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Mounds View City Council August 14, 2023 Regular Meeting Page 3 2 Bob King, 7408 Silver Lake Road, commended Police Chief Zender and his officers on how well 3 they do their job. 4 5 Sharon Kirscher, 8406 Red Oak Drive, asked how the police department was addressing the guns 6 being made from 3D printers. Police Chief Zender stated the ATF and feds are going to have to 7 further regulate this concern. 8 9 7. PUBLIC COMMENT 10 11 Bob King, 7408 Silver Lake Road, asked how the City Council defined a public place. He feared 12 that the Council would be putting undue stress on the police department having to patrol public 13 streets and sidewalks. 14 15 City Attorney Riggs explained this matter would be further defined and addressed under agenda 16 Item 8I. 17 18 Mr. King indicated he did not support organized garbage collection in Mounds View. He requested 19 the Council hold off taking action on this item because residents would be coming forward with a 20 signed petition. 21 22 Rene Johnson, 7385 Pleasant View Drive, thanked the Council for communicating the Mounds 23 View fall clean-up day with residents. She expressed concern with the fact the City posted the 24 mayoral candidates in the Vadnais Heights Press versus the Pioneer Press. She recommended the 25 City be consistent with its communication. She commented on a survey residents on Pleasant View 26 Drive received noting the suggested return date was August 4, 2023. She explained she received 27 the survey on July 31, 2023 and residents did not have a reasonable amount of time to review and 28 complete the survey. She urged the City do better when trying to communicate and gather 29 information from the public. 30 31 CR Barragan, 7765 Spring Lake Road, thanked Council Member Lindstrom and Acting Mayor 32 Meehlhause for meeting with him. He indicated a three foot fence was discussed instead of a four 33 foot fence. He encouraged the Council to proceed in this manner. He commented on the four foot 34 drop on his property and asked that steps be installed in order allow him to market his property as 35 having lake access. 36 37 Sharon Kirscher, 8406 Red Oak Drive, requested the City Council quit using acronyms and use 38 real words in order to better involve residents in packet information and meetings. 39 40 Carol Mueller, 8343 Groveland Road, expressed concern regarding an item on the Consent 41 Agenda, Item 5A, Resolution 9800, Approving a Settlement Agreement. She assumed the City 42 reached an agreement with someone and she would like further information as to what this 43 agreement was about. 44 45 City Administrator Zikmund explained there was full information regarding this item in the 46 Council packet. City Attorney Riggs reported this item involves an agreement settling with the