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Mounds View City Council June 27, 2022 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br /> <br />Kathy Piche, 2204 Lois Drive, reported she has lived in the City for the past 48 years. She thanked <br />the Council for serving the community of Mounds View. She thanked the Council members that <br />returned her phone call yesterday. She explained she was frustrated with the fact her home has lost <br />power on several different occasions for 11+ hours. She understood that 300+ homes in Mounds <br />View were affected by the power outage on Father’s Day. She commented on the power outages <br />that have occurred since then and asked that the City speak with Xcel Energy regarding this <br />concern. <br /> <br />Bobby Southard, 2209 Pinewood Drive, explained he has been a resident of Mounds View for the <br />past 13 months. He asked the Mayor and City Council to repeal an unconstitutional City ordinance <br />that bans and restricts registered offenders from living in certain areas. He reported in the 13 <br />months he has lived in this community he has had no contact with law enforcement. He indicated <br />he has done 27½ years in prison and he was not trying to cause any trouble, but rather was trying <br />to get on the right side of the law. He stated there were others that believed the City’s ordinances <br />were unconstitutional. He commented there were other registered offenders from other cities that <br />have sued and won over these unconstitutional City ordinances. He stated he has been trying to <br />find a place to live and with no credit it was impossible. He requested the Council please <br />reconsider their City ordinances. <br /> <br />Chris Petersen, 2209 Pinewood Drive, stated he has lived in Mounds View for the past 22 years <br />and was here to speak on behalf of Bobby Southard. He explained it would not take much to get <br />the City’s ordinances overturned because there is State legislation in place. He recommended the <br />Council take its restricted ordinances off the books. <br /> <br />Samantha Cramblit, 5717 Squire Lane, stated she lives in the Colonial Village mobile home park <br />and noted the power outages greatly impacted her family, especially the 12 hour outage. She <br />requested the Council look into why this was occurring. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller stated she had a lengthy conversation with Kathy and the City Administrator <br />regarding the power outages. She noted she also spoke with an individual at Xcel Energy. She <br />reported Xcel was aware of the recurring fault and how this has impacted 315 customers in Mounds <br />View. She noted a large transformer had to be replaced in order to address the fault concerns and <br />this took some time to replace. She explained Xcel Energy understood the three long outages were <br />not acceptable and improvements would continue to be made for Mounds View customers. Further <br />discussion ensued regarding the City’s franchise fee and how these funds are used by the City of <br />Mounds View. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller thanked Mr. Southard for coming forward and raising his concerns. She noted the <br />Council would speak with its legal counsel regarding this matter. <br /> <br />7. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />8. COUNCIL BUSINESS <br />A. Resolution 9606, Authorizing the Purchase of the ExecuTime Payroll Software