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Mounds View City Council February 26, 2024 Regular Meeting Page 8 2 Council Member Meehlhause stated the Community Center would be hosting a St. Patrick's Day 3 event on Sunday, March 17 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and the Mounds View Lions would be 4 serving corned beef and cabbage for an in kind donation. 5 6 Council Member Meehlhause reported the Lions would be hosting a waffle dinner on Wednesday, 7 March 13 at Abiding Savior Church from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. for an in kind donation. All s proceeds from this event will be donated to the Ralph Reeder Food Shelf 9 10 Mayor Lindstrom stated he met with a Met Council representative along with the City 1 1 Administrator where grant funding for the City of Mounds View was discussed. 12 13 Mayor Lindstrom explained he attended the Sunnyside PTA meeting last Tuesday. He noted this 14 group was working on the spring carnival. 15 16 Mayor Lindstrom welcomed the new residents in attendance to Mounds View. He stated he 17 appreciated these new residents reaching out and for attending this meeting. 18 19 B. Reports of Staff. 20 21 Finance Director Bauman explained the auditors were onsite doing field work and should be 22 wrapped up in the coming weeks. 23 24 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson reported a neighborhood meeting was 25 scheduled for Monday, March 11 to discuss Silver View Pond. He explained Stantec has 26 completed the plans for the pond and staff was looking to remove invasive species of trees and 27 shrubs. He commented on how the oak trees would be protected. He stated water quality issues 28 would be addressed within the park and the surrounding neighborhoods, specifically with the H2 29 Flats. He indicated ongoing maintenance would occur in the coming years to address buckthorn. 30 31 City Administrator Zikmund stated the changes within Silver View Pond would be significant and 32 dramatic, and would take three to five years to complete. He indicated the pond would look better 33 after the plans were completed. 34 35 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson reported staff met with Rice Creek 36 Watershed and discussed the plans for Silver View Pond. He explained the City would be applying 37 for grant funding to assist with the water quality cleanup work. He discussed how the trail around 38 the pond would have to be relocated in order to assist with protecting the water. 39 40 Mayor Lindstrom requested staff speak with representatives from the H2 Flats to see if it would 41 be possible to get a trail from the H2 Flats. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson 42 explained he would speak to H2 Flats regarding this matter and would report back to the City 43 Council. 44 45 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson reported weight restrictions went into effect 46 on Monday, February 26.