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Mounds View City Council August 14, 2023 Regular Meeting Page 4 City Administrator Zikmund explained there was full information regarding this item in the Council packet. City Attorney Riggs reported this item involves an agreement settling with the engineer/architect firm that the City has been working with, so they will participate with the City in a lawsuit regarding the water treatment facility. He stated this was a step in the process. He encouraged Ms. Mueller to read through the staff report in order to learn more about the settlement. Dr. Jean Strait, 7728 Knollwood Drive, stated she was in favor of the City holding off on the garbage collection decision. She encouraged the Council to not compare Mounds View to St. Paul, noting this community does not have alleyways. She explained she brought a grant opportunity forward to City staff that would allow the City to get up to $500,000 to help repair the lake. She indicated Spring Lake Park and Fridley could also be involved in this project. She explained she was not trying to attack anyone personally and she apologized if she hurt anyone’s feelings. She commented on how she was educating herself on road design and noted her father was in road construction. She described how retaining walls are constructed asked that the total wall only be four feet high for the stone and fence. Council Member Lindstrom asked if it was possible to use the wall as part of the barrier in order to lower the fence height. City Administrator Zikmund stated there was a two part equation, which included the backfill on the lake side of the wall. The higher this could be brought up, the lower the fence could be. He understood the DNR said the elevation could not be changed. He indicated as elevation information becomes available, he understood the City may be able to have a three foot fence on the north end. Acting Mayor Meehlhause clarified for the record that he did not recall Dr. Strait saying anything derogatory to City staff. Julie Clark, 8005 Woodlawn Drive, discussed the petition that residents were pursuing which would go against organized trash collection. She stated the petition only need 253 signatures. She urged the Council to not start the negotiations tonight. She commented on the concerns she had with the City pursuing a seven year contract if the residents were to override this action through the petition. Dennis Frohm, 7840 Bona Road, encouraged the Council to delay action on the negotiations for the organized trash collection in order to allow residents to get enough signatures on the petition. Joyce Jones-Strait, 7728 Knollwood Drive, urged the Council to hold off on approving organized trash collection. She believed there were other ways or measures that could be taken in order to assist in preserving City streets. She stated she cares deeply for this community and she believed organized trash collection was wrong for Mounds View. Heather Schuchard, 7984 Woodlawn Drive, stated she would like the City to work with residents in order to improve communication. She believed building better communication with residents would improve trust between the City and residents.