The City Council had a short agenda last night for their final regular meeting prior to this year’s Council elections. Mayor Tyra-Lukens is retiring from her position on the Council at the end of this calendar year. Just prior to last night’s meeting the Mayor had the opportunity to call three new pieces of fire equipment into service: a new ladder truck, a new fire rescue boat and a new airport crash/rescue truck. We host a brief ceremony each time we call new fire equipment into service which involves a short benediction from a member of our Public Safety Chaplain Service followed by the Mayor’s official call into our 911 Dispatch Center ordering the new equipment to be officially logged in as “in service”. It’s a short ceremony, but an important connecting point for elected officials to see the tangible results of their decisions. In the picture, Mayor Tyra-Lukens is shown just to the right of Father Tim Power with the City Council and a group of Cub Scouts from Pack 479. There’s also a Boy Scout in there too, also from Pack 479.
The other photo shows the Mayor with two new signs that we will be installing at the entrances into Eden Prairie. One sign recognizes the City’s 22 consecutive years as as a Tree City USA and the other recognizes the City’s newest recognition as a participant in the Governor’s Fit City program. I’ve included this photo because it is symbolic of two issues the Mayor has advocated for since becoming the City’s Mayor in 2002: environmental protection and personal physical fitness. She feels strongly about both issues and has encouraged staff to work hard on both issues. I’m pretty sure she’ll continue to work on both issues after she leaves her role as Mayor at the end of this year.
Look for the new signs to go up later this fall.
