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The Mounds View Vision <br />A Thriving Desirable Community <br /> <br />Item No: 2, 3,4 <br />Meeting Date: February 2, 2026 <br />Type of Business: Workshop <br />City Administrator Review: _____ <br /> <br /> <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator <br />Item Title/Subject: Workshop Items <br /> <br />Introduction: <br />Items 2, 3 and 4 on the agenda are all draft ordinances specific to issues one or more of you <br />have asked to be discussed when time permits. Time now permits! <br /> <br />1. Agenda Item 2 – A draft ordinance allowing residents with physical handicaps to drive on <br />residential streets with golf carts. <br />2. Agenda Item 3 (Att. 1/2) - A draft ordinance requiring registration of vacant buildings and <br />giving the city regulatory abilities for vacant buildings. Also included is a sample vacant <br />building registration form for the imposition of these provisions. <br />3. Agenda Item 4 - A draft ordinance creating a requirement that new construction multi- <br />family residential developments must have 18% of their units be affordable. The <br />ordinance also requires tenant notices and protection when a building with affordable <br />housing units is sold. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br />Agenda Item 2 is in response to one or more residents that have handicapped members in the <br />home who wish to increase their mobility via used of a motorized golf cart. Other cities have <br />done this, and K & G has provided a draft ordinance that has been used by others. <br /> <br />Agenda Item 3 above provides another tool for redevelopment/ending urban blight for properties <br />that become vacant and then neglected. It gives council another tool to use in their <br />redevelopment efforts. <br /> <br />Agenda Item 4 above is a continuation of council discussion on housing affordability and would <br />provide for options for council to consider. <br /> <br />Strategic Plan Strategy/Goal: <br />A progressive city that is welcoming and desirable destination for all ages and cultures, who <br />seek progress through partnership, and a place where residents can live, work and play safely <br />and show pride in the community. <br /> <br />Financial Impact: <br />Varies <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br />Council Discretion. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />________________________ <br />Nyle Zikmund <br />City Administrator