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Mounds View City Council April 13, 2015 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause was not in favor of pursuing chickens further. 1 <br /> 2 <br />Council Member Hull and Council Member Mueller were interested in discussing chickens. 3 <br /> 4 <br />Council Member Gunn discussed the fowl activity at Irondale High School. She believed there 5 <br />was a great advantage to having fresh produce and would gladly revisit this topic. She 6 <br />commented that there was a need for more beehives as well. 7 <br /> 8 <br />Mayor Flaherty requested staff place this topic on a future worksession agenda. 9 <br /> 10 <br />6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 11 <br /> A. Audit Presentation, Aaron Nielsen, CPA, Principal at MMKR Certified 12 <br />Public Accountants (verbal report) 13 <br /> 14 <br />Aaron Nielsen, CPA with MMKR, reviewed the 2014 audit with the Council. He reported the 15 <br />City was issued an unmodified opinion, which meant the financial statement was fairly presented 16 <br />as of December 31, 2014. He noted there was a lack of segregation of duties but understood this 17 <br />was due to the size of the City. He provided comment on the City’s tax capacity. He discussed 18 <br />the City’s fund balances and revenues changes. He provided an overview on the utility 19 <br />operations for the previous year and commended the City on its financial efforts. 20 <br /> 21 <br />Council Member Meehlhause asked if the City’s water revenue was down due to the late spring. 22 <br /> 23 <br />Finance Director Beer believed that the City was down 40 million gallons of water last year due 24 <br />to the late spring. 25 <br /> 26 <br />Mayor Flaherty thanked Mr. Nielsen for his presentation and Finance Director Beer for his 27 <br />efforts on behalf of the City. 28 <br /> 29 <br /> B. Arbor Day Proclamation 30 <br /> 31 <br />Mayor Flaherty read a proclamation declaring Friday, April 24, 2015 as Arbor Day in the City of 32 <br />Mounds View. He encouraged the residents of the City to take part in Arbor Day celebrations. 33 <br /> 34 <br />7. COUNCIL BUSINESS 35 <br />A. Resolution 8389, Appointing MMKR to Provide Auditing Services for the 36 <br />Years Ended December 31, 2015, 2016, 2017. 37 <br /> 38 <br />Finance Director Beer requested the Council consider a three-year extension of the City’s 39 <br />auditing contract by appointing MMKR to provide their services for 2015, 2016 and 2017. 40 <br /> 41 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8389, 42 <br />Appointing MMKR to Provide Auditing Services for the Years Ended December 31, 2015, 2016, 43 <br />2017. 44 <br /> 45