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Mounds View City Council January 11, 2021 <br />Regular Meeting Page 7 <br /> <br />employees. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Bergeron/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9376, <br />Authorizing the Extension of Sick Leave Balances to Cover COVID Related Absences. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller reported the City Council was working to create a culture where employees desire <br />to work and because the federal government amended their funding, the City of Mounds View <br />would not be leaving its employees in the lurch. She stated she appreciated staff’s efforts on this <br />Resolution. Human Resources Coordinator Ewald reported staff really appreciated the City <br />Council supporting this Resolution. <br /> <br />A roll call vote was taken. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br /> <br />9. REPORTS <br />A. Reports of Mayor and Council. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause reported on Tuesday, January 12th he will be attending the Police <br />Foundation Zoom meeting and on Tuesday, January 19th he would be attending a convention <br />bureau meeting. He was proud to report hospitality tax revenues for 2020 through September were <br />at $423,000 and anticipated this may reach $550,000 for 2020. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause stated in 2016 he attended a meeting with former Ramsey County <br />Public Works Director Jim Tolaas, former County Commissioner Blake Huffman, former Mounds <br />View Mayor Joe Flaherty and former City Administrator Jim Ericson, along with two <br />representatives from MNDOT. He explained the reason for this meeting was to discuss the <br />renaming of County Highway 10 to Mounds View Boulevard. He indicated it was agreed upon at <br />this meeting that this change would be made and the agreement was that MNDOT would post new <br />signs on I-35W. He commented the MNPASS project was approaching year three which led him <br />to send an email to Mark Lindberg at MNDOT to see if the name change on I-35W would happen. <br />He stated he received a reply from Jennifer Wiltgen at MNDOT noting she was happy to report <br />the Mounds View Boulevard designation has been added to the overhead signage along north and <br />southbound I-35W. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller thanked Council Member Meehlhause for keeping the sign issue on his radar and <br />following up. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller stated she recently attended the Five Cities Mayor meeting with City Administrator <br />Zikmund. She explained at this meeting, she was introduced to two new mayors. She commented <br />further on the new housing that would be built in Shoreview along Lexington Avenue. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller reported on Friday, January 15th she would be attending a virtual Minnesota <br />Women in City Government meeting and in the weeks to come she would be attending several <br />meetings with the League of Minnesota Cities. <br />