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Mounds View City Council August 14, 2023 Regular Meeting Page 4 1 engineer/architect firm that the City has been working with, so they will participate with the City 2 in a lawsuit regarding the water treatment facility. He stated this was a step in the process. He 3 encouraged Ms. Mueller to read through the staff report in order to learn more about the settlement. 5 Dr. Jean Strait, 7728 Knollwood Drive, stated she was in favor of the City holding off on the 6 garbage collection decision. She encouraged the Council to not compare Mounds View to St. Paul, 7 noting this community does not have alleyways. She explained she brought a grant opportunity 8 forward to City staff that would allow the City to get up to $500,000 to help repair the lake. She 9 indicated Spring Lake Park and Fridley could also be involved in this project. She explained she 10 was not trying to attack anyone personally and she apologized if she hurt anyone's feelings. She 11 commented on how she was educating herself on road design and noted her father was in road 12 construction. She described how retaining walls are constructed asked that the total wall only be 13 four feet high for the stone and fence. 14 15 Council Member Lindstrom asked if it was possible to use the wall as part of the barrier in order 16 to lower the fence height. City Administrator Zikmund stated there was a two part equation, which 17 included the backfill on the lake side of the wall. The higher this could be brought up, the lower 18 the fence could be. He understood the DNR said the elevation could not be changed. He indicated 19 as elevation information becomes available, he understood the City may be able to have a three 20 foot fence on the north end. 21 22 Acting Mayor Meehlhause clarified for the record that he did not recall Dr. Strait saying anything 23 derogatory to City staff. 24 25 Julie Clark, 8005 Woodlawn Drive, discussed the petition that residents were pursuing which 26 would go against organized trash collection. She stated the petition only need 253 signatures. She 27 urged the Council to not start the negotiations tonight. She commented on the concerns she had 28 with the City pursuing a seven year contract if the residents were to override this action through 29 the petition. 30 31 Dennis Frohm, 7840 Bona Road, encouraged the Council to delay action on the negotiations for 32 the organized trash collection in order to allow residents to get enough signatures on the petition. 33 34 Joyce Jones -Strait, 7728 Knollwood Drive, urged the Council to hold off on approving organized 35 trash collection. She believed there were other ways or measures that could be taken in order to 36 assist in preserving City streets. She stated she cares deeply for this community and she believed 37 organized trash collection was wrong for Mounds View. 38 39 Heather Schuchard, 7984 Woodlawn Drive, stated she would like the City to work with residents 40 in order to improve communication. She believed building better communication with residents 41 would improve trust between the City and residents. 42 43 Kris Lillemo, 5132 Long Lake Road, asked that the Council delay action on the organized trash 44 collection. In addition, he wanted the Council to delay action on the ordinance that would address 45 the use of cannabis in public spaces. He was of the opinion the use of cannabis does not need to 46 be regulated.