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Mounds View City Council November 10, 2025 Regular Meeting Page 6 1 indicated he was working to get the corner cleaned up. He asked that the Council allow him to 2 keep the flowers. He noted the purpose of the flowers are to create a tripping hazard for those 3 individuals who are wrongfully entering his property. 4 5 Mayor Lindstrom thanked Mr. Gunn for attending this meeting and stated he was willing to help 6 Mr. Gunn with the cleanup of his property. 7 8 Mr. Gunn discussed how he purchased the home when it was in foreclosure and had to pay a $600 9 outstanding water bill. He asked that this money be refunded to him. 10 11 Mayor Lindstrom stated this would be an uncommon practice for the City and he was not in a 12 position to refund these dollars. 13 14 Tony Presiado, 8217 Long Lake Road, indicated he would donate his time to help with the property 15 cleanup. 16 17 Housing and Code Enforcement Inspector Anderson reviewed the emails he sent to Mr. Gunn from 18 May 20 and September 4 which highlighted the matters that had to be addressed on the property. 19 He read through both of these emails in full for the record. 20 21 Mayor Lindstrom asked if there were other members of the public who would like to speak 22 regarding this property. 23 24 Karen , neighbor, stated she has watched the debris on this property grow over the 25 years and while she understood the health issues of Mr. Gunn, she wanted to see this property 26 cleaned up. She suggested the City reach out to the high school to see if there were students willing 27 and interested in cleaning up this property. She did not believe it was right for Mr. Gunn to be 28 parking his vehicles in the street and recommended the community come together to get this 29 property cleaned up. 30 31 Wanda Haines, neighbor, explained she lived around the corner from Mr. Gunn. She stated she 32 felt bad for Mr. Gunn given his health concerns but expressed concern with the fact he drove 33 around the community picking up more stuff on a daily basis. She noted Mr. Gunn has three 34 vehicles and his truck remains on the street. She reported the corner at Irondale Road and 35 Woodcrest was hazardous because the sight lines were not clear. She asked that the City take action 36 in order to bring the property into compliance with City Code. 37 38 Housing and Code Enforcement Inspector Anderson reported the recommendation from staff is to 39 approve the Resolution ordering the abatement of the hazardous condition for the property at 5090 40 Irondale Road. 41 42 Mayor Lindstrom asked when work would begin on this property. Housing and Code Enforcement 43 Inspector Anderson anticipated it would take him a week or two to get a contractor to the property. 44 45 Mayor Lindstrom stated this was a unique property, but he recognized there was a little more than 46 should be on the site. He discussed Mr. Gunn's health conditions and stated he wanted to be