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Mounds View City Council March 27, 2017 Regular Meeting Page 6 races. She stated the committee was seeking sponsors for the bike races given the high expense of the event. She encouraged the public to consider attending the next Festival in the Park Committee meeting on Tuesday, April 18th at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall in the Conference Room. Mayor Mueller reported the City of Mounds View will be celebrating its 60th Anniversary in 2018 and a committee has been formed to begin preparations for this celebration. She invited Mounds View residents to consider assisting with this event and to contact City Hall for further information. Mayor Mueller stated on Friday, March 31st she would be attending a Minnesota Women in City Government meeting sponsored by the League of Minnesota Cities where the attendees would be addressing how to effectively communicate via social media. Mayor Mueller encouraged the public to consider purchasing a tree through the Ramsey County Friends of the Park tree sale. Further information regarding the tree sale could be found at City Hall. She noted orders must be placed prior to Friday, April 21st. Mayor Mueller stated she received a letter from Mark and Mary Holmes, parents of Patrick “Homer” Holmes, who lost his life when the 35W bridge collapsed. She read the letter in full for the record noting the Holmes family appreciated the recognition the City of Mounds View continued to provide to volunteer coaches in honor of their son. Mayor Mueller encouraged residents to fill out a postcard with their correct address for the Sun Focus to ensure their publications were delivered in a timely manner to all Mounds View residents. B. Reports of Staff. Police Chief Harder invited the public to attend a fun basketball event this Thursday, March 30th at 4:30 p.m. where five members of the Mounds View Police Department would be taking on another team at Northeast Youth and Family Services. Police Chief Harder thanked Council Members Meehlhause and Gunn for attending the Bowling with a Cop event, along with the volunteers from Target Corp. Police Chief Harder reported that all retired Mounds View Police Officers would be honored on Thursday, March 30th. Finance Director Beer noted the bond issue for the Public Works Facility would be called on Thursday. Public Works Director Erickson updated the Council on the Public Works Facility project noting the contracts were being reviewed by the City Attorney. He explained the street project would be starting in the coming weeks once the road restrictions were lifted.