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Mounds View City Council June 6, 2026 <br />Regular Meeting Page 3 <br /> <br /> 1 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 10258, 2 <br />Authorizing Separation Compensation for Police Officer Riley Solz. 3 <br /> 4 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 5 <br /> 6 <br />F. Resolution 10261, Approving the Hire of Jessica Hilmanowski to position of 7 <br />Receptionist. 8 <br /> 9 <br />Council Member Smith welcomed Jessica Hilmanowski to the City of Mounds View. 10 <br /> 11 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Smith/Clark. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 10261, 12 <br />Approving the Hire of Jessica Hilmanowski to position of Receptionist. 13 <br /> 14 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 15 <br /> 16 <br />6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 17 <br /> A. Citizen of the Year 2025, Resolution 10260 – Gerald Arel. 18 <br /> 19 <br />Mayor Lindstrom read a Resolution in full for the record and presented the Citizen of the Year 20 <br />Award for 2025 to Gerald Arel. A round of applause was offered by all in attendance. 21 <br /> 22 <br />Gerald Arel thanked the City for this recognition. He explained he joined the Park and Rec 23 <br />Commission 20 years ago after another member had to step down for health reasons. He stated he 24 <br />began as a quiet member of the Commission and has grown into the Chair position. He discussed 25 <br />the work he did on the Tribute Park and Park Master Plan. He commented further on how he has 26 <br />been committed to having meetings on Thursday nights for many years. He stated he has greatly 27 <br />enjoyed serving this community and thanked the City Council for this recognition. 28 <br /> 29 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Gunn. To Adopt Resolution 10260, Awarding the 2025 30 <br />Citizen of the Year to Gerald Arel. 31 <br /> 32 <br />Council Member Meehlhause stated this was a great tradition the City started in 2002. He thanked 33 <br />Mr. Arel for his tremendous service to the City of Mounds View stating it was a great honor to 34 <br />recognize him as the Citizen of the Year. 35 <br /> 36 <br />Mayor Lindstrom indicated it was very clear Mr. Arel should be the Citizen of the Year for 2025. 37 <br />He thanked Mr. Arel for his countless hours of service to Mounds View. 38 <br /> 39 <br />ROLL CALL: Clark/Gunn/Meehlhause/Smith/Lindstrom. 40 <br /> 41 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 42 <br /> 43 <br />B. Coach of the Year 2025, Resolution 10263 - Joseph Nguyen 44 <br /> 45