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Mounds View City Council October 40, 2022 Regular Meeting Page 2 1 contractor directly to request the dirt be moved so he could remove the stump. He expressed 2 frustration with the communication gap residents have had with the City regarding the street 3 reconstruction project and noted his internet went out today. 4 5 Sherry Gunn, 5485 Landmark Circle, discussed the community center fall programming and 6 noted the City was seeking part-time employees at this time. 7 8 Ms. Gunn congratulated the Irondale Knights for winning homecoming 24-14. She commended 9 the Irondale Marching Knights for winning the 2022 Class AAA State Championship. 10 11 Ms. Gunn invited the public to attend the Fall Festival on Thursday, October 27 at the 12 Community Center from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. She noted volunteers were still needed to assist 13 with handing out candy for the kids. 14 15 Luke Edmond, 8407 Spring Lake Road, explained he has concerns regarding the street 16 improvement project. He stated he was typically a very patient person but he was becoming 17 irritated with the lack of progress being made on this project. He expressed concern with the lack 18 of information that has been flowing from the contractor to the residents. He encouraged the 19 Council to get involved because this project was not going well. 20 21 Micah Schoup, resident of Groveland Road, explained he would like a larger community center 22 near his house. He stated he has to practice basketball and play in tournaments that are very far 23 away. He commented if the City had a larger community center, he wouldn't need to travel so 24 far and he could spend more time in his community. He encouraged the City Council to expand 25 the Community Center for kids and families in Mounds View. 26 27 Andrea Schoup, 8330 Groveland Road, stated she supported the City expanding the Community 28 Center. She explained she has three young kids and she has to travel outside the community for 29 all of the sporting events. She understood there would be a huge price tag with this project, but 30 she believed the expansion would provide an opportunity to engage the community, while also 31 revitalizing the Mounds View Boulevard corridor. 32 33 Zach Lindstrom, 8378 Long Lake Road, stated he had the opportunity to speak with multiple 34 residents that live on Spring Lake Road. He reported residents were upset with how long the 35 street project was taking and would like clarity on when the project would be done. He indicated 36 there were concerns about the driveway aprons, when the piles of dirt would be removed and 37 there were internet wires hanging loosely. He stated residents would like something done about 38 the dust and would like the City to do speed enforcement along this roadway when it was 39 completed. He explained residents would like to see more bike racks installed at local businesses 40 in order to encourage biking rather than driving. He encouraged the City Council to broadcast 41 their worksession meetings for transparency purposes, especially considering how important the 42 Community Center topic was to the public. 43 44 7. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 45