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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packets - 2025/03/03CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL Monday, March 3, 2025 6:00 pm ROLL CALL: Lindstrom, Gunn, Meehlhause, Clark, Smith COUNCIL BUSINESS: 1. Resolution 10069 – MOU Mn Roots 2. Resolution 10071, Approving a Professional Service Agreement with ARVIG to Install Network Fiber in the Community Center for the Mounds View School District PUBLIC COMMENT Citizens may speak to issues not on tonight’s agenda. Before speaking, please give your name and address for the minutes. Also, please limit your comments to three minutes. As a reminder, public comment is for addressing the Council only. Comments or concerns regarding Staff must be submitted in writing to the Mayor or City Administrator. Failure to respect these guidelines will result in me asking you to cease commenting and asking you to return to your seat. That said, is there anyone here for public comment? NEXT COUNCIL WORK SESSION: Immediately following this meeting NEXT COUNCIL MEETING: Monday, March 10, 2025 at 6:00 pm ADJOURNMENT THIS PAGE LEFT BLANK INTENTIONALLY The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community DOCSOPEN\MU210\317\1012532.v2-2/27/25 Item No: 1 Meeting Date: March 2025 Type of Business: Council Business City Administrator Review: _____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 10069 – Approving MOU with MN Roots and authorizing Application to State and $2,500 fee for Cannabis License Introduction: The City has been exploring/working on a Municipal Cannabis store since fall of 2024. Staff met with MNROOTs and Joni and has received communication from other “partners” – Red Pine, Mille Lacs Band. Council directed staff to continue working with MNROOTs. The Application Period is now open for licenses until March 14, 2025, and K & G has been working in MNROOTs on the Memorandum of Understanding/Legal Agreement through which MNROOTs will provide consultation and management services to the City related to the municipal cannabis store. Discussion: The attached resolution approves the MOU, authorizes the City Manager to submit the application, and approves payment of the $2,500 application fee. The enclosed MOU outlines the relationship between the City and MNROOTS. This is a precursor to the full management services agreement, of which the Council has previously reviewed a draft, and other agreements related to the ultimate location of the cannabis business. The purpose of the MOU is to agree to the standards and items that MNROOTS has advised are necessary for the application and will be provided to the OCM with the application. Primarily, the MOU seeks to establish that the City, as the licensee, will retain control over the license and the business itself, but will be contracting with MNROOTS to advise the City on the management best practices and will also operate as a service provider in operating the business. If the license is granted to the City, the City has 18 months to execute/open a retail store. The license is specific to retail sales and the operation is regulated by the Office of Cannabis Management. Strategic Plan Strategy/Goal: A progressive city that is welcoming and desirable destination to all ages and cultures, who seek progress through partnership, and a place where residents can live, work and play safely and show pride in the community. The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community DOCSOPEN\MU210\317\1012532.v2-2/27/25 Financial Impact: The city has or will spend close to $10,000 in legal and the application fee is $2,500. There are no known future expenses but additional legal work may be needed. Recommendation: Should council wish to move forward with pursuing a Municipal Cannabis Operation, approve resolution 10069 authorizing execution of the MOU with MNROOTS and making application to the State and paying the $2,500 fee. MNROOTS has agreed to undertake the effort and cost of completing the application. Respectfully submitted, ________________________ Nyle Zikmund City Administrator RESOLUTION NO. 10069 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH MNROOTS/GREAT WHITE COMPANIES REGARDING OPERATION OF A MUNICIPAL CANNABIS RETAIL STORE, AUTHORIZING CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO SUBMIT CANNABIS BUSINESS APPLICATION, AND AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF $2,500 APPLICATION FEE WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View (the “City”) intends to obtain a cannabis retailer license from the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (the “OCM”) to operate a municipal cannabis retail business; and WHEREAS, the OCM has only scheduled a single application window within which the City may apply for a cannabis retailer license, and that window closes on March 14, 2025; and WHEREAS, the City has determined that it is in the best interest of the City, the use and protection of public dollars, and the health, safety, and wellness of the people of Mounds View, to contract with an independent contractor with experience with retail cannabis business operations to provide services at the single municipal cannabis store that will be operated by the city of Mounds View; and WHEREAS, to meet the application requirements, the City desires to enter into the memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with Great White Companies, LLC (“GWC”), establishing the framework of the relationship between the City and GWC to ensure the necessary information is submitted to the OCM as part of the cannabis business application; and WHEREAS, the cannabis business application requires that the highest-ranking non- elected official be identified in the application; and WHEREAS, the application fee for a retail cannabis license is two-thousand five-hundred dollars ($2,500); and WHEREAS, the City Council anticipates that there may be changes in guidance and best practices during the licensing application window and subsequent review period, and the City Council desires to provide City staff with the necessary authority to submit additional application