2020 Administration Department Annual Report

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2020 Annual Report • Administration • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota 11 teams worked together to rotate on-site staff while keeping the front office of City Hall open for residents. CITY FACILITY CLEANING, DISINFECTING PROCESS All City facilities, including City Hall, increased the professional cleaning schedule to daily cleaning and disinfecting, while also installing air ionization filter technology to all HVAC systems to help circulate and clean the air more frequently. Staff was also provided ample amounts of disinfecting supplies and masks to use when interacting with fellow staff and the public. ACCESS TO PUBLIC FACILITIES Determining what facilities remained open for public access was decided by following state mandates, and MDH guidance and recommendations. For example, St. Anthony splash pads closed were closed during the summer months, along with warming houses/bathrooms closed at outdoor skating rinks. And both municipal liquor store locations were closed during a period of time in March and April due to state mandate. Due to MDH requirements, masks were also mandated in all St. Anthony public places. PUBLIC EVENTS Public events that typically take place on an annual basis were either canceled, like the Fire Department Open House and Village Big Rigs event held each fall, the Cops vs Kids Basketball Challenge held in the spring, or modified to adhere to the MDH guidelines (such as the Santa on the Fire Truck event). Limiting community exposure through social distancing and wearing masks, or holding events virtually (Coffee with the Council via Zoom), helped provide safe and alternative options for community engagement and access to public resources (such as the cardboard recycling event held in the summer. The Fire Department also held a mask drive for the community in April.