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Mounds View City Council February 13, 2017 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br /> <br />attend this event in order to provide their feedback. He reported this bridge was a priority for 1 <br />Ramsey County and he would continue to work on this project. 2 <br /> 3 <br />Council Member Meehlhause encouraged Representative Jessup to assist with seeking additional 4 <br />funding sources for the I-35W MnPASS project. 5 <br /> 6 <br />Council Member Gunn reported this project had a $75 million funding gap at this time and noted 7 <br />MnDOT was reapplying for grants. Representative Jessup understood this project was a priority, 8 <br />along with the sound wall in Mounds View. 9 <br /> 10 <br />William Bergeron, 7729 Woodlawn Drive, asked Representative Jessup how he stood on House 11 <br />File 600. Representative Jessup explained House File 600 pertains to employment law and who 12 <br />should govern the relationship between an employer and employee. He stated this was a difficult 13 <br />topic and noted there were jurisdictions of cities and counties where the labor contract was 14 <br />dictated from a federal jurisdiction, as well as at a state level. He did not believe that cities 15 <br />should be competing with each other for employees or employers. 16 <br /> 17 <br />Finance Director Beer requested further comment on the right of way bill. Representative Jessup 18 <br />stated he had limited knowledge on this bill. He understood the intent of the bill was that cell 19 <br />providers would like to have a uniform process across municipalities. 20 <br /> 21 <br />Representative Jessup stated he would be at the Mounds View Caribou to meet with residents on 22 <br />Saturday, February 18th from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. 23 <br /> 24 <br />Mayor Mueller thanked Representative Jessup for attending and for his presentation. 25 <br /> 26 <br /> B. Presentation from Jerry Hromatka, President and CEO of Northeast Youth 27 <br />and Family Services 28 <br /> 29 <br />Jerry Hromatka, Northeast Youth and Family Services, introduced himself to the Council and 30 <br />thanked them for their time. He stated 2017 marked the 40th anniversary of Northeast Youth and 31 <br />Family Services. He thanked Mounds View for their continued support stating he truly 32 <br />appreciated this valuable partnership. He described the great work that was being done to 33 <br />address mental health and at risk youth in the community. He discussed how NYFS was 34 <br />addressing these concerns through mental health, communication services and their day treatment 35 <br />programs. He commented on NYFS’s revenue sources along with the numerous benefits 36 <br />provided to its member cities. He reported 90 Mounds View households were served in 2016. 37 <br />He provided further comment on the current community trends and made a call for residents to 38 <br />get involved. It was his hope collaboration between municipalities would continue in order to 39 <br />address the changing climate in the Northeast metro area. 40 <br /> 41 <br />Mayor Mueller thanked Mr. Hromatka for the great work he does on behalf of the community. 42 <br /> 43 <br />44