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Mounds View City Council November 10, 2025 Regular Meeting Page 3 1 Mayor Lindstrom questioned what brought Marawanna to Mounds View. Mr. Schmidt reported 2 he has been looking for space and found this space because Mr. Kimmel is his landlord in 3 Bloomington. 4 5 Mayor Lindstrom stated he understood there were mixed emotions when it came to cannabis sales, 6 but he anticipated over time, cannabis sales would be normalized. 8 Council Member Clark stated she heard from a resident that lives on Adams who was happy to see 9 this new business coming to the City of Mounds View. 10 11 City Administrator Zikmund reported staff would be bringing back the cannabis ordinance in order 12 to modify the hours of operation but noted the Council could move forward with the Marawanna 13 registration request. 14 15 MOTION/SECOND: Clark/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 10171, 16 Approving the Cannabis Retailer Registration for Marawanna for the property located at 5491 17 Adams Street as stated in the handout. 18 19 A roll call vote was taken. 20 21 Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. 22 23 B. Resolution 10168, Approving a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to Amend 24 the Future Land Use Map Designation at 2716 Hillview Road. 25 26 Kribashini Moorthy, Stantec, requested the Council approve a Comprehensive Plan Amendment 27 to Amend the Future Land Use Map Designation at 2716 Hillview Road. She explained this 28 property was currently owned by the EDA and was proposed to have four townhouses. She 29 indicated the property was currently guided for single family detached and needed to be changed 30 to multi -family residential. She discussed how the proposed change would serve as a transition 31 zone between the mixed use and single family detached families in the area. She commented 32 further on the proposed request and recommended approval. 33 34 James Kavanaugh, 7956 Red Oak Drive, explained he and his wife have lived at their home for 35 the past 53 years. He stated he opposed the rezoning and comprehensive plan amendment. He was 36 of the opinion that this was an industrial creep as there were no multi -family dwellings on Red 37 Oak Drive, Sunnyside, Hillview, or Fairchild. He did not believe it was right for the City to put 38 multi -family dwellings on this property. He feared the City was trying to cut its losses because 39 other development had not occurred on this lot. He recommended this comprehensive plan 40 amendment and rezoning not be approved. 41 42 Mayor Lindstrom clarified that the original property owner approached the City to purchase this 43 lot. He explained the City purchased the lot after learning the church did not have the funding to 44 purchase the lot for a tiny home development. He reported an apartment building was not proposed 45 for this lot, but rather four townhome units were being proposed. He understood residents may not 46 find this to be the best use for this lot but the City Council was tasked with finding the highest and