City Council meeting May 21 2024

Regular scheduled City Council meeting held on May 21, 2024. Agenda and packet are posted on the City website https://www.ely.mn.us/2024-meetings Scroll down for YouTube link

Recording started later, beginning with Request to Appear, Item #7: Barbara Jones from the Ely Climate Group. She talked about the Morris (MN) Model for sustainability presentations held in Ely, the 2016 Comprehensive Plan, Grand Marais Community Vision Plan, and development in Tower. She invited Council to meet with Climate Group. Council had questions and comments and invited Climate Group to also work directly with commissions.

Item #8 Committee Reports from Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC), Projects Committee, and Budget Committee (added to Council packet but still not posted online as of 8:15 pm tonight). Listen to Projects discussion about contamination investigation grant for Old Train Depot site.

The Budget Committee recommended
ii. “city staff to come up with a strategy and costs to implement the use of Body Cameras and Squad Cameras.”
iv.”city staff to work with the league softball & youth leagues utilizing City fields, on agreement, concerning property use & maintenance expectations.”

Item 9 Department Reports included the first reading of Ordinance 377 which changes the classification of parcel from Industrial (M) to Commercial (C1). Good luck figuring out where that parcel is and who owns it. There will be a public hearing on June 4th, 5:15 pm.