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Mounds View City Council March 14, 2016 Regular Meeting Page 3 Drive. He encouraged Mr. O’Connell to contact the City if any problems were created by the 1 new dogs. 2 3 Maggie Alt, 2295 Pinewood Drive, explained she worked as a veterinarian technician and has not 4 had any problems with the dogs in the past four months. She reported she has not received any 5 complaints from her neighbors to date. She indicated she would do her best to provide them with 6 the best care and understood the concerns of her neighbors. 7 8 Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:19 p.m. 9 10 Council Member Meehlhause asked where the dogs were when Ms. Alt was at work. Ms. Alt 11 reported the dogs were in the house. 12 13 Council Member Mueller questioned if the Ms. Alt’s landlord was aware she had three dogs. 14 Ms. Alt stated this was the case. She explained she previously rented from her landlord in 15 Minneapolis for a year and half and was happy that she could move into a home in Mounds View 16 owned by the same landlord. 17 18 Mayor Flaherty indicated the kennel license would expire June 30th of this year, which would be 19 a great trial period for Ms. Alt. He inquired what type of dogs Ms. Alt owned. Ms. Alt indicated 20 she owned three very friendly and social pitbulls. 21 22 MOTION/SECOND: Flaherty/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8535, 23 a Resolution to Consider a Residential Kennel License for Maggie Alt of 2295 Pinewood Drive. 24 25 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 26 27 G. Resolution 8531, a Resolution Accepting a Donation from Bethlehem Baptist 28 Church and Approving Redistribution of Funds. 29 30 City Administrator Ericson stated Bethlehem Baptist Church has been in the community since 31 2004. This church has been reinvesting in the community and has been providing donations to 32 the City of Mounds View since 2006. He explained the City recently received a check in the 33 amount of $15,853. He reviewed a list of targeted areas these funds are to be used and 34 recommended the Council accept the donation approving the redistribution of funds. 35 36 Wayne Anderson, Quincy Tree House representative, introduced himself and his organization to 37 the City Council. He reported Tree House was working to provide a safe place for at risk youth. 38 He indicated Tree House provided these youth with tutors and positive mentors that assist these 39 youth through the issues in their lives. 40 41 Mayor Flaherty asked if the mentors worked one on one with the youth. Mr. Anderson stated this 42 was the goal for the Tree House program. He worked to have mentors working with the youth 43 for at least one year. He discussed the extensive background checks that were completed on all 44 volunteers and mentors. 45