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Mounds View City Council <br />Regular Meeting <br />January 11, 2024 <br />Page 7 <br />1 F. Resolution 9376, Authorizing the Extension of Sick Leave Balances to Cover <br />2 COVID Related Absences. <br />3 <br />4 Human Resources Coordinator Ewald requested the Council authorize the extension of sick leave <br />5 balances to cover COVID related absences. She explained the language of this Resolution had to <br />6 be reworded to allow for the extension of sick leave balances for Public Works and first <br />7 responder employees. <br />8 <br />9 MOTION/SECOND: Bergeron/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9376, <br />10 Authorizing the Extension of Sick Leave Balances to Cover COVID Related Absences. <br />11 <br />12 Mayor Mueller reported the City Council was working to create a culture where employees desire <br />13 to work and because the federal government amended their funding, the City of Mounds View <br />14 would not be leaving its employees in the lurch. She stated she appreciated staff s efforts on this <br />15 Resolution. Human Resources Coordinator Ewald reported staff really appreciated the City <br />16 Council supporting this Resolution. <br />17 <br />18 A roll call vote was taken. <br />19 <br />20 Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. <br />21 <br />22 9. REPORTS <br />23 A. Reports of Mayor and Council. <br />24 <br />25 Council Member Meehlhause reported on Tuesday, January 12th he will be attending the Police <br />26 Foundation Zoom meeting and on Tuesday, January 19th he would be attending a convention <br />27 bureau meeting. He was proud to report hospitality tax revenues for 2020 through September <br />28 were at $423,000 and anticipated this may reach $550,000 for 2020. <br />29 <br />30 Council Member Meehlhause stated in 2016 he attended a meeting with former Ramsey County <br />31 Public Works Director Jim Tolaas, former County Commissioner Blake Huffman, former <br />32 Mounds View Mayor Joe Flaherty and former City Administrator Jim Ericson, along with two <br />33 representatives from MNDOT. He explained the reason for this meeting was to discuss the <br />34 renaming of County Highway 10 to Mounds View Boulevard. He indicated it was agreed upon <br />35 at this meeting that this change would be made and the agreement was that MNDOT would post <br />36 new signs on I-35W. He commented the MNPASS project was approaching year three which led <br />37 him to send an email to Mark Lindberg at MNDOT to see if the name change on I-35W would <br />38 happen. He stated he received a reply from Jennifer Wiltgen at MNDOT noting she was happy <br />39 to report the Mounds View Boulevard designation has been added to the overhead signage along <br />40 north and southbound I-35W. <br />41 <br />42 Mayor Mueller thanked Council Member Meehlhause for keeping the sign issue on his radar and <br />43 following up. <br />44 <br />