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Mounds View City Council November 27, 2017 <br />Regular Meeting Page 8 <br /> <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause stated he would be attending the Metro City/League of Minnesota <br />Cities meeting on Wednesday, November 29th. He reported he had an NYFS Executive <br />Committee meeting on Thursday, November 30th. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause encouraged the community to attend the Lions Breakfast with <br />Santa on Sunday, December 3rd from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Edgewood Middle School. He <br />noted Cookies with Santa would be held at the Mounds View Community Center on Saturday, <br />December 2nd from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause stated the next YMCA Advisory Committee meeting would be on <br />Monday, December 4th. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause reported on Saturday, December 2nd long-time Mounds View <br />Resident Don “Mr. Mounds View” Hodges would be celebrating his 90th birthday. He provided <br />further comment on the large number of activities that Mr. Hodges participated in and wished <br />Don a very Happy Birthday. A round of applause was offered by all in attendance. <br /> <br />Council Member Bergeron wished Don Hodges a Happy Birthday as well and agreed he was <br />“Mr. Mounds View”. <br /> <br />Council Member Bergeron requested the Council consider supporting a Resolution that would <br />allow students to participate and serve on the City’s commissions during their junior or senior <br />year. He believed it would greatly benefit the City to allow students to serve in this capacity. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller asked if the Council supported discussing this further on Monday, January 2nd at <br />their worksession meeting. The Council supported this recommendation. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause stated this was a great way to get youth interested in governmental <br />service. <br /> <br />Council Member Gunn reported the I-35W Coalition met recently and the group discussed why <br />fees were still being collected. She explained there was a need to collect dues to address Phase II <br />of the upcoming project. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller provided the Council with a chart she received at a recent meeting on <br />parliamentary procedures. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller thanked all Mounds View residents who had holiday lights on display and those <br />performing acts of goodwill, which included a donation to the Ralph Reeder Food Shelf. She <br />explained all donations made through December 31, 2017 would have a match from a generous <br />donor up to $15,000. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller wished Finance Director Beer a Happy Birthday. <br />