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Mounds View City Council May 13, 2024 <br />Regular Meeting Page 4 <br /> <br />Council Member Cermak spoke to how Bridging.Com assisted her family when she moved to the <br />community in 1988. <br /> <br />7. PUBLIC COMMENT <br /> <br />Vince Meyer, 8380 Spring Lake Road, questioned why his road issue was not addressed within <br />the recent edition of the Mounds View Matters. He suggested his curb be sealed with a warranty <br />that lasts five years. He commented on how painting catalytic converters was no longer effective. <br /> <br />Dan Mueller, 8343 Groveland Road, asked if Groveland Road could be finished. He understood <br />the roadway was set up as a parking lane, two driving lanes, a bike lane and nice six foot sidewalk. <br />He reported the bike lanes have never been marked and were now using the sidewalk. In addition, <br />he recommended fire hydrants be marked appropriately with no parking 10 feet on each side <br />surrounding City parks. <br /> <br />Luke Edmund, 8407 Spring Lake Road, congratulated Councilmember Clark for being elected to <br />the City Council. He passed along his appreciation to the City Council for their service to the City <br />of Mounds View. He stated he was concerned with the Keystone utility meter swap out and that <br />every residents would have to sign a waiver. He reported he emailed Keystone last week to <br />schedule an appointment and he was not finding any license or bond for this company. He <br />questioned why the City contracted with a company out of state. He explained he requested a <br />master plumber name and license and no information has been provided. He stated his main <br />concern was that the City was allowing this contractor into the City and what would happen if they <br />did faulty work on the meter swap out for thousands of homes in the community. He believed this <br />was a huge liability, especially given the fact each homeowner had to sign a waiver. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom explained the waiver was for residents who need to have their valve replaced. <br />He reported the Council decided to intervene and cover the expense for the valve replacement in <br />tandem with the water meter replacement for an efficiency standpoint. <br /> <br />City Administrator Zikmund stated as a general rule, the City has residents sign a waiver any time <br />the City comes onto their personal property, whether for a tree removal or any other work as a <br />standard liability release. He explained public works employees can swap out commercial water <br />meters, but they are not licensed plumbers. <br /> <br />Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson reported Keystone was a subcontractor of <br />WinWater. He noted the City put out a bid for the water meter replacement and the project was <br />awarded to WinWater who hired Keystone as a subcontractor. He explained Keystone was known <br />for completing water meter swap outs throughout the country. He stated they do have a licensed <br />master plumber on standby. He indicated the bonding is with WinWater and public works has this <br />information on file. He commented further on how and when valves are replaced by the contractor. <br /> <br />Mr. Meyer explained his water meter was replaced and when he returned home after work, his <br />basement was flooded. He stated he called the contractor and no one was answering his call. He <br />indicated he finally got a hold of somebody and they came out and fixed the leak, but he had to