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Mounds View City Council May 22, 2023 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br />1 Ayes — 4 Nays — 0 Motion carried. <br />2 <br />3 C. Resolution 9754, Authorizing the City to enter into a Professional Services <br />4 contract with LOCi Consulting. <br />5 <br />6 Council Member Lindstrom explained the City received a grant from Ramsey County. He reported <br />7 this grant would assist the City with hiring a consultant to come up with ideas for the potential <br />8 redevelopment of Mounds View Square. He stated the City was in no way interested in getting rid <br />9 of the existing tenants, but rather wanted to rethink the future of this space. <br />10 <br />11 MOTION/SECOND: Lindstrom/Cermak. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8771, <br />12 Approving an Off -Sale Intoxicating Liquor License for AB Liquor, LLC (doing business as ABC <br />13 Liquor), located at 2840 Mounds View Boulevard. <br />14 <br />15 Council Member Gunn indicated this grant would assist the property owner with coming up with <br />16 ideas on redeveloping the space. <br />17 <br />18 Ayes — 4 Nays — 0 Motion carried. <br />19 <br />20 7. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS <br />21 A. MMKR Audit Presentation — Aaron Nielsen, Principal. <br />22 <br />23 Aaron Nielsen, Principal with MMKR, provided the Council with a presentation on the 2022 audit. <br />24 He explained the City received a clean or unmodified opinion. He commented further on the <br />25 General Fund and reviewed the revenues and expenditures for the previous year. He discussed the <br />26 health of the City's Enterprise Funds and commended the City on its strong financial position. <br />27 <br />28 Acting Mayor Meehlhause thanked Mr. Nielsen for his thorough presentation on the 2022 audit. <br />29 <br />30 B. Outstanding Citizen Award — Bob King. <br />31 <br />32 Police Chief Zender presented Bob King with an Outstanding Citizen Award and thanked him for <br />33 his tremendous volunteerism in the community. A round of applause was offered by all in <br />34 attendance. <br />35 <br />36 Bob King stated there was a lot going on in the City of Mounds View. He encouraged residents to <br />37 get involved, have ideas and be positive. <br />38 <br />39 Acting Mayor Meehlhause reported Bob King is one of the most supportive members of the <br />40 community when it comes to the Mounds View Police Department and the Mounds View Police <br />41 Foundation. He thanked him for his many contributions to the community. <br />42 <br />43 C. MVPD Life Saving Awards — Chief Zender. <br />44 <br />45 Police Chief Zender commented on the positive impacts officers make on people's lives on a daily <br />46 basis. He stated many of these efforts go unnoticed by his officers or the public. He stated on <br />