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City Council Minutes February 16, 2021 Page 9 I Councilmember Westgaard noted it's nice to have some continuity because it takes time to learn everything. Councilmember Christianson stated term limit are a good idea. It's clear and concise and you still have continuity, and are getting new people in. Mayor Dietz stated he is not in favor of term limits and the process should stay as it is if Council is not happy with the proposed changes. Councilmember Westgaard stated he is not opposed to the current process but would like to do the interviews at a separate meeting from the appointments. Council concurred on the separate meetings for interviews and appointments. Councilmember Wagner suggested turning this back to the commissions and asking their opinions about how they feel the appointment process has been, as a volunteer, do you think they should have unending time as a member and would it be helpful to have turnover on the commissions. Council directed staff to get feedback from the advisory boards and report back to Council. 9.6 Street Impact Fee Legislation Mayor Dietz presented the staff report. He asked Councilmember Christianson to discuss his recent testimony at the legislature. Councilmember Christensen stated he contacted staff to ask about process for tracking legislation. He stated his Council packets only show League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) point of view and no other viewpoints. He stated he was going to have someone present another viewpoint at tonight's meeting, but they were not able to make it. He stated the language for this legislation is vague and as he dug into it, he was not in support. He expressed concern with future unknown impacts of this fee. He had an opportunity to express his views to the legislature and utilized it. Mayor Dietz stated Council prides itself on being open and transparent. He stated the Council voted 5-0 to support LMC's position by adopting a resolution to support infrastructure accountability and he felt Councilmember Christianson should have informed Council he would be testifying in opposition. Councilmember Christianson stated he disclosed he was a Councilmember for Elk River but was speaking on his own behalf and not as a representative of Council. He stated there is a short dineframe to review packet material and they are only provided one viewpoint. He questioned how Council can make an informed decision when they don't see other viewpoints of an argument. He stated he took it upon himself to do extra research as more information became available. P 0 N E A E 0 B Y NATURE