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Mounds View City Council February 12, 2018 <br />Regular Meeting Page 8 <br /> <br /> <br />Council Member Gunn stated she attended the SBM Fire and Mounds View Police Department <br />hockey game. She commended the Police Officers on their great efforts. She encouraged the <br />Police Department to challenge the SBM Fire Department to a softball game this spring. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller explained she was contacted by a local business owner requesting additional <br />lights on Program Avenue. Finance Director Beer encouraged this business owner to contact <br />Xcel Energy directly regarding this matter. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller stated she received mail from Officer Sarah David noting she had arrived at her <br />deployment location in El Paso, Texas. Officer David passed along her thanks to the City <br />Council for their continued support. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller commented on the League of Minnesota Cities Safety and Loss Control <br />workshop which would be held on Thursday, April 19th in Brooklyn Park. She noted she would <br />be attending this event. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller encouraged the public to support the Ramsey County Library on Saturday, <br />February 24th at their Whale of a Tale event at the Ramsey County Library in Roseville. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller commended all eight of its tobacco license holders for passing their compliance <br />checks in 2017. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller thanked the public for bringing forward their comments and concerns regarding <br />the proposed gun club. She noted the Council was working hard on gathering information to <br />address the concerns and noted staff was drafting an FAQ regarding this topic. <br /> <br /> B. Reports of Staff. <br /> <br />Public Works Director Peterson updated the Council on the hiring process that was underway for <br />the Superintendent and GIS positions. He explained staff was moving into the new Public <br />Works facility. He hoped to have all of the pods removed from the site by the end of the week. <br />He reported administrative staff would be moving into the new building on Saturday. <br /> <br />Police Chief Harder stated the Police Department would be participating in an internship <br />program with Bethel University. He noted the intern would be working with the department 10 <br />hours a week. He thanked all of the residents that were able to attend the recent hockey game. <br />He encouraged the public to get registered for the Daddy Daughter Dance which would be held <br />on Saturday, February 24th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Mounds View Community Center <br />Gym. <br /> <br />City Administrator Zikmund updated the Council on the meetings he would be attending this <br />week. He commented on his weekly update and the needs of the Ralph Reeder Food Shelf. He <br />explained he would be attending some training the first week of March which means he would