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Mounds View City Council August 27, 2012 Regular Meeting Page 9 1 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 2 3 11. REPORTS 4 A. Reports of Mayor and Council. 5 6 Council Member Hull questioned where garage sale signs could be located. City Administrator 7 Ericson indicated the Code was silent as these signs were not addressed in City Code due to 8 enforcement issues. One issue regarding the regulation of signs of this nature was the difficulty 9 of Public Works keeping up with enforcement. 10 11 Council Member Hull asked if Allina traffic has been a concern. City Administrator Ericson 12 stated the City has only had one complaint. 13 14 Council Member Hull thanked the Festival in the Park Committee, Public Works, City staff, and 15 the Police Department for their efforts in pulling off another great event this year. 16 17 Council Member Gunn agreed stating this year’s event was wonderful and the weather 18 cooperated. She thanked Police Officer Nick Erickson and K9 Officer Niko for being their 19 public demonstration. She appreciated all who donated so generously to the K9 program. 20 21 Council Member Mueller thanked Sherry Gunn and Greg Newman for manning the K9 donation 22 area. She commented over $300 was raised for the care and upkeep of K9 Officer Niko. She 23 then read the list of winners for this year’s car show and noted the list would be placed on the 24 City’s website. She commented next year’s festival would take place on August 17th. She 25 encouraged anyone interested in volunteering to join the committee for their next meeting on 26 September 18th or to contact City Hall for further information. 27 28 Mayor Flaherty stated the 5K run sponsored by Anytime Fitness had 85 participants this year. He 29 was pleased with the growth in this event that took place at Silver View Park. He again thanked 30 all who volunteered for this year’s event as the Festival was a great success. 31 32 Mayor Flaherty noted the City’s cleanup day was scheduled for October 6, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. 33 to 12:00 p.m. 34 35 Mayor Flaherty was looking forward to the new water tower being complete and noted the new 36 color would be cream with the City’s logo. He then encouraged all to take part in this year’s 37 election and get out and vote on November 6, 2012. 38 39 B. Reports of Staff. 40 41 City Administrator Ericson commented the painting of the semaphores along County Road 10 42 has been put on hold because a lead based paint assessment was needed. The expense for this 43 assessment was quite high and Ramsey County has been contacted regarding the matter. He 44