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Mounds View City Council May 13, 2024 <br />Regular Meeting Page 4 <br />1 7. PUBLIC COMMENT <br />3 Vince Meyer, 8380 Spring Lake Road, questioned why his road issue was not addressed within <br />4 the recent edition of the Mounds View Matters. He suggested his curb be sealed with a warranty <br />5 that lasts five years. He commented on how painting catalytic converters was no longer effective. <br />6 <br />7 Dan Mueller, Groveland Road, asked if Groveland Road could be finished. He <br />8 understood the roadway was set up as a parking lane, two driving lanes, a bike lane and nice six <br />9 foot sidewalk. He reported the bike lanes have never been marked and were now using the <br />10 sidewalk. In addition, he recommended fire hydrants be marked appropriately with no parking 10 <br />t t feet on each side surrounding City parks. <br />12 <br />13 Luke Edmund, 8407 Spring Lake Road, congratulated Councilmember Clark for being elected to <br />14 the City Council. He passed along his appreciation to the City Council for their service to the City <br />15 of Mounds View. He stated he was concerned with the Keystone utility meter swap out and that <br />16 every residents would have to sign a waiver. He reported he emailed Keystone last week to <br />17 schedule an appointment and he was not finding any license or bond for this company. He <br />18 questioned why the City contracted with a company out of state. He explained he requested a <br />19 master plumber name and license and no information has been provided. He stated his main <br />20 concern was that the City was allowing this contractor into the City and what would happen if they <br />21 did faulty work on the meter swap out for thousands of homes in the community. He believed this <br />22 was a huge liability, especially given the fact each homeowner had to sign a waiver. <br />23 <br />24 Mayor Lindstrom explained the waiver was for residents who need to have their valve replaced. <br />25 He reported the Council decided to intervene and cover the expense for the valve replacement in <br />26 tandem with the water meter replacement for an efficiency standpoint. <br />27 <br />28 City Administrator Zikmund stated as a general rule, the City has residents sign a waiver any time <br />29 the City comes onto their personal property, whether for a tree removal or any other work as a <br />30 standard liability release. He explained public works employees can swap out commercial water <br />31 meters, but they are not licensed plumbers. <br />32 <br />33 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson reported Keystone was a subcontractor of <br />34 WinWater. He noted the City put out a bid for the water meter replacement and the project was <br />35 awarded to WinWater who hired Keystone as a subcontractor. He explained Keystone was known <br />36 for completing water meter swap outs throughout the country. He stated they do have a licensed <br />37 master plumber on standby. He indicated the bonding is with WinWater and public works has this <br />38 information on file. He commented further on how and when valves are replaced by the contractor. <br />39 <br />40 Mr. Meyer explained his water meter was replaced and when he returned home after work, his <br />41 basement was flooded. He stated he called the contractor and no one was answering his call. He <br />42 indicated he finally got a hold of somebody and they came out and fixed the leak, but he had to <br />43 clean up the mess. He reported he asked how their contractor was and has not received any <br />44 information. <br />45 <br />