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Mounds View City Council May 27, 2025 <br />Regular Meeting Page 7 <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom reported he and City Administrator Zikmund met with a constituent about 1 <br />gathering data and discussing how the City can provide better services as a City. 2 <br /> 3 <br />Mayor Lindstrom commented Mounds View would be receiving the City of Excellence Award at 4 <br />the League of Minnesota Cities Annual Conference for the work the City has done to address racial 5 <br />covenants. 6 <br /> 7 <br />Mayor Lindstrom provided the Council with an update on his recent clemency efforts, noting he 8 <br />was able to speak on a recent radio show. 9 <br /> 10 <br />Mayor Lindstrom reported he had a meeting with the Vadnais Heights Mayor where homelessness 11 <br />was discussed. 12 <br /> 13 <br />Mayor Lindstrom explained he would be having knee surgery on June 3. 14 <br /> 15 <br />B. Reports of Staff. 16 <br /> 17 <br />City Administrator Zikmund provided the Council with an update on the City’s cannabis license. 18 <br /> 19 <br />City Administrator Zikmund explained there was a vacancy on the Planning Commission as Gary 20 <br />Rundle had to step down for health reasons. 21 <br /> 22 <br /> 1. Selection of 2024 Citizen of the Year and Decision on When to Present 23 <br />Award. 24 <br /> 25 <br />City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council make a selection for the 2024 Citizen of the 26 <br />Year. In addition, he asked that the Council decide when this award would be presented. 27 <br /> 28 <br />The Council discussed presenting the Citizen of the Year award at the Town Hall meeting. 29 <br /> 30 <br />Mayor Lindstrom asked if the Citizen of the Year award could be presented at Festival in the Park. 31 <br /> 32 <br />Council Member Smith suggested the award be presented prior to the drawing at Festival in the 33 <br />Park. 34 <br /> 35 <br />Council Member Clark stated she would bring this suggestion to the Festival in the Park’s next 36 <br />meeting. 37 <br /> 38 <br />Mayor Lindstrom questioned who the Council wanted to present with the Citizen of the Year 39 <br />award. 40 <br /> 41 <br />Council Member Clark recommended the Council select C or A. 42 <br /> 43 <br />Council Member Meehlhause and Council Member Gunn supported A. 44 <br /> 45 <br />Mayor Lindstrom indicated he supported A as well. 46