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Mounds View City Council January 24, 2005 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br />He stated that they have realized the need for some time, as well as the need for a larger grocery <br />store in the area. <br />Ms. Mueller stated that another concern was that the residents of the apartment buildings were <br />hoping for some form of a transportation system for them. She stated that one resident had <br />hoped the Lions Club would provide a van. <br />Mayor Marry stated that the Lions Club did donate a small bus for City and Public Works, but <br />the Lions Club doesn't have the funds that it used to have because of charitable gambling cuts. <br />He stated there is a meeting coming up on February 14th, so that may be a meeting to attend. <br />Ms. Mueller asked what it would take to get that van rolling. <br />Mayor Many stated that it is rolling, but it was an issue of having drivers and so forth. He stated <br />that Metro Mobility does service Mounds View. <br />Ms. Mueller stated that Metro Mobility generally required having a doctor's order. <br />Mayor Marty stated that there is a survey coming out, and to please have these people respond <br />accordingly. He stated that they would be having a Town Hall meeting to go over the survey <br />results, and perhaps further issues could come up at that time. <br />Ms. Mueller asked if the meeting would be an open forum. <br />Council Member Gunn stated that the legislators usually explain what is happening at the <br />legislature, and then they open it up for questions. <br />Dave Jahnke, 8428 Eastwood Road, congratulated Councilmember Flaherty and stated that he <br />hopes he does a good job, and he hopes that he watches their money, which has been a very <br />serious problem in the past. <br />6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUISNESS <br />A. Annual Storm Water Permit Review -Present and discuss the City's <br />Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP). <br />Marla Manypenny from the Public Works Surface Water Division, gave a PowerPoint <br />presentation to the Council of some examples of their projects in 2004. She stated that Mounds <br />View is way ahead of some of the larger outskirt cities in implementing the program. She stated <br />a big project for 2005 is going to be Greenfield Park and Oakwood Park, which was last done in <br />1986, which is going to entail dredging of some areas. She stated that 66 children had <br />volunteered for their summer program and had participated in stenciling some of the storm <br />drains. <br />• <br />