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Mounds View City Council June 27, 2022 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br />1 returned her phone call yesterday. She explained she was frustrated with the fact her home has lost <br />2 power on several different occasions for 11+ hours. She understood that 300+ homes in Mounds <br />3 View were affected by the power outage on Father's Day. She commented on the power outages <br />4 that have occurred since then and asked that the City speak with Xcel Energy regarding this <br />5 concern. <br />7 Bobby Southard, 2209 Pinewood Drive, explained he has been a resident of Mounds View for the <br />8 past 13 months. He asked the Mayor and City Council to repeal an unconstitutional City ordinance <br />9 that bans and restricts registered offenders from living in certain areas. He reported in the 13 <br />10 months he has lived in this community he has had no contact with law enforcement. He indicated <br />1 1 he has done 27'/2 years in prison and he was not trying to cause any trouble, but rather was trying <br />12 to get on the right side of the law. He stated there were others that believed the City's ordinances <br />13 were unconstitutional. He commented there were other registered offenders from other cities that <br />14 have sued and won over these unconstitutional City ordinances. He stated he has been trying to <br />15 find a place to live and with no credit it was impossible. He requested the Council please <br />16 reconsider their City ordinances. <br />17 <br />18 Chris Petersen, 2209 Pinewood Drive, stated he has lived in Mounds View for the past 22 years <br />19 and was here to speak on behalf of Bobby Southard. He explained it would not take much to get <br />20 the City's ordinances overturned because there is State legislation in place. He recommended the <br />21 Council take its restricted ordinances off the books. <br />22 <br />23 Samantha Cramblit, 5717 Squire Lane, stated she lives in the Colonial Village mobile home park <br />24 and noted the power outages greatly impacted her family, especially the 12 hour outage. She <br />25 requested the Council look into why this was occurring. <br />26 <br />27 Mayor Mueller stated she had a lengthy conversation with Kathy and the City Administrator <br />28 regarding the power outages. She noted she also spoke with an individual at Xcel Energy. She <br />29 reported Xcel was aware of the recurring fault and how this has impacted 315 customers in Mounds <br />30 View. She noted a large transformer had to be replaced in order to address the fault concerns and <br />31 this took some time to replace. She explained Xcel Energy understood the three long outages were <br />32 not acceptable and improvements would continue to be made for Mounds View customers. Further <br />33 discussion ensued regarding the City's franchise fee and how these funds are used by the City of <br />34 Mounds View. <br />35 <br />36 Mayor Mueller thanked Mr. Southard for coming forward and raising his concerns. She noted the <br />37 Council would speak with its legal counsel regarding this matter. <br />38 <br />39 7. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS <br />40 <br />41 None. <br />42 <br />43 8. COUNCIL BUSINESS <br />44 A. Resolution 9606, Authorizing the Purchase of the ExecuTime Payroll Software <br />45 Module. <br />46 <br />