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Mounds View City Council April 27, 2026 Regular Meeting Page 6 1 parents and/or students. He commented no fees have been charged for these plots and reported 2 there have been 10 people showing up regularly at the community garden. He indicated there was 3 interest in having more community garden plots available to the public. He stated he would be 4 interested and willing to assist the City with a new community garden if the Council were to move 5 forward with this project. 6 7 Fatone, resident of Mounds View, explained she has lived in Mounds View for the past six years. 8 Before this, she lived in St. Cloud where she had her own garden. She encouraged the City to 9 consider hosting a community garden, noting she was willing to pay a fee for the community 10 garden plot. 11 12 Murwo Mohamed, 2651 Silver Lake Common,Apartment#203, stated she grew up farming back 13 home and she urged the City to move forward with a community garden. 14 15 Suaad, 2901 Mounds View Boulevard, Apartment #104, explained those living in an apartment 16 complex do not have a way to grow fruits and vegetables. She stated a community garden would 17 provide residents of Mounds View with a way to connect with nature while also providing valuable 18 life skills. 19 20 Sharon Kirscher, 8406 Red Oak Drive,stated she supported the City pursuing a community garden. 21 She encouraged the City to ask for volunteers to assist with the fencing and tilling the garden space. 22 23 Vince Meyer, 8380 Spring Lake Road, suggested the City rent a tiller versus purchasing a tiller. 24 25 Jennifer Higgin, 8432 Groveland Road, read a letter from a newer member of the school's 26 community garden. This individual wanted the Council to know she moved to Mounds View in 27 2024 from South Minneapolis. This individual was looking for ways to connect with the 28 community and noted she attended an event at the Community Center where she was introduced 29 to Project Ardan. This individual volunteered at the expo this year and has enjoyed getting to know 30 more individuals in the community. This individual hoped the City would pursue a plot-styled 31 community garden for Mounds View residents. 32 33 Carmen Heiselmann, 2143 Bronson Drive, supported the City moving forward with a community 34 garden. She explained she was new to community gardening and noted she saw value in expanding 35 this use to the community. 36 37 Rebecca Scholl, 2467 Hillview Road, questioned if this property would have to be rezoned. She 38 questioned how the City would offer the plots and if it would be on a first-come,first-served basis. 39 She supported the City pursuing smaller plots to begin within order to allow more people to be 40 involved in the community garden. 41 42 Council Member Gunn thanked Ms. Scholl for her comments. 43 44 Mayor Lindstrom suggested two-thirds of the plots be set aside for multi-family dwellers.He asked 45 why staff brought forward the larger plot sizes. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director 46 Peterson explained this was based on what other communities were doing. He stated it would be