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REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS
JULY 28, 2010
CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to due notice thereof, a regular meeting of the Rosemount Youth Commission was
held on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 3:45 p.m. in the Conference Room at City Hall, 2875
145th Street West, Rosemount, MN.
Chairperson Brist called the meeting to order with Youth Commissioners Neuens, Kearney,
and Erdmann present. Commissioner Olson joined the meeting at 3:58 p.m.
Commissioners Carroll and Laumer were absent. Also present were City Council member
Kurt Bills, City Administrator Dwight Johnson, and City Communications Coordinator Alan
Cox.
CONSENT AGENDA
Brist called for a motion to approve the Consent Agenda.
Motion by Neuens. Second by Brist.
Motion to approve the Consent Agenda.
Ayes: 5
Nays: 0 Absent: Carroll, Laumer. Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
a. Review of Proposed Ordinance to Eliminate Requirement to License Cats. Dwight
Johnson introduced this item and stated that this is a proposal the City Council was
considering to eliminate about $8,000 in cost per year to care for cats picked up due to no
license tags. He stated that research by the Police Department indicated that few
surrounding cities license cats. The City gets about 50 calls per year on cats. Commissioners
generally agreed that the proposal was a good idea, stating that most cities don't do it.
Commissioner Brist stated that the majority of taxpayers should not have to pay for the
problems of a few in this case.
b. Discussion of Using Social Media for City Communications. Dwight Johnson gave the
background information on this item stating that the City Council had set a goal early in the
year for the City to consider using social media for City communications. There was a
consensus that Facebook is the social media that should be used rather than Twitter or other
media. Commissioners also suggested that perhaps there could be some segmentation of
Facebook pages by interest rather than one overall City Facebook page to cover everything.
For example, there could be pages for Parks and Recreation, Police, Business, etc. Alan Cox
noted that the state laws have not kept pace with the new media and posed the question of
whether or not the City could shut off comments if they were abusive or offensive. The
issue, Mr. Cox noted, is that even if this can be technically done, under what rules does
"government" decide what is offensive. Commissioners generally agreed that this issue
merits further discussion and they will look at Facebook pages to help refine what the
options may be. This will come back on a future agenda.
c. Discussion of Youth Involvement in Leprechaun Days. Kurt Bills introduced this item
and asked whether or not the Commissioners felt that youth feel included and involved in
Leprechaun Days events. Commissioners generally felt that there were enough programs
and events for youth and that youth generally seem well aware of the events. Mr. Bills also
noted that the Council has set a goal to consider another community festival or event.
OLD BUSINESS
There was no Old Business on the agenda. Dwight Johnson stated that the bylaws still need
to be finalized and that they should be ready for consideration at the next meeting.
REPORTS
a. Commissioner Member Reports. There were no Commissioner Reports.
b. Next Meeting Date. Commissioners discussed and agreed that the next meeting date
should be September 22, 2010 at 3:45 p.m. at City Hall.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to discuss, it was moved by Brist and seconded by Kearney
that the meeting by adjourned. The motion carried unanimously and the meeting was
adjourned at approximately 4:40 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Dwight Johnson
City Administrator