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Mounds View City Council February 12, 2018 Regular Meeting Page 3 noted there was great opposition. He encouraged the Council to not support the proposed gun range given the growing opposition. Lisa Rolfs, 8429 Eastwood Road, recommended the Council not consider gun sales in its central corridor. She believed this would be a missed opportunity and indicated there were many other types of retail and commercial uses that could be placed on the Crossroads Pointe site. She stated one of the strengths of the City was its school district and she feared how this could be impacted by a gun club. She encouraged Mounds View to not become divided as a community but rather to say no to the gun club to protect property values and for the benefit of the entire City. Anne Zierdt, 7416 Park View Drive, explained she was born with a severally cleft palate because her mom did not have proper ventilation in her dental office where she worked as a hygienist. She stated she had 22 surgeries before she graduated from high school due to the exposure her mom had to dental chemicals which were far less risky than lead. She explained she was now a health care worker and would be happy to conduct additional research on this issue for the City Council. She encouraged the City to consider the long-term exposure this neighborhood would have to lead and not pursue the gun range. 8. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. Presentation of the Heart Safe Award. Police Chief Harder explained the City of Mounds View was presented with a Heart Safe Award based on their efforts to become a Heart Safe Community. Dr. Charlie Lick, physician at Unity Hospital and EMS Director for Allina, explained he began this initiative to get AED’s into all sheriff and police vehicles in Buffalo County which led to the saving of lives. He stated this led to additional funding to start the Heart Safe program. He commented on the severe epidemic in the nation surrounding heart disease. He reported the State of Minnesota has some of the top survival rates given its efforts to address cardiac arrest. Officer Heineman commented on the journey the City has been on to become a Heart Safe Community. She thanked the Council for their support. She noted sudden cardiac arrest takes the lives of over 325,000 people each year. She stated it was critical for a patient to receive care in the first minutes of the event. Through the Heart Safe Community program, she has been educating residents on how to identify sudden cardiac events and has empowered bystanders to begin CPR and to use an AED. She explained the actions of these bystanders can positively impact the community and beyond. She discussed the training events that were held in the City noting 636 people had been trained in CPR and AED use. Because of these efforts the City applied for and received a Heart Safe Community designation by the American Heart Association in December of 2017. She thanked all who had been involved in this initiative. Carol Freeze, Allina Heart Safe Communities, commended the City of Mounds View on becoming a Heart Safe designated community and presented the City with a plaque. A round of applause was given by those in attendance.