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Mounds View City Council September 27, 2021 Regular Meeting Page 6 1 Council Member Meehlhause reported he attended the Cops and Rodders Picnic on Sunday, 2 September 26. He explained he had some nice conversations with the people who attended this 3 event. 4 5 Council Member Meehlhause stated he would be attending the Nine North Open House on 6 Thursday, September 30. 7 8 Council Member Meehlhause commented last Tuesday he attended a Twin Cities Gateway Board 9 meeting. He discussed how revenues had been impacted by COVID and noted all hotels were 10 beginning to show increases this year. He noted the two hotels in Mounds View were up 37%. 11 He stated a new member would be joining the Gateway in January of 2022 noting this would be 12 the City of Arden Hills. He commented further on the Member City Grant Program and noted this 13 matter would be discussed at a future work session meeting. 14 15 Mayor Mueller explained the next Festival in the Park Committee meeting would be held on 16 Tuesday, October 19 at 7:00 p.m. at the Public Works Building. 17 18 Mayor Mueller reported last week she attended meetings with the Minnesota Women in City 19 Government and the League of Minnesota Cities. She indicated she also attended a Ramsey County 20 Dispatch Policy Committee meeting last week. She discussed the importance of having different 21 communities and counties able to speak to one another. She explained she was assured that in the 22 future there would be a regional hub where County dispatchers will be able to do computer aided 23 dispatches (CAD) as issues arise. She was pleased to report that after much discussion a pilot 24 program would be explored between Anoka County, Washington County and Ramsey County. 25 She commented this program would create better communication between these three counties 26 given the fact crime knows no borders. 27 28 B. Reports of Staff. 29 i.) Interpretation of Permitted Uses in the B-2 District 30 31 Community Development Director Sevald stated he receives inquiries of what types of uses are 32 allowed in the B-2 District. He reported if a use is not listed as permitted it is considered prohibited. 33 He explained he received an inquiry a couple weeks back from someone that would like to open a 34 retail gun shop in the B-2 District in Mounds View. He asked the Council to consider if the retail 35 sales of firearms was a permitted use in the City. 36 37 Council Member Bergeron commented the current language stating a use was prohibited if not 38 specified was definitive for him. He explained if this use were allowed in the B-2 District, it would 39 also be allowed in the B-3 and B-4 Districts. He did not believe selling guns was the same as 40 selling milk at Aldi's or a site that provides haircuts. He indicated the sale of guns and vehicles 41 requires special licensing. He stated he did not support the proposed request to allow the sale of 42 guns in the B-2 District. Community Development Director Sevald explained auto sales were 43 allowed as a conditional use within the B-3 District. 44 45 Council Member Hull asked if the request was for the Simon's ABC Liquor property. Community 46 Development Director Sevald commented this was the property the individual was interested in