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Mounds View City Council September 27, 2021 <br />Regular Meeting Page 6 <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause reported he attended the Cops and Rodders Picnic on Sunday, <br />September 26. He explained he had some nice conversations with the people who attended this <br />event. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause stated he would be attending the Nine North Open House on <br />Thursday, September 30. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause commented last Tuesday he attended a Twin Cities Gateway Board <br />meeting. He discussed how revenues had been impacted by COVID and noted all hotels were <br />beginning to show increases this year. He noted the two hotels in Mounds View were up 37%. <br />He stated a new member would be joining the Gateway in January of 2022 noting this would be <br />the City of Arden Hills. He commented further on the Member City Grant Program and noted this <br />matter would be discussed at a future work session meeting. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller explained the next Festival in the Park Committee meeting would be held on <br />Tuesday, October 19 at 7:00 p.m. at the Public Works Building. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller reported last week she attended meetings with the Minnesota Women in City <br />Government and the League of Minnesota Cities. She indicated she also attended a Ramsey County <br />Dispatch Policy Committee meeting last week. She discussed the importance of having different <br />communities and counties able to speak to one another. She explained she was assured that in the <br />future there would be a regional hub where County dispatchers will be able to do computer aided <br />dispatches (CAD) as issues arise. She was pleased to report that after much discussion a pilot <br />program would be explored between Anoka County, Washington County and Ramsey County. <br />She commented this program would create better communication between these three counties <br />given the fact crime knows no borders. <br /> <br /> B. Reports of Staff. <br /> i.) Interpretation of Permitted Uses in the B-2 District <br /> <br />Community Development Director Sevald stated he receives inquiries of what types of uses are <br />allowed in the B-2 District. He reported if a use is not listed as permitted it is considered prohibited. <br />He explained he received an inquiry a couple weeks back from someone that would like to open a <br />retail gun shop in the B-2 District in Mounds View. He asked the Council to consider if the retail <br />sales of firearms was a permitted use in the City. <br /> <br />Council Member Bergeron commented the current language stating a use was prohibited if not <br />specified was definitive for him. He explained if this use were allowed in the B-2 District, it would <br />also be allowed in the B-3 and B-4 Districts. He did not believe selling guns was the same as <br />selling milk at Aldi’s or a site that provides haircuts. He indicated the sale of guns and vehicles <br />requires special licensing. He stated he did not support the proposed request to allow the sale of <br />guns in the B-2 District. Community Development Director Sevald explained auto sales were <br />allowed as a conditional use within the B-3 District. <br /> <br />Council Member Hull asked if the request was for the Simon’s ABC Liquor property. Community <br />Development Director Sevald commented this was the property the individual was interested in