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Mounds View City Council June 12, 2023 Regular Meeting Page 4 Acting Mayor Meehlhause thanked Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson for his detailed presentation on the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program. 7. PUBLIC COMMENT Vince Meyer, 8380 Spring Lake Park Road, stated on May 19 he visited the Public Works facility. He reported he has some problems with the area in front of his yard. He commented the soil put in his yard was full of rocks. He explained the City has since hydroseeded over this soil. He believed grass would not grow in this rock filled soil. He discussed how the poor soil that was used was also impacting the driveways and trail. He reported the City has also hydroseeded over stumps and concrete chunks. He stated he would be having the University of Minnesota on his property to test his soil. He questioned if the City would be paying to replace this soil once the test results came back. He requested the City Council look further into his concerns because these issues had to be fixed. Rene Johnson, 7385 Pleasant View Drive, asked where ideas for the Community Center expansion came from. She questioned if this was from a group of residents, a Commission, staff members or the City Council. She has not heard of any basketball leagues who have committed to coming to Mounds View. She believed government needed vision in order to sustain itself. She feared the vision was short-sided at this time. She feared the proposed improvements at the Community Center would not thrive if not promoted. She indicated the Council needed community buy in, and the Council did not have this. She discussed how Arden Hills will be developing the TCAAP site in the near future. She suggested Mounds View preserve its small bedroom community feel that welcomes visitors to its parks and tree lined streets. She did not support filling all open areas with apartment buildings without checking current occupancy rates. She challenged the Council to rethink how to draw people into the community and the Community Center. CR Barragan, 7765 Spring Lake Road, stated he was pleased being a Vietnam Veteran that the meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. However, he has learned that sometimes when things are often repeated the meaning has been lost. He then read the Pledge of Allegiance and discussed the promises that were made when the pledge was recited. He suggested if this was the City’s motto that these core values be adhered to, otherwise the City Council should stop saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Valerie Amundsen, 3048 Woodale Drive, noted she has lived in the City of Mounds View for the past 44 years. She commented on the Community Center survey and explained she would like to see a list of the questions that were asked. She stated she would like the community to be able to make comments at the Council work session meetings. Acting Mayor Meehlhause reported there was only one meeting where public comment was not taken, and this was a mistake in hindsight. Ms. Amundsen thanked Acting Mayor Meehlhause for the clarification and reminded the Council that the City Charter gives the residents of Mounds View certain rights and hearing public comments was one of the rights that was very clearly articulated. She understood it has not been