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Mounds View City Council April 25, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 19 Council, Staff and Community would miss him and his contributions a great deal. He wished 1 him luck in his new position with the City of Crystal. 2 3 City Clerk/Administrator Ulrich agreed with Mayor Marty adding that Finance Director Hansen 4 has been a great employee and has done an excellent job for the City of Mounds View. He stated 5 that Staff plans to move forward with the recruitment process. 6 7 City Clerk/Administrator Ulrich stated that Jeanette Steeves has resigned noting that she has 8 taken a promotion working with the YMCA in St. Paul. He noted that the Medtronic bill for 9 taxation is scheduled with Taxes tomorrow morning. 10 11 2. Announce the Town Hall Meeting - Saturday, April 30 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the Community Center. 13 14 City Administrator Ulrich announced a Town Hall Meeting would be held at the Community 15 Center on Saturday, April 30, 2005 from 9:00 a.m. to Noon. Theme is Mounds View, Past, 16 Present and Future with a history presentation. 17 18 Mayor Marty stated that he spoke with the Bulletin regarding the Town Hall meeting. He stated 19 that this Thursday’s edition of the Mounds View Matters newsletter would have information 20 regarding the Town Hall meeting scheduled for next Saturday, April 30, 2005, from 9:00 a.m. to 21 12:00 p.m. at the Mounds View Community Center. He stated that the meeting is open to the 22 Community and invited everyone to attend. 23 24 Director Erickson stated that the amendment incorporating documents would be published at the 25 EQB Monitor. He stated that the comment period would run from April 26, 2005 to May 17, 26 2005, with the final before Council on May 23, 2005. He stated that copies of the amendment 27 have been provided to Council for their review. 28 29 Director Ericson reviewed the proposed route cuts from the Metropolitan Transit Service stating 30 that Route 25 would be eliminated. He stated that a letter of concern was sent regarding Route 31 25 that explains the concerns of the residents and the City and that the cut would create a severe 32 hardship for the residents. He stated that there would also be a reduction in service from Metro 33 Mobility. He stated that the information has been posted to the City website. 34 35 Director Ericson provided Council with a Code Enforcement Update stating that the Judge did 36 charge a $250.00 fine, as well as 30 days in jail for Item 7098. He noted that the jail sentence 37 was stayed as long as corrections are made to the driveway. 38 39 Mayor Marty asked if City Council should show the City’s concerns regarding the bus service 40 cuts by sending a resolution to the Metropolitan Council. 41 42 Director Ericson stated that some Communities have sent resolutions to the Metropolitan 43 Council. He explained that the comment period is concluding on May 1, 2005 and they would 44 want to include all public comments in the resolution. He stated that he could draft a resolution 45