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Mounds View City Council March 3, 2025 <br />Special Meeting Page 5 <br /> <br />there was only 69 of the 74 grants administered. He feared something shady was going on with the <br />City. <br /> <br />Angelique Workman, 8414 Sunnyside, reported nowhere in the grant information does it state only <br />one grant would be awarded per household. She noted her husband’s grant application got tossed <br />out and she did not believe this was fair. <br /> <br />Mr. Beligensky requested the Council make a motion to award the two grants to the households <br />that applied for two grants. He encouraged the City Council to look into their data practices and <br />recommended punishments be considered for not fulfilling a data practice request well after 10 <br />business days. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom reported the City Council would be discussing the water efficiency grants at the <br />worksession meeting. <br /> <br />Council Member Smith stated she would like to see the Mounds View Matters flyer before making <br />a decision on this matter. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom clarified the Mounds View Matters article did not specify whether more than <br />one person from a household could apply for a grant. He indicated the Council had discussed this <br />matter with staff but language was not included in the article. <br /> <br />City Administrator Zikmund reported he was not going to get into the data practices request. He <br />explained the Met Council gave the City total authority on managing the program and there was <br />no guidance from the program. He stated he does not have any of the money, rather the City pays <br />out for the grants and puts in for a reimbursement with the Met Council. He indicated he has had <br />a phone call and correspondence with Mr. Beligensky. He reported there were no tenants or <br />landlords that applied for the grants. He commented on the discussions the Council had regarding <br />the implementation of the grants noting staff allowed for applications to be sent in for one week. <br />He noted the City Council was in charge of this program and could decide how to administer the <br />grant funding. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom asked if the other 69 grants had been fulfilled. City Administrator Zikmund <br />explained all but two have been claimed. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom questioned if these two duplicates were granted, would the City still have <br />additional funding. City Administrator Zikmund reported this was the case. <br /> <br />Ms. Workman discussed how she was frustrated by the fact her grant application was tossed <br />without consideration. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom questioned if a second grant were awarded to Ms. Workman would she purchase <br />a washing machine, since the first grant was for a dishwasher. <br /> <br />Ms. Workman stated this very well could be done. <br />