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Mounds View City Council August 8, 2016 <br />Regular Meeting Page 9 <br /> <br />Council Member Gunn stated Festival in the Park would be held on Saturday, August 20 th . She <br />reviewed all of the events planned for the day and encouraged the public to attend. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause explained the Festival in the Park Committee would be meeting on <br />Tuesday, August 16 th at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. It was noted the committee was still in need of <br />volunteers. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause indicated he attended the recent Cable Commission meeting for the <br />Mayor. It was noted the group discussed the Comcast franchise negotiations. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause reported he, Council Member Gunn, Council Member Hull and <br />City Administrator Ericson would be attending the Rice Creek Commons Celebration on <br />Wednesday. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause stated he would be attending an NYFS meeting on Friday and next <br />Wednesday. <br /> <br />Council Member Gunn explained she would be attending a 35W Coalition meeting on Thursday, <br />August 11 th . She hoped to have an update on the 35W MNPASS project for the Council by <br />August 22 nd . She discussed a recent article in the newspaper noting Roseville would not be <br />granting municipal consent until this fall. City Administrator Ericson reviewed a list of <br />upcoming environmental impact and noise wall meetings for the 35W MNPASS project. He <br />encouraged residents to attend these meetings in order to learn more about this project. <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty was pleased to report the City had 23 or 24 neighborhood parties registered with <br />the City. He appreciated meeting a number of young families along with old friends during <br />National Night Out. <br /> <br /> B. Reports of Staff. <br />1. Finance Department Quarterly Report <br /> <br />Finance Director Beer reviewed the Second Quarter financials with the Council. He discussed <br />the City’s revenue and expenses for the first six months of the year, which were in proper <br />alignment at this time. It was noted the City’s Street Improvement Project would wrap up next <br />spring. He was pleased to report the entire project came in $3 million under budget. The City’s <br />investments were discussed and it was noted there has been a slow draw down over time as TIF <br />Districts have decertified. He noted the 2016 audit was now complete and staff has begun to <br />work on the 2017 budget. Staff then reviewed the 2017 budget approval timeline. <br /> <br />2. Liquor License Update – Keshav Enterprises, Inc. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ericson stated the Council recently approved a liquor license for Keshav <br />Enterprises at the former Snap Market. He reported the applicant went out of the country and <br />there was an issue with his insurance documentation. For this reason, a liquor license was not <br />issued by the State of Minnesota. In addition to this, the deal for the property fell through. He