📚🏦👏 STUDENT GOVERNMENT DAY! Today we welcomed students from Venice High School to City Hall, where they learned firsthand how local government works and how decisions that shape our community are made. VHS students took part in a mock City Council meeting, stepping into the roles of Mayor and Council members, charter officers and staff. Agenda “presentations” ranged from redesigning Legacy Park, to extending the Venice Fishing Pier length to 1,546 feet, to purchasing office power nap pods, to a request for a robot assistants pilot program, to customizing potable water with flavors. (Recently retired former city manager Ed Lavallee even put in an appearance in public comment.) The “Council” asked some pretty tough questions of “staff” — we were impressed! 🌟 It’s always inspiring to see our future leaders engage in civic life with such enthusiasm. Thank you to everyone who made this educational day a success! #FLCityWeek flcities