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Mounds View City Council January 26, 2015 <br />Regular Meeting Page 5 <br /> <br /> 1 <br />Finance Director Beer answered the Council's questions related to claims. 2 <br /> 3 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Approve the Just and Correct Claims as presented. 4 <br /> 5 <br /> Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 6 <br /> 7 <br />10. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 8 <br />A. January 5, 2015, City Council Meeting Minutes. 9 <br /> 10 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Approve the January 5, 2015, City Council meeting 11 <br />minutes as presented. 12 <br /> 13 <br /> Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 14 <br /> 15 <br />11. REPORTS 16 <br />A. Reports of Mayor and Council. 17 <br /> 18 <br />Council Member Meehlhause indicated he attended a Twin Cities Gateway board meeting last 19 <br />week. He reviewed the highlights of the meeting. He was pleased to report the group had an 20 <br />excess of $400,000 in their budget and hotel revenues were up 11% in November of 2014. 21 <br /> 22 <br />Council Member Meehlhause reported he would be attending an NYFS board meeting this 23 <br />Thursday, along with a League of Minnesota Cities Conference on Friday and Saturday. 24 <br /> 25 <br />Council Member Meehlhause explained the City was now accepting nominations for Citizen of 26 <br />the Year. He noted that applications could be found on the City’s website or at City Hall and the 27 <br />deadline for these nominations were due on February 9th. 28 <br /> 29 <br />Acting Mayor Mueller commented the Festival in the Park Committee met last Tuesday and was 30 <br />in need of volunteers to assist with planning this year’s event. She indicated the committee 31 <br />would meet again on Tuesday, February 17th. Those interested in serving could attend this 32 <br />meeting or contact City Hall for further information. 33 <br /> 34 <br />Acting Mayor Mueller stated she attended a recent League of Minnesota Cities Board meeting 35 <br />and noted Executive Director Jim Miller will be retiring. She noted the League would be looking 36 <br />for new board members at their June conference in Duluth. 37 <br /> 38 <br />Acting Mayor Mueller sent her condolences on behalf of the entire Council to Jim Ericson and 39 <br />his family due to the recent passing of a loved one. 40 <br /> 41 <br /> B. Reports of Staff. 42 <br /> 43 <br />Acting City Administrator Crane stated staff only received six applications for the Public Works 44 <br />Director position, of which only three met the minimum qualifications. For this reason, staff 45