HomeMy WebLinkAbout00 Mayor for a Day Memo- Olamide Santos-Anughora
City of Prior Lake | 4646 Dakota Street SE | Prior Lake MN 55372
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: April 3, 2023
PREPARED BY: Jason Wedel, City Manager
PRESENTED BY: Kirt Briggs, Mayor
AGENDA ITEM: Mayor for a Day Presentaion- Olamide Santos-Anughora
BACKGROUND:
In late 2022, students in 4th, 5th and 6th grade at schools in the Prior Lake Savage Area School
district were given the opportunity to write an essay answering “If you were mayor for a day, what
would you do to help make Prior Lake even better?” The City of Prior Lake Community
Engagement Committee chose three winners, one from each of the grades.
Tonight, Olamide Santos-Anughora, a 4th grader at La Ola del Lago Elementary School will be
presented as Mayor for the Day. Below is the essay submission.
If you were mayor for a day, what would you do to help make Prior Lake even better?
“The mayor has an important job of listening to people. If I were mayor for a day, I want to listen
to people. When something is wrong, the mayor gives instructions to people, then those people
tell others the instructions until everyone knows what to do. If I was mayor of the city, I’d do
anything to help everyone. I have lots of ideas to help the city. My first idea for the library is for
more language books and reading classes. Then grownups and kids can speak different
languages to different people. I also want to put more domes over parks for people to play in the
winter and add more accessible swings for people in wheelchairs, so they don't feel left out. My
next idea for the police is more training days and hiring more people to help. My idea to help the
city’s fireman is to give the fireman better gear {for protection}. I’d also make them hats that spray
water around them. And last but not least, I'd give them clothes, gloves, and masks that are
fireproof. If I were mayor for a day, I also want to give the police officers and firefighters lots of
bags full of food, water, tents, blankets and pillows, jackets, and clothes for homeless people. I
like living in Prior Lake and I want to make sure it's safe for everyone who lives here. If I were
mayor of Prior Lake for a day, I would make it better by showing people to be kind to others with
PL NICE sessions (People Learning Nice Interactions for Companions Everywhere) for residents
of Prior Lake. There would be different sessions teaching people how to be nicer to each other,
and another for people who are lonely and want to make new friends.”