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Mounds View City Council May 8, 2023 Regular Meeting Page 2 1 City Administrator Zikmund administered the Oath of Office to newly appointed Police Chief Ben 2 Zender and his badge was pinned on. A round of applause was offered by all in attendance. 3 4 Police Chief Zender thanked the Council for their support. He then recognized the law enforcement 5 officers that were recently killed in the line of duty in Minnesota and Wisconsin. He thanked 6 Sergeant Kampa, Sergeant Nelson, Sergeant Menard and Police Chief Harder for sharing their 7 leadership and mentor skills with him. He thanked his wife and family for their tremendous 8 support. Lastly, he thanked his officers for working so diligently on behalf of the community. 9 10 B. Citizen of the Year Presentation — Kathie Anderson. 11 12 Acting Mayor Meehlhause recognized Kathie Anderson as the Mounds View Citizen of the Year 13 for 2022. A round of applause was offered by all in attendance. 14 15 Kathie Anderson thanked her family and the Lions for their support. She also thanked the City of 16 Mounds View and stated she loves living in this community. 17 18 The Council thanked Kathie Anderson for being a tremendous steward for the community. 19 20 C. Coach of the Year Presentation — Adnan Omanovic and Robert Turner. 21 22 Parks and Recreation Superintendent Thomas recognized Adnan Omanovic and Robert Turner as 23 the Mounds View Volunteer Coaches of the Year for 2022. A round of applause was offered by 24 all in attendance. 25 26 Adnan Omanovic thanked the City for this recognition. 27 28 Robert Turner thanked the City for this honor. 29 30 D. Public Works Week Proclamation. 31 32 Acting Mayor Meehlhause read a proclamation in full for the record declaring May 21 through 33 May 17, 2023 to be National Public Works Week in the City of Mounds View. 34 35 Council Member Gunn thanked the Public Works Department for all of their efforts on behalf of 36 the community. 37 38 E. MVPD Quarterly Report — Police Chief Ben Zender. 39 40 Police Chief Zender provided the Council a quarterly update from the Mounds View Police 41 Department. He explained VCET continues to be active in the community. He reported he 42 nominated several of his officers for traffic related awards. He thanked the community for 43 supporting and attending the Daddy Daughter Dance in February. He discussed how he was 44 partnering with the community on the Tribute Park. He stated the City recently held a DNR 45 hunter's safety course, which was the first class held since COVID. He explained in January the 46 department participated in the Polar Plunge in order to raise funds for Special Olympics Minnesota.