City Of St. Louis Park: Face Covering Policy Options, Remote Meetings, Climate Emergency On Council Agenda

Press release from the City of St. Louis Park:

January 14, 2022 1:08 p.m.

At its Tuesday, Jan. 18, meeting, the St. Louis Park City Council will discuss policy options regarding face coverings/masks for indoor places of assembly in St. Louis Park. The council will also consider a resolution moving to remote meetings of the city council and advisory boards and commissions. Both items are being discussed due to the Omicron variant surge of the COVID-19 health pandemic. Finally, a resolution declaring a climate emergency in St. Louis Park is also on the agenda, among other items of business.

The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, following a 6:20 p.m. economic development authority (EDA) meeting. View the agenda and reports. The meeting is on Tuesday due to city facilities being closed Monday, Jan. 17, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Watch the city council and EDA meeting starting at 6:20 p.m. by webstream at bit.ly/watchslpcouncil and on local cable (Comcast SD channel 17/HD channel 859). Members of the public may attend the meeting in person at St. Louis Park City Hall, 5005 Minnetonka Blvd., St. Louis Park.

Members of the public who want to address the city council during the regular meeting about items on the agenda can do so in person or by calling the number noted below for each item. Call when the meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. and follow instructions provided. Comments will be taken during each item in the order they are received and must relate to an item on the current city council agenda.

• 952.562.2886 – Consent agenda items 4a-4g
• 952.562.2887 – item 8a – Resolution declaring a climate emergency in St. Louis Park
• 952.567.2888 – item 8b – Remote meeting guidelines and considerations
• 952.562.2886 – item 8c – COVID-19 face covering policy options

This press release was produced by the City of St. Louis Park. The views expressed here are the author’s own.