materials and information as recommended by GWC and deemed necessary by the City Administrator in consultation with the City Attorney; and WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the MOU and finds that the execution thereof, the submission of the cannabis business license application, and the payment of the application license fee are necessary to establish the City’s municipal cannabis store. Resolution No. 10069 Page Two NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Mounds View, Minnesota that the MOU is approved in substantially the form presented to the City Council on the date of this Resolution, subject only to modifications that are approved by the City Administrator in consultation with the City Attorney and do not alter the general substance of the agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Mounds View, Minnesota that the proper City staff and officials are authorized to execute the final version of the MOU, submit the application for a municipal cannabis retailer, and take all actions necessary to perform the City’s obligations under the MOU as a whole, and all reasonable actions that comply with the intend of this resolution. Adopted this 3rd day of March, 2025. ____________________________________ Zach Lindstrom, Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________________ Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator 1 DOCSOPEN\MU210\317\1012155.v2-2/26/25DOCSOPEN\MU210\317\1012155.v1-2/26/25 DOCSOPEN\MU210\317\1012155.v2-2/26/25 1 DOCSOPEN\MU210\317\1012155.v1-2/26/25 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (“MOU”) is made and is effective as of February ___, 2025, by and between the City of Mounds View, a Minnesota municipal corporation (the “City”) and Great White Companies, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company, and its successors and assigns (“GWC”). The City and GWC may be jointly referred to herein as the “Parties” and each of them, a “Party.” WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota Statute § 342.32. subd. 5, a city may “establish, own, and operate a municipal cannabis store subject to the restrictions in this chapter”; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota Statute § 342.14, subd. 7, the Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) “must issue a license to a city or county seeking to establish, own, or operate a single municipal cannabis store authorized under section 342.32, subdivision 5, if the city or county: (1) submits all information required by the office; (2) meets the minimum requirements under section 342.18 ,subd. 3; and (3) pays the applicable application and license fee; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute § 342.18, subd. 3 requires that an applicant must include information in their application regarding: “(1) security and record keeping; (2) employee training plan; (3) business plan and financial situation; (4) labor and employment practices; (5) knowledge and experience; and (6) environmental plan;” and WHEREAS, the OCM has released its application guidelines materials, including Appendix B, which provides that “[m]unicipalities may seek to enter into agreements with non- governmental entities to operate a municipal retail cannabis store. These agreements must be disclosed as part of the application process. Depending on how these agreements are structured a non-governmental entity that operates a municipal cannabis retail location subject to an agreement with the municipality may be subject to the application and license limitations in Minnesota Statutes, section 342.185. similarly, depending on the structure of the private partnership and the services provided, employees of the private entity may be subject to background check requirements in Minnesota Statues, section 342.15”; and WHEREAS, the City intends to apply for a municipal license during the OCM’s licensing cycle, which is the only licensing cycle currently scheduled for 2025, that opened on February 18, 2025 and closes on March 14, 2025; and WHEREAS, the City intends to obtain a cannabis retailer license and has determined that it is in the best interest of the City, the use and protection of public dollars, and the health, safety, and wellness of the people of Mounds View, to contract with an independent contractor with experience with retail cannabis business operations to provide services at the single municipal cannabis store that will be operated by the city of Mounds View; ; and WHEREAS, GWC is such a cannabis consultant and desires to provide such services to the City. Commented [JS1]: This intend of including this language is to provide a roadmap as to why the agreement is structured as it is. 2 DOCSOPEN\MU210\317\1012155.v2-2/26/25DOCSOPEN\MU210\317\1012155.v1-2/26/25 DOCSOPEN\MU210\317\1012155.v2-2/26/25 2 DOCSOPEN\MU210\317\1012155.v1-2/26/25 NOW, THEREFORE, the City and GWC enter into this MOU for the reasons set forth above: 1. INTRODUCTION. This MOU sets forth a summary of the essential terms of the contemplated contractual relationship between the City and GWC but is not exhaustive of all the terms the Parties will require in the final agreements between them, when the Parties, upon successful negotiations, agree to all terms. It is the Parties ’ intent that this MOU provide an outline for the preparation of the definitive documents between the Parties as to the subject matter hereof (the “Definitive Documents”) and is specifically entered into to provide the OCM with adequate information necessary to meet the application requirements for a municipal cannabis license. 