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Mounds View City Council May 22, 2017 Regular Meeting Page 8 Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 1 2 10. REPORTS 3 A. Reports of Mayor and Council. 4 5 Council Member Gunn reported on Thursday, May 18th she and Council Member Meehlhause 6 attended the Law Enforcement Memorial Service in New Brighton. She stated this was a very 7 moving service and was pleased to report the City of Mounds View would be hosting this event 8 in 2019. 9 10 Council Member Meehlhause agreed this was a great event. He stated he attended a Twin Cities 11 Gateway Board meeting last week where the group discussed hotel taxes being down in the first 12 quarter of 2017 when compared to 2016. It was noted Mounds View hotel taxes were down 8% 13 this year. He commented on how this decrease could impact Twin Cities Gateway’s donation to 14 the City for Festival in the Park. 15 16 Council Member Meehlhause stated he would be attending the NSCC. meeting on Thursday, 17 June 1st. He indicated he would be attending a YMCA Advisory Committee meeting on 18 Monday, June 5th. He then reviewed the NYFS meetings he would be attending in early June on 19 behalf of the City. 20 21 Mayor Mueller reported the Festival in the Park Committee would be meeting next on Tuesday, 22 June 20th at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. She stated this group was still seeking volunteers to assist 23 with this year’s event. She explained volunteers were also needed for the 60th Anniversary 24 Celebration be planned for the City of Mounds View. Those interested in volunteering their time 25 were encouraged to contact City Hall for further information. 26 27 Mayor Mueller stated on Friday, June 2nd the Minnesota Women in Government would be 28 meeting to review the nominations for Outstanding Women in Elected City Government. She 29 reported these awards would be presented at the League of Minnesota Cities Conference in 30 Rochester, Minnesota. She was pleased that Mounds View would be sending five 31 representatives from the City to this event. 32 33 Mayor Mueller indicated the Ramsey County League of Local Government would be meeting 34 next on Thursday, May 25th at 7:00 p.m. in Maplewood. 35 36 Mayor Mueller explained the Five Cities mayor’s group met last Monday in Roseville where the 37 group discussed issues facing each community. 38 39 Mayor Mueller encouraged the public to get on the mailing list for the Sun Focus, in order to 40 keep receiving City’s official newspaper. 41 42 Mayor Mueller stated Thursday, May 25th was Red Nose Day, which was a great way for the 43 community to give back to children in need. 44 45