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Mounds View City Council August 26, 2024 Regular Meeting Page 6 Mayor Lindstrom reported the Energy Star program began in 1992. With this in mind, he anticipated there were not that many residents with washers and dishwashers that were older than 1992. City Administrator Zikmund indicated he would follow up on this to see if appliances have to be 10+ years old or if they have to be older than 1992. Mayor Lindstrom stated he supported the first come first served model for the grant funding. The Council was in agreement. 2. Charter Commission Appointments – Advice to Chief Judge Applicants: Brian Amundsen, Karen Mills, Jerry Peterson, Gary Quick, Amber Urlacher, Russell Warren City Administrator Zikmund explained the Charter Commission has six vacancies at this time. He indicated staff was waiting to hear back from the District Court if this was the case and if so, the Charter Commission had six candidates willing to serve on this Commission. 3. State of the City Date/Time/Location City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council consider setting a date, time and location for the State of the City. The Council supported holding the State of the City on Monday, October 21 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Mayor Lindstrom asked that each Council Member be prepared to share their vision for the City at the State of the City event. City Administrator Zikmund indicated the Tribute Park Committee met last week and were finalizing plans to allow them to take donations through the SBM Fire Department. City Administrator Zikmund commented on the video that was posted through Minnesota Crime Watch noting he had a conversation with them. City Administrator Zikmund reported the EDA would be meeting in the next week or two to address the Dahl right of way. City Administrator Zikmund explained there would be a hearing on Thursday, August 29 regarding the trash litigation, noting this would be a listen only event. City Administrator Zikmund indicated he and the Mayor received a very nice correspondence from Mapping Prejudice and noted they look forward to continuing to work with the City of Mounds View. He stated letters would continue to be sent, approximately 20 per week, to properties within the community that have racial covenants in place.