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Mounds View City Council March 23, 2015 <br />Regular Meeting Page 7 <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty noted that Reverend Church was seeking information on how to further outreach 1 <br />in the community. He got Reverend Church in touch with Assistant City Administrator Crane. 2 <br />He noted that he would be discussing volunteerism in further detail at the Town Hall Meeting. 3 <br /> 4 <br />Mayor Flaherty encouraged all residents to attend the Town Hall Meeting on Monday, March 5 <br />30th at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall. 6 <br /> 7 <br /> B. Reports of Staff. 8 <br /> 9 <br />City Administrator Ericson stated he attended the North Metro Mayor’s Association meeting last 10 <br />week. He was pleased that a resolution was passed in support for the I-35W/TH10 sound wall. 11 <br /> 12 <br />City Administrator Ericson reported he would be meeting tomorrow with Representative Yarusso 13 <br />regarding the sound wall. It was his hope that a hearing for her bill would be scheduled this 14 <br />week. 15 <br /> 16 <br />City Administrator Ericson indicated five candidates for the public works director position were 17 <br />interviewed last week. He was happy to report that staff would like to have two candidates in for 18 <br />a second interview, one of whom was from out of state. Staff has been investigating the expense 19 <br />for airfare/rental car and asked if the Council would support the purchase of a same day flight. 20 <br />The Council supported this expense. 21 <br /> 22 <br />City Administrator Ericson explained he would be attending a meeting with Ramsey County staff 23 <br />on Tuesday, March 31st to review revisions to the preliminary design of County Road H. He 24 <br />noted the Clifton Drive access issues would be further discussed. 25 <br /> 26 <br />City Administrator Ericson reported the League of Minnesota Cities Conference would be held in 27 <br />Duluth this year June 24th through June 26th. He requested that the Council RSVP to staff for 28 <br />this event. 29 <br /> 30 <br />City Administrator Ericson stated that Met Council would be disrupting the community with a 31 <br />construction project in the Greenfield Park/Colonial Village neighborhood this summer. He 32 <br />noted that Met Council was willing to attend the Town Hall Meeting to discuss this project in 33 <br />further detail. 34 <br /> 35 <br />Interim Public Works Director Peterson provided further comment on the Met Council project. 36 <br />The Council was in favor of discussing this matter at a future worksession meeting and 37 <br />recommended staff to invite the Colonial Village neighborhood. 38 <br /> 39 <br />Mayor Flaherty recommended that staff briefly discuss the Met Council project at the Town Hall 40 <br />Meeting. 41 <br /> 42 <br />City Administrator Ericson reviewed the items scheduled to be discussed at the April 43 <br />worksession meeting. 44 <br /> 45