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Mounds View City Council November 24, 2025 Regular Meeting Page 5 1 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 2 3 C. Second Reading and Approval of Ordinance 1051, Rezoning the Property at 4 2716 Hillview Road from R-1(Single Family Residential) to R-4 (Multi Family 5 Residential). 6 7 Evan Monson, Stantec, requested the Council to adopt an Ordinance that would rezone the 8 property at 2716 Hillview Road from R-1 (Single Family Residential) to R-4 (Multi Family 9 Residential). He explained this Ordinance was introduced at the Council’s last meeting and a 10 public hearing was held by the Planning Commission on November 5. He reported the applicant 11 would like to develop this property into four townhomes, which required the requested rezoning. 12 He commented further on the applicant’s request and recommended approval of the Ordinance. 13 14 James Cavanaugh, 7956 Red Oak Drive, explained he has lived in his home for the past 53 years. 15 He stated there was no one in his neighborhood that wanted to see this rezoning approved. He 16 suggested action on this item be tabled in order to allow the Council to speak with the neighbors 17 that will be impacted by the proposed development. He did not want to see rental housing on this 18 property. He anticipated this project was becoming a money issue and he understood the City 19 would make more money on four townhomes than on one single-family home. 20 21 Brian Amundsen, 3048 Woodale Drive, stated after reviewing this proposal, he did not believe the 22 City’s setback requirements would be met with the four proposed townhomes. He questioned why 23 the Council would support moving forward with the rezoning when the City did not have a solid 24 plan that met City requirements for this property. He anticipated this project could only move 25 forward with variances. He supported this property maintaining the character of the neighborhood. 26 27 Tony Presiado, 8217 Long Lake Road, expressed concern with how an increase in population leads 28 to an increase in crime. He proposed the City leave this property vacant or that only one house be 29 reconstructed on this site. 30 31 Murwo Mohammad, 2657 Mounds View Boulevard, reported the City needed more affordable 32 housing. She explained there were a lot of low-income families in Mounds View. She stated she 33 did not appreciate the generalized statement that low-income housing brought crime. She indicated 34 she was not a criminal, rather she was a good citizen that did not break the law. 35 36 Robert Edmund, 7835 Groveland Road, stated the low-income housing across the highway from 37 him, was now creating concerns on the Simmons property. He asked that the Council look into 38 this. He indicated he did not support the proposed rezoning. 39 40 Mayor Lindstrom reported the developer was proposing to build four market rate townhomes and 41 noted the developer was a resident of Mounds View. While he understood the concerns from the 42 residents that spoke, he also appreciated the fact that a resident in the community wanted to make 43 an investment in Mounds View. He was of the opinion that the proposed development would not 44 create hardships in the community. He stated this was a thoughtful development for the space and 45 he appreciated the City having more housing options. 46