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Mounds View City Council February 14, 2022 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br />C. Resolution 9549, ANC Advisory Commission Appointment. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller stated Barbara Haake has expressed an interest in continuing to serve as the ANC <br />Commission appointee and noted City Administrator Zikmund would consider to serve as the <br />alternate. She thanked Ms. Haake for her interest in considering to serve the community in this <br />capacity. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Bergeron. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9549, <br />ANC Advisory Commission Appointment. <br /> <br />A roll call vote was taken. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br /> <br />6. PUBLIC COMMENT <br /> <br />Valerie Amundsen, 3048 Woodale Drive, reported a letter was delivered from well-respected <br />attorney Jack Perry to the City Council on behalf of 500 Mounds View citizens with full legal <br />reasons on why Minnesota law was not followed when declaring the petition was inadequate. She <br />reported Mr. Perry believes that the petition was sufficient and meets all statutory requirements. <br />She indicated she was amazed by the lack of discussion the Council had when deciding the petition <br />was insufficient. She questioned why the Council had no discussion about this very important <br />issue and where was the Council’s concern about the citizens of Mounds View. She stated she has <br />been denied being provided proper numbers to make this petition sufficient when asked of Nyle <br />and Rayla this week. She commented she was astonished and the Mounds View citizens should be <br />too. She encouraged the Mounds View City Council to follow the law. <br /> <br />Brian Amundsen, 3048 Woodale Drive, asked why this Council was afraid of the citizens having <br />a vote if the Charter language limiting annual taxes was voted on. He indicated the Council has <br />limited the citizens right to make decision and asked if this was due to the City Administrator, the <br />City Attorney or the City Council. He reported since 2016 the tax burden on Mounds View <br />residents has increased from $3.8 million to $5.2 million which was a 33% increase in City taxes <br />alone. He discussed how the City was no better off even with higher taxes, but rather had more <br />rentals in single family neighborhoods, along with increased crime rates and gun violence. He <br />discussed how he and his wife had worked to collect the necessary signatures to put the change to <br />the charter language to the citizens or reconsider the Ordinance adoption. He reported the City <br />Attorney should have known that the courts have determined that format was not the measure for <br />petitions. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller encouraged Mr. Amundsen to put his concerns with City staff in writing. She <br />indicated she would not allow Mr. Amundsen to disparage City staff at a public meeting. <br /> <br />Mr. Amundsen requested the City Clerk properly inspect the petition, find the petition sufficient <br />and pass a proper Resolution onto the City Council.