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Mounds View City Council March 3, 2025 Special Meeting Page 3 1 2 Council Member Gunn questioned how many employees would be working at the municipal 3 cannabis shop. Mr. McCalpa anticipated there would be 10 employees at the shop in Mounds 4 View. 5 6 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Clark. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 10069, 7 Approving a Memorandum of Understanding with MN Roots regarding operation of a municipal 8 cannabis retail store, authorizing the City Administrator to submit the cannabis business 9 application and authorizing payment of the $2,500 application fee. 10 1 1 Mayor Lindstrom reported the City would be incurring an expense for the application fee. 12 13 Ayes—5 Nays—0 Motion carried. 14 15 B. Resolution 10071, Approving a Professional Service Agreement with ARVIG 16 to Install Network Fiber in the Community Center for the Mounds View 17 School District. 18 19 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson requested the Council approve a 20 professional service agreement with ARVIG to install network fiber in the Community Center for 21 the Mounds View School District. He explained the Mounds View School District was currently 22 renting the Community Center for PSAT and advanced placement testing. He noted all testing 23 must now be done online, which has led the City to pursue a fiber network at the Community 24 Center with ARVIG. Staff commented further on the proposed installation and recommended 25 approval. 26 27 Council Member Meehlhause asked how much the school district would be investing in the fiber 28 installation. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson explained he was uncertain,but 29 estimated the cost would be over $25,000. He commented on how testing could be expanded at 30 the Community Center once the fiber network was in place. 31 32 Council Member Meehlhause questioned who would be responsible for monitoring the fiber 33 network. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson stated the school district would be 34 monitoring the system. He commented the City would still have its own internet system in place. 35 36 MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Smith. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 10071, 37 Approving a Professional Service Agreement with ARVIG to Install Network Fiber in the 38 Community Center for the Mounds View School District. 39 40 Ayes—5 Nays—0 Motion carried. 41 42 5. PUBLIC COMMENT 43 44 Brian Amundsen, 3048 Woodale Drive, spoke to the Council regarding budgets. He reported last 45 fall he met with the City Administrator,Mayor and Finance Director.He commented on how 1.5% 46 of the 4%of the franchise fees was to be designated to streets in order to fund street improvements.