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Mounds View City Council May 26, 2026 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br /> <br />7. PUBLIC COMMENT 1 <br /> 2 <br />Mayor Lindstrom encouraged the public to speak with kindness and respect when addressing the 3 <br />City Council during Public Comment. There were no comments from the public. 4 <br /> 5 <br />8. COUNCIL BUSINESS 6 <br />A. PUBLIC HEARING – Resolution 10253, Approving a Honeybee-Keeping 7 <br />License for Rebecca Parzyck, 2233 Knoll Drive. 8 <br /> 9 <br />City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council approve a honeybee-keeping license for 10 <br />Rebecca Parzyck at 2233 Knoll Drive. He reported the applicant has all the necessary paperwork 11 <br />submitted to the City. 12 <br /> 13 <br />Mayor Lindstrom opened the public hearing at 6:03 p.m. 14 <br /> 15 <br />Rebecca Parzyck, 2233 Knoll Drive, thanked the Council for considering her request. She noted 16 <br />she was a three-year beekeeper with one hive. 17 <br /> 18 <br />Hearing no further public input, Mayor Lindstrom closed the public hearing at 6:05 p.m. 19 <br /> 20 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 10253, 21 <br />Approving a Honeybee-Keeping License for Rebecca Parzyck, 2233 Knoll Drive. 22 <br /> 23 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 24 <br /> 25 <br />B. PUBLIC HEARING – Resolution 10254, Approving a Honeybee-Keeping 26 <br />License for Gregory Evenson, 2309 Oakwood Drive. 27 <br /> 28 <br />City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council approve a honeybee-keeping license for 29 <br />Gregory Evenson at 2309 Oakwood Drive. He reported the applicant has all the necessary 30 <br />paperwork submitted to the City. He provided comment on the one concern the City received from 31 <br />the public. 32 <br /> 33 <br />Mayor Lindstrom opened the public hearing at 6:06 p.m. 34 <br /> 35 <br />Gregory Evenson, 2309 Oakwood Drive, reported he has been talking about getting hives for the 36 <br />past 10 years and he was now taking action. He explained the bees he would be procuring were 37 <br />docile bees for one hive. 38 <br /> 39 <br />Mayor Lindstrom asked if there was anything to worry about the proposed beehive and its 40 <br />proximity to a pool. Assistant City Administrator Beeman reported honeybees were docile unless 41 <br />provoked. He noted bees typically go to their own water source and do not typically drink from 42 <br />pools. 43 <br /> 44 <br />Mr. Evenson reported his beehive would be 70 feet from the property with a pool. 45 <br /> 46