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Mounds View City Council September 25, 2017 <br />Regular Meeting Page 6 <br /> <br /> B. Reports of Staff. <br /> 1. Crossroad Pointe (Verbal). <br /> <br />City Planner/Supervisor provided the Council with a verbal update on Crossroad Pointe. He <br />explained on Thursday, September 21st staff held a neighborhood meeting to discuss potential <br />development options for Crossroad Pointe. He stated 60 residents were in attendance and some <br />of the common themes were with the close proximity of the proposed indoor shooting range to <br />the adjacent residential neighborhood. He requested the Council discuss the proposed <br />development and provide staff with feedback on the proposed indoor shooting range. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller opened this portion of the meeting up to public comment at 7:23 p.m. <br /> <br />Hearing no comments from the public, Mayor Mueller asked for comments from the Council <br />regarding the Crossroad Pointe redevelopment. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller stated she would like to see the developer move forward with the three-story <br />market rate apartment building and underground parking with the gun club and with another <br />option other than the 16,000 s.f. indoor shooting range. She discussed the history of sporting <br />goods stores in Mounds View and explained that having gun sales in the community was not new <br />to the City. She stated in the end she would like to see the project moving forward. <br /> <br />Council Member Hull explained he supported the project as well. He indicated he visited a local <br />gun club in Chanhassen and found it to have a social atmosphere that was family friendly. He <br />believed that the gun club would draw people into the community. <br /> <br />Council Member Gunn agreed and stated she was in favor of the development project with the <br />gun club. She anticipated the proposed use would stand the test of time. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause commented he has completely changed his stance on this project <br />since first hearing from the developer. He appreciated the fact that the developer talked to the <br />Mounds View Police Chief and noted Police Chief Harder offered his full support to the indoor <br />shooting range. He understood that the indoor range would greatly benefit the Police <br />Department. He explained he visited the gun club in Chanhassen and discussed the decibel <br />requirements for these establishments. He appreciated the fact that alcohol was not allowed in <br />these facilities. He noted he also visited the gun clubs in Robbinsdale and Osseo. He reported <br />Osseo and Robbinsdale have had no issues with their gun clubs. He explained he would now be <br />willing to offer his support to the project with an indoor shooting range. <br /> <br />Council Member Bergeron thanked staff for providing a very informative neighborhood meeting <br />last Thursday. He commented on how the development has changed each time he has heard from <br />the developer. He supported the developer pursuing other options for the specialty retail space, <br />other than the indoor gun range. <br /> <br />Interim City Administrator Zikmund updated the Council on the City Administrator search. He <br />asked if the Council had any feedback on this process. The Council had no additional feedback.