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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2021/01/04APPROVED PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Special Meeting January 4, 2021 Mounds View City Hall 2401 Mounds View Boulevard, Mounds View, MN 55112 6:35 P.M. 1. MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER Mayor Mueller announced due to the COVID-19 pandemic this meeting would be held virtually. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. OATH OF OFFICE City Administrator Zikmund confirmed that all legal documents were in order and notarized. Administrator Zikmund administered the ceremonial Oath of Office to Mayor Carol Mueller and Council Member Gary Meehlhause. Mayor Mueller announced that Council Member-elect Theresa Cermak was having technical difficulties and would take her Oath of Office when she was able to join the meeting. 4. ROLL CALL: Bergeron, Hull, Meehlhause, Mueller (Cermak joined the meeting at 6:46 p.m.) NOT PRESENT: None. 5. COUNCIL BUSINESS A. Resolution 9370, Selection of the Acting Mayor, Treasurer and Official Newspaper and Depositories for 2021. City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council select an Acting Mayor, Treasurer, Official Newspaper and Depository for 2021. He reviewed the newspaper quotes with the Council and noted Western Bank’s name had changed to American National Bank. Council Member Meehlhause supported Council Member Hull serving as the Acting Mayor for 2021. Mayor Mueller questioned which newspaper the Council would like to select as the City’s Mounds View City Council January 4, 2021 Special Meeting Page 2 official and secondary newspapers for 2021. Council Member Hull suggested the Shoreview Press serve as the City’s primary newspaper and have the Pioneer Press be the secondary newspaper for the City given their overall coverage of the City. MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Bergeron. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9370, Selection of the Acting Mayor, Treasurer and Official Newspaper and Depositories for 2021 as discussed. Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. Council Member-elect Theresa Cermak joined the meeting at 6:46 p.m. and took her ceremonial Oath of Office administered by Administrator Zikmund. B. Resolution 9371, Appointing City Council Members and City Staff as Representatives for City Commissions and Other Organizations for 2021. Finance Director Beer requested the Council appoint City Council Members and City Staff as Representatives for City Commissions and other organizations for 2021. Council Member Meehlhause stated he was willing to continue serving as the Council liaison to the Planning Commission, Park Recreation and Forestry Commission, and the Economic Development Commission. Council Member Bergeron indicated he could serve as an alternate as the Council liaison. Mayor Mueller explained the Mayor serves as the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) liaison and asked who could serve as the alternate. Council Member Hull reported he could serve as the LMC alternate. Mayor Mueller indicated the Mayor serves and the North Metro Mayor’s Association representative along with the City Administrator. Council Member Cermak volunteered to serve as the alternate. Council Member Meehlhause noted he served as the Mounds View Business Council representative. He noted any member of the Council could attend these meetings. Council Member Bergeron and Council Member Hull stated they would be willing to continue their service on the Development Review Committee. Council Member Cermak volunteered to serve as the Fire Board representative and Council Member Meehlhause volunteered to serve as alternate. Mounds View City Council January 4, 2021 Special Meeting Page 3 Council Member Meehlhause requested to serve as the NYFS representative and Council Member Cermak would serve as the alternate. Council Member Hull and Council Member Meehlhause agreed to continue serving on the Human Resources Committee. Council Member Meehlhause stated he would serve as the City’s representative for the Tourism Board. Council Member Meehlhause asked if the Park and Recreation Advisory Committee would continue serving now that the City had created its own Park and Recreation Department. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson stated this group would continue for a short period while programming gets going. He stated he would like to see the Committee going from two Mounds View residents to three. He noted it might not be necessary to have the YMCA at these meetings. He explained he was not certain how long this Committee would continue to meet. Council Member Meehlhause stated he would be willing to serve as the Park and Recreation Advisory Committee representative. Council Member Cermak volunteered to serve as the alternate. Council Member Bergeron explained he would be willing to continue to serve as the CTV representative. MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Bergeron. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9371, Appointing City Council Members and City Staff as Representatives for City Commissions and Other Organizations for 2021 as discussed. A roll call vote was taken. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. C. Resolution 9367, Approving Job Descriptions for the Front Desk Lead and Front Desk Staff and Authorize Hiring for the Positions. Human Resources Coordinator Ewald requested the Council approve the job descriptions for the Front Desk Lead and Front Desk Staff and authorize hiring for positions at the Community Center. Staff commented further on the positions noting these positions were not benefit eligible. MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Bergeron. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9367, Approving Job Descriptions for the Front Desk Lead and Front Desk Staff and Authorize Hiring for the Positions. Mounds View City Council January 4, 2021 Special Meeting Page 4 Council Member Bergeron commended Human Resources Coordinator Ewald for quickly getting the job descriptions written to enable the Council to move forward with hiring our Community Center Staff. A roll call vote was taken. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 6. Next Council Work Session: Monday, January 4, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. Next Council Meeting: Monday, January 11, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. 7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m. Transcribed by: Heidi Guenther Minute Maker Secretarial