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Mounds View City Council January 22, 2024 Regular Meeting Page 4 1 Council Member Gunn stated Tribute Park meetings would be held at the Community Center on 2 Wednesday, January 31. The first meeting would be held at 10:30 a.m. and the second would be 3 held at 6:00 p.m. 4 5 Council Member Cermak reported the Daddy Daughter Dance would be held on Saturday, 6 February 10 at 5:30 p.m. She explained the Mounds View Police Foundation was seeking 7 volunteers for this event. 8 9 Council Member Cermak noted she recently attended a Festival in the Park meeting and stated the 10 group was hosting a fundraiser at the Northtown Chipotle on Saturday, March 2 from 5:00 p.m. to 11 9:00 P.M. 12 13 Mayor Lindstrom explained he met with Commissioner Frethem last week to discuss items 14 occurring within Ramsey County. He noted the County may be interested in renovating their 15 library. 16 17 Mayor Lindstrom stated he attended the Organized Collection Options Committee meeting where 18 resident feedback was discussed. He indicated he would be attending another committee meeting 19 on Wednesday, January 24 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. 20 21 Mayor Lindstrom reported the Council would be holding a special work session meeting on 22 Monday, January 29 at 6:00 p.m. 23 24 Mayor Lindstrom explained he would be attending his first Clemency Commission meeting next 25 week. 26 27 B. Reports of Staff. 28 29 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson noted he met with the contractor last week 30 and repairs would begin on Water Treatment Plant 2 the first or second week of February. He 31 commented on the repair parts that would be needed for WTP2. 32 33 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson reported Ramsey County was seeking a 34 letter of support from the City Council for two different projects as they are seeking federal 35 funding. He noted the first project was for Silver Lake Road, reducing this roadway from four 36 lanes to three lanes. He stated this project would begin in 2025. He indicated he would be speaking 37 with the County about expanding the trail system along this roadway. 38 39 Further discussion ensued regarding the traffic and accident counts along Silver Lake Road. 40 41 Mayor Lindstrom recommended staff look into grant opportunities for this project. 42 43 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson indicated the second project was on Mounds 44 View Boulevard between Groveland and Spring Lake Road. He reviewed the crash information 45 for this portion of the corridor. He stated it was his understanding the County was looking into 46 installing j-turns at this intersection in order to reduce the number of accidents at this intersection.