Public Meeting Agenda: September 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Joint City Council & School Board Meeting

1. Call to Order Joint City Council and School Board Meeting

Speaker(s): Barry Kinsey - School Board Chair

Agenda Item Type: Procedural Item

Discussion: Chair Kinsey called the meeting to order at 6:00pm
Staff in attendace: Hope Fagerland
City Council in attendance: Mayor Webster, Jan Jenson, Lona Doolan, Nadia Elnagdy, Charlie Yunker City Manager

Time: 2 Minutes

2. St. Anthony City Council Update

Speaker(s): Wendy Webster - Mayor of St. Anthony

Agenda Item Type: Non-Action Item

Discussion: Mayor Webster provided the board with updates on the city tax levy, ordinances, and other items that might be discussed by the council, such as park usage and updates.

3. St. Anthony-New Brighton School Board Update

Speaker(s): Barry Kinsey - School Board Chair

Agenda Item Type: Non-Action Item

Discussion: Chair Kinsey provided an update to the council about workshop week, student enrollment, preliminary levy, homecoming week festivities and the election.

4. BeSmart Background

Speaker(s): Laura Oksnevad - Legislative Liaison

Agenda Item Type: Non-Action Item

Discussion: The council and board discussed and showed interest in sending out a joint letter to families about safe firearm storage.

Attachments: (2)

Description:

In the spring of 2024 the board created and approved a BeSmart resolution supporting the need for education and communication about safe firearm storage. Part of the resolution tasked the Superintendent to work with the City and local law enforcement to create a letter to send to families with the needed information. That letter was sent out on June 4, 2024. We would like to reengage in that process and partnership and new letter for families.

Resolution language (attached) states:
The Board directs the Superintendent to create an appropriate letter to parents and guardians that explains the importance of secure gun storage in preventing minors from accessing guns, the legal requirements of parents and guardians to securely store their firearms, and that the best practice for secure gun storage is to keep all guns unloaded, locked up, and separate from ammunition, to be included in annual registration materials at each school site. The Board and the Superintendent will continue to work with local law enforcement agencies, health agencies, and nonprofits to collaborate and increase efforts to inform District parents of their obligations regarding secure storage of firearms in their homes.

We are grateful for our partnership with the police department and City of St. Anthony. By continuing our partnership, the City and School Board show their continued commitment to the safety of students and their families.

5. Adjourn School Board Meeting

Speaker(s): Wendy Webster - Mayor of St. Anthony

Agenda Item Type: Procedural Item

Discussion: Mayor Webster closed the meeting 6:56pm.

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