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Mounds View City Council March 23, 2015 Regular Meeting Page 6 Council Member Mueller noted that on Friday, April 10th and Saturday, April 11th the Minnesota 1 Pilot’s Association would be holding their Annual Conference at the Anoka County Airport. The 2 admission fee would be $5 for individuals. 3 4 Council Member Mueller stated Discover Aviation Days would be held at the Anoka County 5 Airport on Saturday, May 30 th and Sunday, May 31st. The Dave Andrews Swing Band would be 6 featured at the scheduled dance. The group was seeking assistance with organizing their parade 7 and car show. 8 9 Council Member Mueller reported the League of Minnesota Cities Board met last week. She 10 thanked the Mayor and staff for supporting the recent transportation funding bill. She discussed 11 the legislation that was being produced by Senator Dibble. 12 13 Council Member Mueller explained the Festival in the Park Committee was still seeking 14 volunteers to assist in the planning of this year’s event, which was scheduled for August 22, 15 2015. 16 17 Council Member Hull commented he attended a luncheon with City Administrator Ericson for a 18 group known as Community Partners with Youth (CPY) in the City of New Brighton. He 19 discussed the numerous services provided by CPY and asked if the Council would be interested 20 in hearing more about this organization. The Council was in agreement to discuss CPY at the 21 May worksession. 22 23 Council Member Meehlhause stated he attended the annual meeting of Twin Cities Gateway. He 24 noted that hotel lodgings in the nine communities continue to do well and the hotels in Mounds 25 View were up 10%. He believed this was a great sign for the economy. 26 27 Council Member Meehlhause discussed a 22 minute video that was being created to advertise the 28 unique amenities available in the nine member cities that participate in Twin Cities Gateway. He 29 explained that this video would be aired on Fox Sports North and could also be aired on local 30 access channels for the next year. 31 32 Council Member Meehlhause congratulated the University of Minnesota Women’s Hockey Team 33 for winning their third national championship. He congratulated Mounds View resident and 34 Irondale graduate, Meghan Lorence, for her hockey career with the Gophers. 35 36 Mayor Flaherty indicated the North Metro Mayor’s Association met last week. This group 37 passed a Resolution supporting increased transportation funding which would be presented to 38 legislators and senators. He noted the sound wall at I-35W and TH10 was a main issue to be 39 addressed. 40 41 Mayor Flaherty reported he read to the children at Sunrise Learning Center again this month. 42 43