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Mayor Mueller's Statement and Determination <br />Regarding Conducting Meetings by Telephone or Interactive Technology <br />As the Mayor of the City of Mounds View, Minnesota I find as follows: <br />a. The spread of COVID-19, including the increasing spread of the Delta and Omicron variants, in the United <br />States and Minnesota has raised serious public health concerns. <br />b. The Delta and Omicron variants have been found to spread more easily, including between both <br />vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. <br />c. After months of steady decline in the number of positive cases of COVID-19 there has been an increase <br />in the number of cases in Minnesota and Ramsey County over the past six months, and especially in the <br />past month, and the Centers for Disease Control has categorized community spread in Minnesota and <br />Ramsey County as "high", the highest level for identifying community spread. <br />d. Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.021 authorizes cities to meet by telephone or interactive technology if <br />the presiding officer, chief legal counsel, or chief administrative officer determines that meeting in person <br />is not practical or prudent because of the existence of a health pandemic. I have consulted with the city <br />administrator and the city attorney in making this determination. <br />Based on the above findings, I determine as follows: <br />Effective immediately and until further notice, meetings of City bodies governed by Minnesota Statutes, <br />Chapter 13D, including but not limited to City Council meetings, boards, and commissions, may be <br />conducted by telephone or interactive technology at times when it is not practical or prudent to hold those <br />meetings in person due to the existence of the health pandemic. All such meetings must comply with the <br />requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.021. <br />2. Attendance by members of the public and the presence of at least one council member, the city <br />administrator, or city attorney at the City Council chambers for such meetings is not feasible due to the <br />health pandemic. <br />Dated: January AJ, 2022. <br />Carol Mueller, May r <br />City of Mounds View, Minnesota <br />MU125\1 1\775001A