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Mounds View City Council March 22, 2024 Regular Meeting Page 2 1 None. 2 3 7. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 4 A. Dana Healy — NineNorth Executive Director 5 6 Dana Healy, Executive Director of NineNorth, thanked the Council for their time. She provided 7 the Council with a presentation on the purpose, milestones, and core services provided by 8 NineNorth, while also addressing how NineNorth was measuring up and adding value to the City 9 of Mounds View. It was noted NineNorth produced community focused digital media to educate 10 and engage the public. She reviewed photographs of the newly redesigned space noting overhead 11 expenditures have been cut by 33%. She encouraged the City Council to review the NineNorth 12 annual report which had been mailed to the City or was available online. The services provided 13 to the City of Mounds View in 2020 was described at length. She described how NineNorth 14 assisted the City pivot from in person meetings to Zoom meetings after the pandemic occurred. 15 She reviewed the City Council Chamber audit that was completed in 2020 noting her only 16 recommendation would be to add an audio recording capability. She commented further on how 17 NineNorth was adding value to the community through Chamber Check In's, candidate 18 interviews, a Mayoral address and other media services. 19 20 Council Member Bergeron stated he served as the City's liaison to the Cable Commission. He 21 thanked NineNorth and Ms. Healy for their tremendous services to the community. 22 23 Council Member Meehlhause thanked Ms. Healy for her strong leadership and for making this 24 organization viable to the community. 25 26 Mayor Mueller thanked Ms. Healy coming before the Council with this detailed presentation. 27 28 8. COUNCIL BUSINESS 29 A. First Reading and Introduction, Ordinance 975, Amending the Municipal 30 Code, Chapter 1100 relating to Home Occupations. 31 32 Community Development Director Sevald requested the Council introduce an Ordinance that 33 would amend Municipal Code Chapter 1100 relating to Home Occupations. He explained a 34 resident contacted staff and was wanting to build a garage for a commercial greenhouse to grow 35 mushrooms. He indicated commercial greenhouses are prohibited in the R-1 zoning district. He 36 stated this led to a conversation with the Planning Commission and if home occupations in 37 greenhouses should be allowed in the R-1 zoning district. He discussed the proposed language 38 within the Ordinance noting the general intent was for there to be no sign of the business in the 39 greenhouse, shed or garage. He commented there were 140 businesses in Mounds View and a 40 large number of these were from the home. He stated the Planning Commission discussed this 41 matter and recommended approval of the Ordinance. 42 43 Council Member Meehlhause asked how a beauty shop operating out of the home worked in the 44 City. Community Development Director Sevald stated this was a permitted use. He explained 45 this would be different if the barbershop were located in a detached garage.