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Mounds View City Council July 14, 2025 <br />Regular Meeting Page 8 <br /> <br />Approve the Purchase of (2) Service Trucks for the Public Works Department. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause reported the City buys new vehicles and takes great care of his work <br />trucks. He did not believe the City would be able to keep used trucks for 15+ years. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br /> <br />H. Resolution 10132, Approving Various Sanitary Sewer Manhole Repairs. <br /> <br />Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson requested the Council approve various <br />sanitary sewer manhole repairs. He explained this was a routine maintenance request. He reported <br />the City received two separate bids for this work and staff was recommending the Council approve <br />the Resolution authorizing Innovative High-Performance Coatings to improve the manholes. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 10132, <br />Approving Various Sanitary Sewer Manhole Repairs. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br /> <br />I. Resolution 10112, Accepting the 2025 Twin Cities Gateway Marketing Grant. <br /> <br />Finance Director Bauman requested the Council accept the 2025 Twin Cities Gateway Marketing <br />Grant. She explained each year the City receives an annual grant amount from Twin Cities <br />Gateway that is a percentage of the lodging tax collected from the prior year. She indicated these <br />grant funds can be used to market and promote events that draw tourists to the community. She <br />requested direction from the Council on how to split the funds received for 2025. <br /> <br />Council Member Smith recused herself from acting on this item. <br /> <br />Council Member Clark questioned how much funding the City would be receiving in 2025. <br />Finance Director Bauman reported the City would be receiving $9,945. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom proposed allocating $7,000 of grant funds per year going forward to Festival in <br />the Park with the remainder being allocated to the Community Center. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause stated he believed this recommendation made sense. He commented <br />further on the cities that were involved in Twin Cities Gateway. <br /> <br />Council Member Clark anticipated the Festival in the Park could utilize $7,000 per year from these <br />grant funds. She supported Mayor Lindstrom’s proposal and noted the Community Center could <br />utilize the remainder of the funds to promote the fall festival. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 10112, <br />Accepting the 2025 Twin Cities Gateway Marketing Grant allotting $7,000 to Festival in the Park <br />and the remainder of the funding going to the Mounds View Community Center. <br />