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Mounds View City Council April 13, 2020 Regular Meeting Page 2 1 6. PUBLIC COMMENT 2 3 None. 4 5 7. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 6 A. State Representative Kelly Moller. 7 1. Workers Compensation Fund. 8 9 State Representative Kelly Moller stated she appreciated the opportunity to address the Council 10 virtually. She discussed what the legislature has been up to since the COVID-19 crisis began and 11 commented on the Workers Compensation Fund with the Council. She reported the legislature 12 was meeting virtually and voting remotely. She explained healthcare funding, small business aid, 13 childcare provider assistance, food shelf and homeless shelter assistance have been top priorities. 14 She stated a lot of adjustments have been required due to COVID-19. She thanked the City 15 Council for their time and reported she was always available for questions from her constituents. 16 17 Council Member Gunn asked how the Minnesota House and Senate felt about getting the State 18 back up and running slowly. Representative Moller indicated everyone was frustrated and it was 19 hard for everyone to be apart right now. She believed Governor Walz has done a great job of 20 working with the University of Minnesota researchers and the Minnesota Department of Health 21 to look at the data. She commented on the modeling that has been followed in order to keep 22 Minnesota safe. She understood people were frustrated, but encouraged people to stay the course 23 because social distancing was working. 24 25 City Administrator Zikmund reported Council Member Bergeron was not able to get his link 26 working for the meeting, but he has been trying. 27 28 Mayor Mueller stated there were a lot of resources available from the State of Minnesota. She 29 indicated it was her hope the State would be able to assist cities in 2021 after the downturn in the 30 economy that has occurred in 2020. Representative Moller understood this would be important 31 and explained all levels of government would be impacted by this crisis. She noted the State 32 would be reviewing an updated budget in May to better understand how to get through the 33 remainder of 2020. She commented the State would be receiving federal dollars and reserves in 34 place to ensure Minnesota gets through this crisis. 35 36 Mayor Mueller questioned if the State would be able to offer any relief for Met Council 37 payments for sewage treatment. She understood residents and commercial property owners were 38 concerned about property taxes. She questioned how the State would be addressing these 39 concerns. Representative Moller encouraged residents and commercial property owners to 40 contact their County Representatives with their concerns regarding property taxes. She 41 commented she would follow up with the Mayor regarding the Met Council payment. 42 43 Council Member Gunn asked if students would be going back to school this year. Representative 44 Moller stated she was uncertain and did not have more specific information. 45