HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-09-2015PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW EDA 1
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW 2
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA 3
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Regular Meeting 5
February 9, 2015 6
Mounds View City Hall 7
2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 8
6:30 P.M. 9
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1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER 12
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2. ROLL CALL: President Flaherty, Vice President Gunn, Commissioner Hull, 14
Commissioner Meehlhause, Commissioner Mueller, and Executive Director Ericson. 15
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NOT PRESENT: None. 17
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3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 19
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Commissioner Mueller was in favor of adding an item to the agenda to discuss the Ramsey 21
County proposal for County Road H. 22
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MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Approve the February 9, 2015, Agenda as amended. 24
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 26
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4. PUBLIC INPUT 28
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None. 30
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5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 32
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A. January 12, 2015, EDA Minutes. 34
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MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Approve the January 12, 2015, Minutes as 36
presented. 37
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 39
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6. CONSENT AGENDA 41
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None. 43
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7. EDA BUSINESS 1
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A. Confirmation of the 2015 EDC Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson 3
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Executive Director Ericson stated the EDC held its first meeting on January 16th at which time 5
the group selected a Chairperson (Jason Helgemoe) and Vice-Chairperson (Jim Freichels). He 6
recommended that the EDA confirm these selections. 7
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MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Gunn. To Confirm the 2015 EDC Chairperson and Vice-9
Chairperson. 10
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President Flaherty thanked Jason Helgemoe and Jim Freichels for their willingness to serve as 12
the Chair and Vice-Chair on the EDC. 13
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 15
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B. Ramsey County’s Proposal for County Road H 17
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Commissioner Mueller stated she had a conversation with a property owner on Program Avenue. 19
This owner was concerned with the closures being proposed by Ramsey County noting they 20
would negatively impact his business. In addition, this business owner believed that surrounding 21
businesses and the church on Program Avenue would be impacted. 22
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President Flaherty agreed this matter had to be addressed. He found the proposed closure of 24
Clifton to be unacceptable because it would adversely impact businesses and force unnecessary 25
u-turns. He requested comment from staff on this matter. Executive Director Ericson 26
commented he has been in contact with the project manager at Ramsey County and expressed the 27
City’s opposition to the proposed closure. He explained that access onto County Road H was 28
important to our businesses. 29
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Commissioner Mueller wanted to see the City’s businesses and their concerns taken seriously in 31
light of the changes being made to County Road H for TCAAP. 32
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Commissioner Meehlhause recommended that the EDA make a motion to reject the preliminary 34
design plans for the County Road H project from Ramsey County. 35
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MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To Reject the Ramsey County Preliminary Design 37
Plans for County Road H. 38
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Vice President Gunn supported leaving Clifton open, but she was concerned with how this would 40
impact the new turn lanes. 41
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 1
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8. REPORTS 3
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None. 5
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9. NEXT EDA MEETING: Monday, February 23, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. 7
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10. ADJOURNMENT 9
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President Flaherty adjourned the meeting at 6:50 p.m. 11
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Respectfully submitted, 13
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Recorded and transcribed by: 16
Heidi Guenther 17
TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 18