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Mounds View City Council March 23, 2015 <br />Regular Meeting Page 7 <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty noted that Reverend Church was seeking information on how to further outreach <br />in the community. He got Reverend Church in touch with Assistant City Administrator Crane. <br />He noted that he would be discussing volunteerism in further detail at the Town Hall Meeting. <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty encouraged all residents to attend the Town Hall Meeting on Monday, March <br />30th at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall. <br /> <br /> B. Reports of Staff. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ericson stated he attended the North Metro Mayor’s Association meeting last <br />week. He was pleased that a resolution was passed in support for the I-35W/TH10 sound wall. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ericson reported he would be meeting tomorrow with Representative Yarusso <br />regarding the sound wall. It was his hope that a hearing for her bill would be scheduled this <br />week. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ericson indicated five candidates for the public works director position were <br />interviewed last week. He was happy to report that staff would like to have two candidates in for <br />a second interview, one of whom was from out of state. Staff has been investigating the expense <br />for airfare/rental car and asked if the Council would support the purchase of a same day flight. <br />The Council supported this expense. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ericson explained he would be attending a meeting with Ramsey County staff <br />on Tuesday, March 31st to review revisions to the preliminary design of County Road H. He <br />noted the Clifton Drive access issues would be further discussed. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ericson reported the League of Minnesota Cities Conference would be held in <br />Duluth this year June 24th through June 26th. He requested that the Council RSVP to staff for <br />this event. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ericson stated that Met Council would be disrupting the community with a <br />construction project in the Greenfield Park/Colonial Village neighborhood this summer. He <br />noted that Met Council was willing to attend the Town Hall Meeting to discuss this project in <br />further detail. <br /> <br />Interim Public Works Director Peterson provided further comment on the Met Council project. <br />The Council was in favor of discussing this matter at a future worksession meeting and <br />recommended staff to invite the Colonial Village neighborhood. <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty recommended that staff briefly discuss the Met Council project at the Town Hall <br />Meeting. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ericson reviewed the items scheduled to be discussed at the April <br />worksession meeting. <br />