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Mounds View City Council July 31, 2023 Special Meeting Page 2 1 was across from Noel and CR's driveway. She believed there was poor communication between 2 the City and residents regarding this street improvement project. She discussed how her neighbors 3 have been cut off from their property. She questioned how CR was going to get over a wall to get 4 to his property. She reviewed several other pictures of the project and questioned why the lake was 5 not taken into consideration. She feared how much graffiti would end up on the new retaining wall. 6 She believed what the Council has done to the residents along this roadway was atrocious. 8 Joyce Jones Strait, 7728 Knollwood Road, reported she grew up in Mounds View. She noted she 9 went to Pinewood, then Highview and graduated from Irondale High School. She indicated three 10 of her children graduated from Irondale High School. She expressed great concern with how 11 Spring Lake was being impacted by the Area K street project. She discussed how much the City 12 was changing and noted this was a concern to her. She commented on the storm damage that 13 occurred to her home because of the clear cutting that occurred. She believed the retaining wall 14 was a tremendous eyesore. She was confused about the goal of the path and questioned why the 15 City was restricting access to the lake. She reported she was a middle school teacher and 16 recommended the City Council choose their words wisely when it comes to the language used in 17 the cannabis ordinances and where cannabis can be smoked. 18 19 CR Barrigan, 7765 Spring Lake Road, asked the Council to put themselves in his shoes. He 20 explained he was an 84 year old, disabled veteran that worked hard all his life as a migrant worker. 21 He reported he was a first generation citizen and his parents came to this country 100 years ago. 22 He stated he educated himself and worked hard. He explained he was retired, in a good home in 23 Mounds View and was financially secure. He indicated after the recent storm he lost two trees, 24 umbrellas, and $6,000 of personal property. He questioned if this happened to the City Council, 25 what would they want the City to do. 26 27 Council Member Cermak stated the mailbox plan was devised by the post office. She noted the 28 City can work with homeowners in order to find a plan that was agreeable. She encouraged Ms. 29 Johnson to contact the post office and speak with them about her mailbox. 30 31 Ms. Johnson commented further on how important it was for her to have a locked and secure 32 mailbox that can be viewed from her home. 33 34 Acting Mayor Meehlhause discussed how the streets committee determined that mailboxes will be 35 grouped on each street. He explained he could not speak to the decisions made by this committee 36 because this decision was made prior to his time on City Council. City Attorney Riggs reported a 37 policy was adopted from the street committee and every street project was to follow these 38 standards. 39 40 Ms. Johnson questioned why certain standards were not followed if a policy was in place. She 41 asked why paths and trails were not standard, but rather some streets had trails on the street and 42 others had them within a boulevard. 43 44 8. COUNCIL BUSINESS 45 A. First Reading and Introduction of Interim Ordinance 1006 Authorizing a 46 Study and Imposing a Moratorium on the Operation of Cannabis Businesses