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Mounds View City Council March 9, 2026 <br />Regular Meeting Page 5 <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause invited the public to attend the St. Patrick’s Day celebration at the <br />Community Center on Friday, March 13 noting the Lions would be hosting a corned beef and <br />cabbage dinner. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause reviewed his meeting schedule for the coming week noting he would <br />be attending a Zoom call with the president of the Twin Cities Gateway Bureau and the City of <br />Fridley finance director. He explained on Tuesday, he would be attending a board of directors <br />meeting with the convention bureau. He commented on Wednesday he would be attending an <br />NYFS finance meeting and on Thursday he would be attending a Chamber of Commerce business <br />council meeting. <br /> <br />Council Member Gunn stated she would be attending the Mounds View Business Council meeting <br />on Thursday. <br /> <br />Council Member Gunn reported on Saturday, April 18 the Lions would be working with public <br />works on a cleanup event and in May the Lions would be hosting the annual garage sale from May <br />11 through May 13 at Hillview Park. <br /> <br />Council Member Gunn explained she attended the Regional Council of Mayors meeting with <br />Mayor Lindstrom last week. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom thanked Project Ardan and the Lions for putting on the yard and garden expo. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom reported that the Regional Council of Mayors discussed the proposed housing <br />bill that was being considered by the State, noting this bill was centered around developers and <br />maximum profit and not on how residents will be impacted. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom commented on the items that were discussed at the Nine Cities Mayors meeting, <br />which included how communities were impacted by Operation Metro Surge. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom explained he met with the City’s cannabis partners last week regarding the retail <br />shop that would be located within Mounds View Square. He stated this shop was slated to be a <br />regional destination for cannabis sales. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom commented on the clemency hearing he attended last Friday. <br /> <br />Council Member Smith let the public know that she received a letter in the mail and wanted the <br />resident who sent it to know she had read this letter. <br /> <br /> B. Reports of Staff. <br /> <br />Finance Director Bauman explained Ramsey County has implemented a property tax payment <br />extension for certain properties. She indicated this meant the City’s revenue would be coming in <br />later too. <br />