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Representative Omar meeting
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
May 31, 2019
The meeting convened at 10 a.m.
Councilmembers present: Mayor Jake Spano, Tim Brausen, Rachel Harris, Steve Hallfin, and
Margaret Rog.
Staff present: City Manager (Mr. Harmening), Engineering Director (Ms. Heiser), Housing
Supervisor/Deputy Community Development Director (Ms. Schnitker)
Guests: Representative Ilhan Omar
1. Tour of STEP (10 a.m.)
Derek Reise, Executive Director of STEP, provided the group with a tour of the STEP facility,
gave an overview of the organization’s purpose and programming and answered questions.
2. Tour of the Nest (10:45 a.m.)
The group toured the Nest and learned about the purpose of the facility, how the city and
school district support the operations of the facility, and how the concept for The Nest was
developed.
The group informed Representative Omar of several issues of legislative importance to St. Louis
Park including:
Affordable housing
Climate change
Transportation funding
Pre-emption (small cell wireless)
Reilly Superfund Site
Representative Omar thanked the group for their time and for the opportunity to learn more
about St. Louis Park and the work that is being done in the community.
The meeting adjourned at 12:00 p.m.
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Melissa Kennedy, City Clerk Jake Spano, Mayor
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