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Mounds View City Council July 8, 2024 Regular Meeting Page 10 1 Council Member Gunn explained she would need someone to attend the Cable Commission 2 meeting on Thursday, July 18. 3 4 Council Member Cermak stated the Mounds View Police Foundation would be meeting on 5 Tuesday, July 16 at Random Park at 5:30 p.m. where future fundraisers will be discussed. She 6 indicated a fundraiser would be held at Von Hanson's in North Oaks on Saturday, July 13 from 7 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 8 9 Council Member Clark reported she attended her first League of Minnesota Cities Annual 10 Conference two weeks ago in Rochester. 11 12 Council Member Clark invited the public to attend the Parks Master Plan open house on Thursday, 13 July 11 at the Community Center from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 14 15 Council Member Clark encouraged all residents to attend Festival in the Park on Friday, August 16 16 and Saturday, August 17. 17 18 Council Member Meehlhause stated during his time serving on the City Council he has served 19 with eight different individuals and he was the only one who has never missed a City Council or 20 Work Session meeting. He indicated this perfect attendance record would end in two weeks as he 21 will not attend the July 22 City Council meeting. 22 23 Council Member Meehlhause explained one week ago a non-Mounds View resident spoke at a 24 neighboring community and this individual made disparaging and false statements about Mayor 25 Lindstrom. He clarified for the record that Mayor Lindstrom was not lazy. He indicated Mayor 26 Lindstrom did not attend the negotiation sessions with the trash haulers because this would have 27 been inappropriate regardless of the subject matter. He commended Mayor Lindstrom for the 28 amount of time he devotes to his position stating he was greatly appreciated. He reported he has 29 served with four different mayors on his time with the City Council and stated Mayor Lindstrom 30 was the best Mayor he has served with when it comes to representing the community and 31 establishing community partnerships. 32 33 Mayor Lindstrom thanked Council Member Meehlhause for his kind words. He thanked everyone 34 who participated in this meeting. 35 36 Mayor Lindstrom reported filings for City Council would begin on Tuesday, July 30. 37 38 Mayor Lindstrom stated Night to Unite would be held on Tuesday, August 6. 39 40 Police Chief Zender encouraged residents to register their block party with the Mounds View 41 Police Department. 42 43 B. Reports of Staff. 44 45 Finance Director Bauman provided the Council with an update on two separate conduit debt 46 projects, noting one has pulled out and the other was still proceeding.