The Duluth City Council held an agenda session on March 20, 2025, beginning at 11:15 AM. The session covered consent calendar items, personnel resolutions, public works contracts, recreation and library agreements, ordinance readings, and a lengthy discussion on the interview process for mayoral appointments to boards and commissions. No formal votes were taken as this was a pre-meeting agenda session; decisions will be made at the regular council meeting on Monday, March 24, 2025, starting at 5:15 PM.
We will begin our agenda session in one minute. I know. I try not to go to anything. No. Good evening. We will begin our agenda session. Uh Counselor Randorf, will you read in for Counselor Forestman? I certainly can. Thank you, President Himonic Reading, Councilor Forzman. Item two, resolution one hundred eighty-seven is a resolution approving budget and cost sharing formula of Minneapolis Deluxe Superior and Passenger Rail Alliance and authorizing payment of city's cost share of eighteen thousand six hundred and forty-eight dollars. Item three, resolution one ninety-nine is a resolution authorizing an agreement with J and M displays, Inc. for the purchase and display of fireworks for the amount of sixty-two thousand one hundred dollars. Thank you, Councillor Rondorf. Any questions on items two or three? Seeing none, Councillor Awell personnel. Resolution uh two hundred, resolution confirming the appointment of Ben Van Tassel to the Housing Trust Fund Committee. Item six, resolution two oh one, resolution confirming the appointment of Brad Scott to the Duluth Public Utilities Commission. Item seven, resolution two two four, resolution approving proposed amendments to the specifications for existing civil service classification of engine engineering technician. Resolution approving proposed amendments to the specifications for existing civil service classification of seasonal utilities labor. Item nine, resolution 226, was resolution approving proposed amendments to the specifications for the existing civil service classification of senior engineering technician. Item 10, resolution 227, resolution approving proposed specifications for the new civil service classification of unhoused response coordinator and specifying contract benefits this for for same. Item 14, resolution 253, resolution confirming the appointment of Kate Van Dale to the planning commission. Thank you, Councilor Owell. There will be two changes. We will be moving the vote on the appointment of Kate Van Dale to the following agenda cycle. And we will be sending item number 13 back to administration. Councilor Al, did you have something? Yeah, I just wanted to uh provide some clarity. Uh for the topic. Thank you, President Tamonic. Um thank you, President Tomonic, and to Mayor Reinhardt to like really talking about how we can move forward with the just I my question was I've heard from some counselors, and if um instead of doing it either after agenda session or uh before the council meeting, if it would um be worthwhile to explore having all of the appointments on one day. I was just curious what the council thinks about having all the appointments on one day. In what respect? Can you explain how that would work? Just wondering if we should have an interview day, set aside a few specific hours, have all the applicants come through. We just do all of the interviews in one go. I think you can talk to the clerk about that and let us know. Okay. Sounds good. Thank you. Thank you. Councilor Durrochter. Thank you, President Tomonic. Um, I'm sorry, I lost track of item number 10, resolution 227. I have a question. I'm just curious if this is um a new role, or is this somebody replacing um a previous role? And it sounds like you got the key. Yes, thank you. Uh President Tamonic, Councillor Durwalker. Uh this position uh was actually created last year.