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Mounds View City Council March 9, 2026 Regular Meeting Page 5 Council Member Meehlhause reviewed his meeting schedule for the coming week noting he would 1 be attending a Zoom call with the president of the Twin Cities Gateway Bureau and the City of 2 Fridley finance director. He explained on Tuesday, he would be attending a board of directors 3 meeting with the convention bureau. He commented on Wednesday he would be attending an 4 NYFS finance meeting and on Thursday he would be attending a Chamber of Commerce business 5 council meeting. 6 7 Council Member Gunn stated she would be attending the Mounds View Business Council meeting 8 on Thursday. 9 10 Council Member Gunn reported on Saturday, April 18 the Lions would be working with public 11 works on a cleanup event and in May the Lions would be hosting the annual garage sale from May 12 11 through May 13 at Hillview Park. 13 14 Council Member Gunn explained she attended the Regional Council of Mayors meeting with 15 Mayor Lindstrom last week. 16 17 Mayor Lindstrom thanked Project Ardan and the Lions for putting on the yard and garden expo. 18 19 Mayor Lindstrom reported that the Regional Council of Mayors discussed the proposed housing 20 bill that was being considered by the State, noting this bill was centered around developers and 21 maximum profit and not on how residents will be impacted. 22 23 Mayor Lindstrom commented on the items that were discussed at the Nine Cities Mayors meeting, 24 which included how communities were impacted by Operation Metro Surge. 25 26 Mayor Lindstrom explained he met with the City’s cannabis partners last week regarding the retail 27 shop that would be located within Mounds View Square. He stated this shop was slated to be a 28 regional destination for cannabis sales. 29 30 Mayor Lindstrom commented on the clemency hearing he attended last Friday. 31 32 Council Member Smith let the public know that she received a letter in the mail and wanted the 33 resident who sent it to know she had read this letter. 34 35 B. Reports of Staff. 36 37 Finance Director Bauman explained Ramsey County has implemented a property tax payment 38 extension for certain properties. She indicated this meant the City’s revenue would be coming in 39 later too. 40 41 City Administrator Zikmund stated the Goal Committee within the Park Committee finished up 42 their work last week and Public Works Director Peterson was summarizing their 43 recommendations. He commented on the joint meeting that will be held with the City Council and 44 Park Committee in April. He reported staff was exploring several different funding opportunities 45 to assist with renovating the City’s parks. 46