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Mounds View City Council August 23, 2004 <br />Regular Meeting Page 6 <br /> <br />Mr. Melbo asked a question relating to the taxes on the home, and Mayor Linke stated that if 1 <br />they’ve increased the value of the home, that taxes will be increased. 2 <br /> 3 <br />Mr. Melbo asked if restrictions can be placed on where they can park, and Planning Associate 4 <br />Prososki stated that she had spoke with the project manager of the property, and she had stated 5 <br />that the people living there will be under 18 and wheelchair bound, and that there will be 6 <br />adequate parking in the driveway for the employees. 7 <br /> 8 <br />Ruth Nerlan, Mounds View Manufactured Home Park, asked if there was a discussion about 9 <br />demolishing the homes in the park, and Mayor Linke stated that that was misinformation. 10 <br /> 11 <br />Peggy Little asked for clarification of the third level sex offender that was living down at the end 12 <br />of their block. 13 <br /> 14 <br />Chief Sommer stated that that was erroneous information, and there currently are no level three 15 <br />sex offenders living in Mounds View. 16 <br /> 17 <br />Mayor Linke stated that someone had taken it upon themselves to disseminate this information, 18 <br />which probably constitutes a crime. 19 <br /> 20 <br />Chief Sommer introduced Officer Kirk Leitch, who he stated is responsible for keeping tabs on 21 <br />the offenders that are within the City of Mounds View. He stated he checks in with each 22 <br />offender once a month 23 <br /> 24 <br />Officer Leitch stated that there are 25 registered offenders in Mounds View, and two are Level 2, 25 <br />five are Level 1, and 18 are not assigned a level. He stated he keeps in touch with all of these 26 <br />people, and some of them had the offenses when they were young, and have since married. He 27 <br />stated they all have his phone number, and they can call him anytime. He also stated if anyone 28 <br />has any questions, they can contact him at (763)717-4099, and he would be happy to answer any 29 <br />questions. 30 <br /> 31 <br />Council Member Quick asked if the information that had been received by Ms. Little violated 32 <br />this person’s rights, and Officer Leitch stated that had violated his constitutional rights, and that 33 <br />he has a legal right of recourse against whoever had done it for harassment. 34 <br /> 35 <br />Council Member Quick stated that members of the public need to be careful about disseminating 36 <br />this type of information. 37 <br /> 38 <br />6. CITY BUDGET QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS 39 <br /> 40 <br />Jackie Entsminger, 7954 Long Lake Road, her property value in 2003 was $137,000, and in 2004 41 <br />it’s $154,000, and that in 2005 it will be $176,000. She asked if there is somebody in the City 42 <br />who speaks to the legislature as far as this goes. 43 <br /> 44 <br />Mayor Linke stated that the League of Minnesota Cities are basically the City’s lobbyist for that. 45