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2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />Mounds View City Council June 12, 2023 <br />Regular Meeting Page 16 <br />Council Member Lindstrom thanked the residents who spoke this evening during the Public <br />Comment portion of this meeting. <br />Council Member Gunn thanked all of the volunteers and organizations that participated in the <br />memorial service for Mayor Al Hull. <br />Acting Mayor Meehlhause stated he would be attending a Twin Cities Gateway meeting on <br />Tuesday, June 20. He was pleased to report that hospitality tax revenue was up 24% in 2023 <br />compared to 2022. He explained the convention bureau would be discussing their fund balance <br />policy at their upcoming meeting. <br />Acting Mayor Meehlhause reported he would be attending an NYFS Board meeting on Thursday, <br />June 22, which will be his last board meeting with that organization. <br />Acting Mayor Meehlhause commented on Wednesday, June 21 through Friday, June 23 he will be <br />attending the League of Minnesota Cities Conference in Duluth, Minnesota. <br />B. Reports of Staff. <br />Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson stated streets would be sealed and cracks <br />would begin being filled next week. <br />Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson reported staff met with Ramsey County to <br />discuss the replacement of the signals along Mounds View Boulevard. <br />C. Reports of City Attorney. <br />City Attorney Riggs thanked the City for holding a great event in memory of Mayor Al Hull. <br />10. Next Council Work Session: Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. <br />Next Council Meeting: Monday, June 26, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. <br />There were individuals in attendance at the meeting that wished to address the Council. <br />Chris Lillemo, 5132 Long Lake Road, explained this was his first time attending a City Council <br />meeting as a homeowner. He reported he has been involved in the community in the past through <br />conversations with the Council. He expressed frustration with the fact the Council does not know <br />how to communicate with the public. He stated it cost $4,200 for the City to mail out a six page <br />edition of the Mounds View Matters. He believed Mayor Hull knew how to speak to people because <br />he listened to the people. He encouraged the Council to listen to the people. He was of the opinion <br />the trash survey was a joke with leading questions. He asked that the Council not cram more <br />townhomes and yard homes onto the last remaining greenspace in the community. He urged the <br />Council to begin hearing and listening to the voices of the public. <br />Maria Slabiak, 8135 Long Lake Road, explained she has lived in Mounds View for the past 25 <br />years in two different homes in the same neighborhood. She reported she loves her neighborhood <br />