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Mounds View City Council March 22, 2024 <br />Regular Meeting Page 4 <br />1 Mayor Mueller reported jury selection was almost complete and the Chauvin trial would begin on <br />2 Monday, March 29, 2021. She noted the City's security team was in place and she assured the <br />3 residents that the City's first responders were committed to keeping the community safe. <br />4 <br />5 Mayor Mueller commented on Thursday, April 8, 2021 she would be attending a Minnesota <br />6 Mayors Executive Board meeting, along with a League of Minnesota Cities loss and safety <br />7 workshop. <br />8 <br />9 B. Reports of Staff. <br />10 <br />1 1 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson explained he would need to expedite the <br />12 replacement of a tractor. He noted this tractor was slated for replacement in 2028. He discussed <br />13 the amount of money the City was spending to keep this unit operational noting the fuel pump <br />14 recently went out. He stated staff would like to put the existing tractor out for auction and have it <br />15 replaced sooner rather than later. <br />16 <br />17 Council Member Cermak stated she was a proponent of buying a new tractor and auctioning off <br />18 the broken tractor. <br />19 <br />20 Council Member Bergeron commented he supported staff s request to purchase a new tractor. <br />21 <br />22 Council Member Hull and Council Member Meehlhause agreed. <br />23 <br />24 Finance Director Beer reported the 2020 audit was complete and noted MMKR would be making <br />25 a presentation to the Council on April 12, 2021. <br />26 <br />27 1.) Set Date of Council Work Session on Diversity/Inclusion/Engagement <br />28 <br />29 City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council set a date for a worksession meeting to <br />30 address diversity/inclusion and engagement. <br />31 <br />32 Mayor Mueller suggested meeting on Monday, March 29, 2021. <br />33 <br />34 Council Member Bergeron stated he would rather wait to hold this meeting in April. <br />35 <br />36 The Council agreed to hold this special worksession meeting on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at <br />37 6:30 p.m. <br />38 <br />39 City Administrator Zikmund discussed the items that would be addressed by the Council at the <br />40 April worksession meeting. <br />41 <br />42 C. Reports of City Attorney. <br />43 <br />44 City Attorney Riggs had nothing additional to report. He explained his office downtown had <br />45 relocated and commented further on how the atmosphere downtown had changed. <br />