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Mounds View City Council June 24, 2019 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br />1 Maria O'Reilly, formerly lived at 3048 Woodale Drive, commented on the Council's recent <br />2 proceedings towards Brian Amundsen and Jonathan Thomas. She explained she has known <br />3 Brian Amundsen for the past 40 years, as he was her dad. She indicated he was a man of high <br />4 moral character and integrity. She stated he values rules and does not shy away from conflict. <br />5 She commented on his many years of public service in Mounds View and stated she believed the <br />6 residents of Mounds View were very fortunate to have someone like Brian Amundsen serving on <br />7 the Charter Commission. She believed there was some sort of misunderstanding or <br />8 miscommunication that had happened as the portrayal of Brian Amundsen was contradictory to <br />9 the person she knew him to be. She reported she attended the last Council meeting as a sign of <br />10 support for her father. She noted the parking lot and Council Chambers were flooded with <br />11 numerous other people attending to support Brian Amundsen and Jonathan Thomas. She <br />12 expressed frustration with the fact a motion was made and passed that took the extreme step to <br />13 send a message to a judge requesting Brian Amundsen and Jonathan Thomas be removed from <br />14 the Charter Commission. She recommended a public meeting and/or open dialogue be held to <br />15 improve communication between the two parties. She stated all Mounds View residents wanted <br />16 the best for the community. It was her hope that her children would see how government can <br />17 work for good, while seeking truth and reconciliation. She encouraged the Council to put away <br />18 the gardening sheers in order to work towards a positive solution that values and respects long <br />19 time dedicated members of the community. <br />20 <br />21 Mayor Mueller reported a meeting was scheduled between the two senior members and the three <br />22 members tendering their resignation and the members tendering their resignation would not <br />23 attend the meeting. For this reason, an individual meeting was held. <br />24 <br />25 Bob King, 7408 Silver Lake Road, stated it was his belief the issues facing the Charter <br />26 Commission came down to personality conflicts. He did not believe this should have anything to <br />27 do with their service. He was of the opinion the Charter Commission should be focusing on the <br />28 Charter and its laws. <br />29 <br />30 Bill Loven, 5284 Greenfield Avenue — Apartment #21, stated he was upset that Greenfield <br />31 Avenue had been cut off in the interest of a new apartment building. He discussed how he and <br />32 his neighbors would be impacted by this change. <br />33 <br />34 Mayor Mueller reported the Crossroad Pointe project would be discussed later in the agenda. She <br />35 explained based on feedback received from other neighbors, the City was proposing to close <br />36 access to Greenfield Avenue. <br />37 <br />38 7. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS <br />39 A. Discussion — Assisted Living Concept (Dan Carlson). <br />40 <br />41 Community Development Director Sevald discussed an assisted living concept with the Council. <br />42 He explained Dan Carlson and Ben Hanf were looking at a property on Lambert Avenue to be <br />43 used as an assisted living facility. He requested the Council provide the developers with <br />44 feedback on the proposed concept. <br />45 <br />