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Mounds View City Council November 13, 2017 Regular Meeting Page 8 1 beginning in 2019. She commented on how arterial roadways through Mounds View and New 2 Brighton would be impacted during the four years it would take to complete this project. 3 4 Mayor Mueller reported she attended a Five Cities meeting earlier today. She provided the 5 Council with an update from each of the mayors that were in attendance, noting Mayor David 6 Grant from Arden Hills provided the group with an update on TCAAP. She explained this group 7 would be meeting next on Monday, January 22nd 8 9 Mayor Mueller reviewed her upcoming meeting schedule and indicated she would be attending a to North Metro Mayors meeting on Wednesday, a Ramsey County Dispatch Policy meeting on 11 Thursday and on Monday, November 20th she would be attending a Council Retreat at Random 12 Park. She stated she planned to attend the League of Minnesota Cities meeting on Wednesday, 13 November 29th. She commented on an upcoming GARE (Government Alliance on Race and 14 Equality) meeting on Tuesday, December 12th at 8:30 a.m. and noted the entire Council was 15 invited to attend. 16 17 Mayor Mueller reported the Festival in the Park Committee would not be meeting in November 18 or December. The next meeting for the committee would be held on Tuesday, January 16th 19 20 B. Reports of Staff. 21 22 Police Chief Harder reviewed the 3rd Quarter Police Report with the Council. He commented on 23 a recent outreach event held with the Ghana community. He thanked the Mayor for speaking at 24 this event. He stated he was tremendously proud of the fact that calls for service were increasing 25 which meant his officers were being proactive in the community. He discussed the National 26 Night Out Pre -Party and believed this event was a huge success. He reported all Mounds View 27 Police Officers were using body worn cameras. He provided further comment on the 28 departments calls for service and crime statistics for the Yd quarter. He reviewed the training his 29 officers attended. He thanked Shield 616 and Bethlehem Baptist for their incredible support. He 3o noted the Police Department would be hosting Shop with a Cop on Monday, December 18th. He 31 explained the department would be holding a Citizen's Academy from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 32 at the Adult Learning Center on December 5th, 7tH, 12tH and 14th. The topics planned for these 33 dates was reviewed in detail with the Council. 34 35 Council Member Bergeron thanked Police Chief Harder for his great work on the Ghana -fest. He 36 was pleased to see how the Mounds View Police Officers were interacting with the children 37 attending the event. 38 39 Public Works Director Peterson noted segment 6 of the Silver View Trail was now complete. He 40 reported the street contractor was finalizing this project and was working on a punch list. He 41 stated Ramsey County had completed tree removal in the ditch at County at County Road I and 42 Silver Lake Road. He then provided the Council with an update on the Public Works Facility. 43 He indicated the facility should be completed by mid-January. 44