12-09 Special Work Session
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Richfield, Minnesota
Special City Council Work Session
December 9, 2021
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Regan Gonzalez at 7:45 a.m.virtually via WebEx.
Council Members Maria Regan Gonzalez, Mayor; Mary Supple; Simon Trautmann;Sean
Present:Hayford Oleary
Council MembersBen Whalen
Absent:
LegislatorsState Senator Melissa Wiklund, District 50; State Senator Patricia Torres
Present:Rey, District 63; State Representative Emma Greenman, District 63B; State
Representative Michael Howard, District 50A; Metropolitan Council
Representative Molly Cummings, District 5; Hennepin County Commissioner
Debbie Goettel, District 5; Steven Unowsky, ISD 280 Superintendent;
Timothy Pollis, ISD280 School Board Chair; Talia Glass, Community
Representative for Congresswoman Omar
Staff Present:Katie Rodriguez, City Manager; John Stark, Community Development
Director; Melissa Poehlman, Assistant Community Development Director,
Jay Henthorne, Public Safety Director; Kristin Asher, Public Works Director;
Amy Markle, Recreation Services Director; Mike Dobesh, Fire Chief; Bill
Fillmore, Liquor Store Director; Krista Guzman, Human Resources Manager,
Scott Kulzer, Administrative Aide/Analyst; BlancaMartinez Gavina, Equity
Administrator; Kelly Wynn, Senior Office Assistant; and Chris Swanson,
Management Analyst.
Item #1DISCUSSION WITH LEGISLATORS
The City Council and City staff met with the local Legislators to discuss items of mutual
interest to the City of Richfield.
ADJOURNMENT
The work session was adjourned by unanimous consent at 9:10 a.m.
Date Approved: January 11, 2022
Maria Regan Gonzalez
Mayor
Special Work Session Minutes-2-December 9, 2021
Kari SinningKatie Rodriguez
City ClerkCity Manager