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Mounds View City Council May 40, 2024 Regular Meeting Page 2 1 7. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 2 A. Proclamation of Buildings Safety Month. 3 4 Mayor Mueller read a proclamation in full for the record declaring May to be Building Safety 5 Month in the City of Mounds View. 6 7 B. Strategic Plan Update — Assistant City Administrator Brian Beeman. 8 9 Assistant City Administrator Beeman provided the Council with an update on the strategic plan. 10 He commented on the mission and vision within the three-year strategic plan the Council had in 11 place noting it would end December in 2022. He stated the main themes from the strategic plan 12 were financial stability, to maintain good infrastructure, diversity and outreach, employee 13 retention and recruitment, and business retention and expansion. He described how staff has been 14 working to address these main themes. He reported the Council would be reviewing the strategic 15 plan next at their worksession meeting scheduled for Monday, August 2, 2021. 16 17 Mayor Mueller requested this presentation be posted on the City's website. 18 19 Council Member Bergeron thanked staff for the update on the strategic plan. 20 21 8. COUNCIL BUSINESS 22 A. Public Hearing: Resolution 9424, Approval of Honeybee -Keeping License for 23 Stephen Kreitz, Jr. at 7801 Long Lake Road. 24 25 City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council approve a Honeybee -Keeping License for 26 Stephen Kreitz, Jr. at 7801 Long Lake Road. He explained Mr. Kreitz had completed the proper 27 training, submitted all necessary paperwork and fees to the City. He noted the City received three 28 emails in support and one phone call that opposed the request. Staff commented further on the 29 request and recommended approval. 30 31 Mayor Mueller opened the public hearing at 7:03 p.m. 32 33 Hearing no public input, Mayor Mueller closed the public hearing at 7:04 p.m. 34 35 Stephen Kreitz, 7801 Long Lake Road, explained he has kept bees at his parent's house in Isanti 36 County for the past eight years. He indicated it has been a struggle to visit the bees due to the 37 distance from his home. He stated he would like to move his colony from Isanti County to 38 Mounds View. He commented he was requesting only one hive at this time. 39 40 Jennifer Kreitz, 7801 Long Lake Road, stated she would be willing to speak to the concerned 41 citizen that opposed the bees. She reported they have had no problems with the bees over the past 42 eight years. 43 44 MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Cermak. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9424, 45 Approval of Honeybee -Keeping License for Stephen Kreitz, Jr. at 7801 Long Lake Road.