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Mounds View City Council July 24, 2023 Regular Meeting Page 2 Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. E. Resolution 9774, Approving the Hire of Finance Director Gayle Bauman. Council Member Lindstrom stated Finance Director Mark Beer has worked for the City for the past 18 years and his last day with the City would be September 14, 2023. He explained the new Finance Director worked for a neighboring city which meant she understood the area. He looked forward to Gayle Bauman starting with the City on August 21 and wished her all the best in her new position. MOTION/SECOND: Lindstrom/Cermak. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9774, Approving the Hire of Finance Director Gayle Bauman. Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS None. 7. PUBLIC COMMENT Robert King, 7408 Silver Lake Road, expressed concern with what was happening to the City. He stated he did not like the way the Councilmembers were going after each other. He indicated he did not like the comment about “letting them see us win”. He reported someone a Councilmember was at work and she was being threatened. He explained he wanted to see the City come together. Valerie Amundsen, 3048 Woodale Drive, stated she listened to the Council work session from a few weeks ago and she was quite disturbed. She agreed the all members of the City should be treating everyone with respect. She acknowledged that there may have been some people that got out of hand, privately or possibly at a meeting, but for the most part, she was impressed with the number and the character of the people that spoke over those few meetings, and that they had done their homework. She added that they were respectful and were sharing their honest opinions about something that mattered, not only to the neighborhood, but to the whole City. She hoped this was what the City wanted its citizens to do and hoped it would continue going forward, and that the comments made at private meetings would be made publicly going forward. Andrew Oltmanns, 5373 Jackson Drive, explained he has lived in Mounds View for the past 11 years. He reported he has listened to the private meeting and he believed it was terrible what happened. He stated he was curious how the funds would be spent that were allocated for the proposed apartments. He suggested the City consider spending money on roadway safety and speeding traffic. He stated he would like to see residents respecting roadway regulations and other drivers because there were people in the community that still cared. Dan Mueller, 8343 Groveland Road, reported he listened to the infamous Council audio as well. He explained Acting Mayor Meehlhause mentioned being ticked off and that an officer had to be