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Mounds View City Council June 23, 2025 Regular Meeting Page 7 1 Council Member Smith reported she attended Back to the 50's this past weekend. She thanked the 2 residents in Mounds View who brought her a canopy. 3 4 Council Member Smith indicated she would also be attending the League of Minnesota Cities 5 Annual Conference in Duluth later this week. 6 7 Council Member Smith sent her deepest condolences to the family of Metro Transit Sergeant 8 Beverly Rodrigez and the entire Metro Transit Police Department. 9 10 Council Member Gunn reported the Mounds View Police Foundation would be serving up hot 1 1 dogs on Saturday, June 28 at Von Hansens as part of a fundraiser from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 12 13 Council Member Gunn explained she attended a Mounds View Police Foundation meeting and the 14 group was discussing Festival in the Park. 15 16 Council Member Gunn provided the City Council with an update from the Tribute Park 17 Committee. She reported construction on this park would begin next month. 18 19 Mayor Lindstrom explained he attended the Community Engagement Juneteenth celebration on 20 June 20 and he thanked everyone who took the time to attend this community event. 21 22 Mayor Lindstrom stated he would be attending the League of Minnesota Cities Annual Conference 23 in Duluth as well. 24 25 Mayor Lindstrom indicated he met with Pastor Lee from the North Church, noting this church 26 wants to be more involved in the community. 27 28 Mayor Lindstrom commented on the events that occurred on June 14 where Speaker Hortman and 29 her husband were shot and killed. He explained it was very sad to see this event turning into 30 something political. He asked that people stop doing this and that people begin speaking to each 31 other with kindness. 32 33 B. Reports of Staff. 34 35 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson commented on the water line 36 interconnection agreement he was working on with Arden Hills. 37 38 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson reported the fitness court would break 39 ground on June 30. 40 41 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson indicated the Tribute Park would be holding 42 a preconstruction meeting on Tuesday, June 24. 43 44 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson reviewed potential layouts for the zipline in 45 Silver View Park and requested direction from the City Council on how to proceed. He noted the 46 addition zip track and concrete work would cost the City an additional $27,870.95.