organizational structure,funding of the annual budget, 2021 network review, member miles of
fiber, project examples, Farmington potential future projects,the value to Farmington, CNET revenue
sharing formula and future planning and challenges.
Mayor Hoyt provided an update on some of the issues the DBB Board is working on and some of the
issues some of the members are facing.
The city council discussed a number of DBB related topics and reaffirmed their commitment to the DBB.
2022 Budget Priorities
Finance Director Malecha shared with the city council that budget work for 2022 is underway at the staff
level. The five/ten year financial plan was reviewed and it was shared that this is a roadmap that city
staff members use to plan further out into the future.
The city council asked a number of questions on the financial plan and discussed the current city council
priorities and how they should be incorporated into the 2022 budget.
The consensus of the city council was to have staff use the priorities the city council set for 2022/2023
and bring back the first version of the budget showing how they are incorporated.
City Administrator Update
Proclamations
Administrator McKnight discussed the issue of proclamations and how this city council wants to handle
requests that are received.
The city council discussed the issue of proclamation requests in general and a specific request they had
recently received. Member shared their opinion on how to approach this issue with thoughts spread
across a wide spectrum.
The city council will continue this discussion to determine the best way to address this issue citywide.
Adjourn
Motion by Bernhjelm,second by Wilson,to adjourn the meeting at 6:55 p.m. APIF, motion carried.