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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 Mounds View City Council January 28, 2013 Regular Meeting Page 4 office and looked forward to the coming year. Her background was in teaching and tutoring. She discussed her committee assignments in further detail with the Council. Representative Yarusso explained the TCAAP property was at the geographic center of her district and the development of this site would affect proposed legislation in 2013. She noted she has proposed an infrastructure bill to finance some of the roadway improvement around TCAAP. She commented this would be a multi-year project to set funds aside for several years to complete the necessary roadway improvements. Mayor Flaherty stated the City of Mounds View was very passionate about having a sound wall within the Laport Meadows neighborhood, directly across from the Medtronic buildings. He knows this has been discussed for the past 10 years with MnDOT, but this has not been a priority. He requested that this be reconsidered again by the State. Mayor Flaherty explained a second concern for the City was that no expansion be allowed at the Anoka County airport. He stated this would be both a safety and noise concern. He commented the Blaine, Circle Pines, Fridley, and Centerville all supported the City on this issue. Council Member Mueller encouraged Representative Yarusso and Senator Scalze to work together in the coming session for the betterment Mounds View and the State of Minnesota. Senator Scalze commented that the bills she has proposed had bi-partisan support and she indicated the biggest concern for 2013 was to balance the budget. She indicated the Senators and Representatives would have to come together to address this issue. Council Member Meehlhause requested further information on anticipated Local Government Aid and Market Homestead Credits. Representative Yarusso understood that the unpredictability of these funds affected local governments greatly. Senator Scalze discussed LGA in detail stating the Democrats have proposed reinstating LGA. However, she did not see an increase in these funds and was in favor of adjusting the current formula. Mayor Flaherty thanked them both for their time this evening and for the report presented to the Council. He invited them to return at the end of the session for another report. 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS A. 7:00 p.m. Public Hearing to Consider the First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance 875, an Ordinance Approving a Franchise Agreement with Xcel Energy for Natural Gas Operations in Mounds View. Finance Director Beer stated that this Public Hearing was opened by the Council on December 10`h. He reviewed the language revisions in the Franchise Agreement with Xcel Energy for natural gas operations in Mounds View for the next 20 years. Staff recornmended the Council introduce Ordinance 875.