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EDC Minutes February 16, 2018 Page 4 of 5 Other Upcoming Events/Reports Beeman informed the Commission that the City offices will be closed February 19, 2018 in observance of Presidents’ Day and normal hours will resume February 20, 2018 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Beeman informed the Commission that the iconic Mermaid statute has been removed and the owners have it in storage and expect to reinstall the statute somewhere on the property in the future. The reason given for removal was that it was causing the roof to leak. The Town Hall meeting will be held April 30, 2018 at City Hall from 6:00-8:30 p.m. The announcement of Citizen of the Year will be held at this meeting. Beeman reminded the EDC that the deadline for the Citizen of the Year applications are due Friday March 30, 2018. Beeman informed the EDC that the Ralph Reeder Food Shelf is looking for a new location of about 4000-5000 Sq.Ft. and would like a space within the Mounds View or New Brighton school district. Mounds View is now a Heart Safe community. Police Officer, Kirsten Heineman organized over 20 events to teach CPR & the use of a defibrillator. An App can be downloaded that identifies the location of AED devices wherever you are located in case of an emergency. The Comprehensive Plan Task Force is underway working on a vision and future development of Mounds View for the next 20 years. Commissioner Muckala & Farmer are members of the Task Force. Farmer mentioned that anyone may view the Task Force meeting videos by access them from the City’s website. Muckala informed the EDC that the Task Force has identified key arterial areas from other communities and compared those to Mounds View and will continue to work on ideas and plans to be included in the Comprehensive Plan. The Public Works building has been completed and final landscaping will occur in the summer of 2018. Tennis courts will be improved at Greenfield and Groveland Parks in 2018. City Hall Park will be upgraded in 2018 with new playground equipment and the City Council will be reviewing proposals for a splash pad. The project is expected to be completed by late summer 2018. Beeman reminded the EDC that this year marks the City’s 60th Anniversary and residents and business owners are encouraged to add their historical stories and pictures to the “Mounds View Memories” Facebook page and fill out the questionnaire that was mailed in the last round of utilities bills. 8. REPORTS OF COMMISSIONERS Commissioner Breske said he was glad to be part of the Commission and having the opportunity to learn more about the City. There were no other reports. 9. NEXT REGULAR EDC MEETING Chair Freichels reminded the Commissioners that the next EDC meeting will be held March 16, 2018 at 7:30 a.m.