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Mounds View City Council January 28, 2013 <br />Regular Meeting Page 4 <br /> <br />office and looked forward to the coming year. Her background was in teaching and tutoring. <br />She discussed her committee assignments in further detail with the Council. <br /> <br />Representative Yarusso explained the TCAAP property was at the geographic center of her <br />district and the development of this site would affect proposed legislation in 2013. She noted she <br />has proposed an infrastructure bill to finance some of the roadway improvement around TCAAP. <br />She commented this would be a multi-year project to set funds aside for several years to <br />complete the necessary roadway improvements. <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty stated the City of Mounds View was very passionate about having a sound wall <br />within the Laport Meadows neighborhood, directly across from the Medtronic buildings. He <br />knows this has been discussed for the past 10 years with MnDOT, but this has not been a <br />priority. He requested that this be reconsidered again by the State. <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty explained a second concern for the City was that no expansion be allowed at the <br />Anoka County airport. He stated this would be both a safety and noise concern. He commented <br />the Blaine, Circle Pines, Fridley, and Centerville all supported the City on this issue. <br /> <br />Council Member Mueller encouraged Representative Yarusso and Senator Scalze to work <br />together in the coming session for the betterment Mounds View and the State of Minnesota. <br /> <br />Senator Scalze commented that the bills she has proposed had bi-partisan support and she <br />indicated the biggest concern for 2013 was to balance the budget. She indicated the Senators and <br />Representatives would have to come together to address this issue. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause requested further information on anticipated Local Government <br />Aid and Market Homestead Credits. Representative Yarusso understood that the unpredictability <br />of these funds affected local governments greatly. <br /> <br />Senator Scalze discussed LGA in detail stating the Democrats have proposed reinstating LGA. <br />However, she did not see an increase in these funds and was in favor of adjusting the current <br />formula. <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty thanked them both for their time this evening and for the report presented to the <br />Council. He invited them to return at the end of the session for another report. <br /> <br />7. COUNCIL BUSINESS <br />A. 7:00 p.m. Public Hearing to Consider the First Reading and Introduction of <br />Ordinance 875, an Ordinance Approving a Franchise Agreement with Xcel <br />Energy for Natural Gas Operations in Mounds View. <br /> <br />Finance Director Beer stated that this Public Hearing was opened by the Council on December <br />10th. He reviewed the language revisions in the Franchise Agreement with Xcel Energy for <br />natural gas operations in Mounds View for the next 20 years. Staff recommended the Council <br />introduce Ordinance 875.