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Mounds View City Council November 14, 2022 Regular Meeting Page 9 was also active in the community. MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9649, Renaming Random Park to Hodges Park. Council Member Meehlhause reported Don and Amy Hodges would have been 95 and 94 this year, but passed away earlier this year. He thanked Don and Amy Hodges for their tremendous service to the community. He stated this was a great honor the City can do for these very well deserving individuals. Mayor Mueller commented on the numerous ways she interacted with Don and Amy Hodges over the years. She was honored and proud to say her great nephew who graduated from Totino Grace who received a certificate from Don Hodges for his Boy Scout achievements. She was thrilled that the City could honor Don and Amy Hodges in this manner. Ayes – 3 Nays – 1 (Cermak) Motion carried. L. Resolution 9650, Authorization for New Playground Equipment and Installation for Greenfield Park. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson requested the Council authorize the purchase of new playground equipment and its installation at Greenfield Park. He reported the equipment at this park was 20 years old and the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission recommended the equipment be replaced. He commented further on the cost for the project and recommended the project move forward. Mayor Mueller asked what would happen with the old playground equipment. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson reported the equipment would be scrapped. He commented further on how it would be difficult to repurpose this equipment. MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9650, Authorization for New Playground Equipment and Installation for Greenfield Park. Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 9. REPORTS A. Reports of Mayor and Council. Council Member Meehlhause reported he would be attending a Twin Cities Gateway board meeting on Tuesday, November 15 where the 2023 budget would be discussed. He reviewed the projected revenues from 2022 in further detail with the Council. Mayor Mueller explained she would be attending the Ramsey County Dispatch Policy Committee meeting on Tuesday, November 15 where the budget, equipment and upcoming trends would be discussed.