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Mounds View City Council June 12, 2023 <br />Regular Meeting Page 16 <br /> <br />Council Member Lindstrom stated the Festival in the Park Committee would be meeting on <br />Tuesday, June 20 at the Public Works Facility at 7:00 p.m. He reported this group was still looking <br />for volunteers to assist with this event. <br /> <br />Council Member Lindstrom noted he attended the service for Mayor Al Hall on Friday, June 9. He <br />thanked staff and the first responders who put this event together. <br /> <br />Council Member Lindstrom thanked the residents who spoke this evening during the Public <br />Comment portion of this meeting. <br /> <br />Council Member Gunn thanked all of the volunteers and organizations that participated in the <br />memorial service for Mayor Al Hull. <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <br /> B. Reports of Staff. <br /> <br />Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson stated streets would be sealed and cracks <br />would begin being filled next week. <br /> <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 /> <br />C. Reports of City Attorney. <br /> <br />City Attorney Riggs thanked the City for holding a great event in memory of Mayor Al Hull. <br /> <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 /> <br />There were individuals in attendance at the meeting that wished to address the Council. <br /> <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