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Mounds View City Council August 7, 2023 Special Meeting Page 2 1 Frank Blasiak, 2361 LaPort Drive, recommended a sculpture and "Welcome to Mounds View" 2 sign be posted at the roundabout at County Road I. He suggested the sculpture be created locally 3 through a contest. 5 Vince Meyer, 8380 Spring Lake Road, stated on May 20 he spoke with the Public Works Director 6 regarding the hydroseeding on his property. He indicated his yard is full of rocks and millings from 7 the street. He understood the Public Works Director had his staff rake the big rocks out of his 8 yard, but his property was still covered with millings and chunks of debris. He reported he also 9 spoke with staff about putting a dumpster on the road. He indicated he has not received a response 10 from staff to date. He noted he has a quite a bit of damaged concrete and was told it was under 11 warranty. He stated he would like answers from the City to his questions or he would be getting 12 an attorney involved. 13 14 David Wood, 2501 Sherwood Road, commented on the new State Statute that passed regarding 15 native landscapes and natural prairies. He explained he was interested in helping neighbors install 16 native landscapes but did not want them to look like a public nuisance. He discussed his work 17 history and stated he would be interested in discussing this topic further with the City Council. 18 19 Luke Edmond, 8407 Spring Lake Road, stated he has a lot of asphalt and shavings in his yard. He 20 reported he does not have a lot of grass growing and the end of his driveway was a concern to him. 21 He asked that staff look into this. He indicated he also has concerns about the safety along his 22 roadway due to the speed of traffic. He explained his wife was considering pursuing a petition in 23 order to have a stop sign installed to assist with slowing the speed of traffic. 24 25 Joyce Jones -Strait, 7728 Knollwood Road, explained she sent an email to the City Council in 26 reference to the construction on Spring Lake Road. She read this email for the record stating she 27 was concerned with the clearcutting that occurred around Spring Lake and commented on the 28 damage that occurred in the neighborhood after a recent storm. She further discussed the concerns 29 she had regarding the retaining wall and fence that would be constructed along Spring Lake Road 30 and noted this fence would cut the neighborhood off from recreating on the lake. 31 32 Dr. Jean Strait, 7728 Knollwood Road, stated she had concerned regarding how the City would be 33 impacting Spring Lake. She requested the City reconsider the retaining wall that was being 34 installed noting this would adversely impact the neighbors. She shared a picture of the retaining 35 wall and stated she feared how the water runoff would impact the neighborhood. She questioned 36 why the City was building a path to nowhere along Spring Lake Road. 37 38 Valerie Amundsen, 3048 Woodale Drive, asked that the presentation regarding the Community 39 Center be placed on the City's website. She discussed the work that would be done by Rapp 40 Consulting noting it was her understanding this group had to remain neutral when presenting the 41 facts to residents. 42 43 CR Barragan, 7765 Spring Lake Road, stated he had concerns with how his property value would 44 be impacted due to the tree loss on his property after the recent storm. He commented on how 45 Mounds View was a tree city and questioned why the City did not value the trees in the community. 46 He explained his property value has been increasing 8.5% to 9.16% per year, but he believed this