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Mounds View City Council October 26, 2020 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br />2 6. PUBLIC COMMENT <br />3 <br />4 Joe Sullivan, 7875 Woodlawn Drive, stated with the YMCA contract not being renewed there <br />5 were questions about youth sports activities. He reported he represents the Irondale Youth <br />6 Baseball board. He explained he had interest in helping with future youth baseball programs. He <br />7 questioned who he should reach out to for future discussions. <br />8 <br />9 Mayor Mueller encouraged all questions to be directed to Public Works/Parks and Recreation <br />10 Director Peterson. <br />11 <br />12 Michael Hanson, 2401 Mounds View Boulevard, stated he represented the Irondale Baseball <br />13 Association. He explained his organization was interested in moving its youth teams over to the <br />14 City's parks and recreation program. He reported in the past three years his association has paid <br />15 over $10,000 in field costs. He commented this was a concern to him given the condition of the <br />16 fields. He stated there was some work that needed to be done to the City's fields. <br />17 <br />18 7. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS <br />19 A. Resolution 9322, Recognizing Twin City Gateway Executive Director Steve <br />20 Markuson. <br />21 <br />22 Steve Markuson, Executive Director of Twin Cities Gateway, thanked the Council for their time. <br />23 He provided the Council with a presentation on this most unusual year and discussed how the <br />24 tourism industry has been impacted. He provided an overview on the impact tourism has on the <br />25 State of Minnesota noting pre-COVID this was a $16 billion industry with 69% of Minnesota's <br />26 visitor spending occurring in the metro area. He described how economic development and jobs <br />27 follow tourism. He discussed the new website that was constructed in the last year. He reviewed <br />28 the print publication resources that were invested in for marketing purposes, noting there were a <br />29 number of digital and online tactics in place. He stated one of his goals was to enhance non -peak <br />30 period business, especially in the third and fourth quarter. He noted Al Stauffacher participated <br />31 in a tourism and leadership course from the U of MN. <br />32 <br />33 Al Stauffecker discussed how the sports world had been impacted in 2020. He reported the <br />34 majority of the events had been postponed versus being canceled. He commented on the US <br />35 Figure Skating event that would be held at the Super Rink in November. He indicated he had <br />36 been marketing events virtually due to COVID. He discussed the events that were being bid on <br />37 and noted the 3M Open would be brought back to Blaine in 2021. <br />38 <br />39 Mr. Markuson thanked Council Member Meehlhause for representing Mounds View well at <br />40 Twin Cities Gateway. <br />41 <br />42 Council Member Meehlhause requested an update on the Twin Cities Gateway staffing model <br />43 going forward. Mr. Markuson reported he would be hanging up his hat on December 31, 2020. <br />44 He explained this had been a tremendous career opportunity for him and he was looking forward <br />45 to retirement. He indicated Al Stauffecker would be replacing him as the Executive Director <br />
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