2. PURPOSE. The City desires to obtain a cannabis retail license and has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to enter into a relationship with GWC as described herein. Thereby, the Parties desire to enter into an agreement or agreements as part of the Definitive Documents whereby GWC shall provide consultant services, branding services, staffing services, and related services as allowed under Minn. Stat. § 342.185, subd. 1 (g), paragraph 6 under the designation “True party of interest does not include.” By entering into the Definitive Documents, the Parties agree that GWC, nor its affiliates or assigns, shall have the right to exercise control over the City’s cannabis business, the right to receive some or all of the City’s revenue, gross profit, or net profit, nor obtain any ownership or control of the City’s business. I 2.3.CONTROL OF CANNABIS BUSINESS. The City shall, at all times, retain control, as it is defined in Minnesota Statues, section 342.185, subd. 1 (b) over the cannabis business. GWC will operate as a consultant and advise the City on best practices related to the operation of the cannabis business. GWC will also operate as a service provider operating the cannabis business at the direction of the City. GWC agrees to provide management services of the cannabis business, but such management shall not be independent and shall be at the direction of the City and pursuant to City-adopted policies and procedures. At no time with GWC gain any ownership of the cannabis business or municipal cannabis license. 3. PHYSICAL LOCATION. The Parties acknowledge and understand that the location of the cannabis business, including any property interests held by each Party, is subject to change as a final location is determined. The Parties acknowledge and understand that the relationship between the parties related to the physical location may impact the structure of the fee described in Section 5. 4. FEE STRUCTURE. The City agrees to compensate GWC using a management fee structure. Commented [JS2]: I am concerned this may be read as attempting to shoehorn this agreement into an exception that may not apply. Instead, my suggestion is to acknowledge that GWC may be considered a true party of interest, but that they will never “own” more than 10% of the business - meaning they would not be prohibited from being involved with the business. I have attempted to draft terms that both set out these parameters and “explain” to an OCM reviewer reading this agreement how to proceed. Commented [KL3R2]: There is no way GWC will be considered a true party of interest in the final agreement, so we think is best delete this sentence. Commented [KL4R2]: And this is acknowledged in the whereas, and it becomes redundant here. Commented [KL5]: The reason we went to the MOU instead of the more detailed agreement is to give OCM some time to think about public-private partnerships, so I prefer to leave this portion out of the MOU, and clarify it in the final agreement when we know more. Formatted: Underline Formatted: No underline Formatted: No underline 3 DOCSOPEN\MU210\317\1012155.v2-2/26/25DOCSOPEN\MU210\317\1012155.v1-2/26/25 DOCSOPEN\MU210\317\1012155.v2-2/26/25 3 DOCSOPEN\MU210\317\1012155.v1-2/26/25 All funds related to the cannabis business will be deposited into an account in the name of the City. GWC’s management fee will be paid from that account based on a percentage of either gross revenue or net revenue, depending on the physical location of the cannabis business. In either scenario described in Section 5 (c), expenses related to the operation of the license will be paid from gross revenue deposited into the City account and shall be considered to be revenues of a licensed cannabis business that are reinvested in the business pursuant to Minn. Stat. 342.185. The amount paid from the City to GWC under the management fee will be less than 10% of revenue. 4. TRUE PARTY OF INTEREST. The City and GWC shall comply with all reporting, disclosure, and other requirements related to true party of interest regulations pursuant to Minn. Stat. 342.185 as they apply to this Parties’ relationship. GWC may be disclosed as a true party of interest if the Parties alone or after receiving direction from the OCM determine that the management fee structure meets the requirements of Minn. Stat. 342.185. If the OCM determines that GWC is a true party of interest with an ownership interest that prohibits the City from applying for or obtaining a municipal cannabis license, the Parties agree to negotiate in good faith to amend this MOU or the Definitive Documents to meet the requirements of the OCM and resubmit or clarify any portions of the license application. 5. DEFINITIVE DOCUMENTS. Upon licensure by the OCM of the City, the Parties shall work expeditiously and in good faith to negotiate and enter into the Definitive Documents. The Parties agree that the Definitive Documents shall include agreements for consultant services, branding services, staffing services, and related services as discussed above, and any other documents necessary to complete the transactions contemplated therein. The Parties shall work together with regard to any third parties to ensure performance of the covenants contained with the Definitive Documents. 6. AMENDMENT. The City Manager of the City of Mounds View may approve amendments to this MOU as necessary to timely respond to inquiries from the OCM related to the application for a municipal cannabis retailer license. 7. MISCELLANEOUS. The Parties shall not be deemed to be in a relationship as partners by virtue of this MOU nor shall either of them be deemed to be an agent, representative, trustee, or fiduciary of the other. Neither Party shall be any authority to bind the other to any agreement, except as set forth herein. Each party shall be responsible for its own fees and expenses incurred in connection with this MOU. This MOU may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Facsimile signatures and electronic typed signatures shall constitute original signatures. Formatted: No underline Formatted: No underline Formatted: No underline Commented [JS6]: I am assuming that the scenario that would sink our ship is if the OCM determines that the relationship violates the 10% threshold in 342.185. Commented [KL7R6]: The statute refers to 10% ownership i.e. corporate shareholder situation - I don’t think you could get there with a municipal entity. Commented [JS8]: This is intended to acknowledge that GWC may be a true-party of interest, but it is the parties intent to ensure that GWC’s “interest” is not determined to be an ownership interest that would violate 342.185. I assume the OCM will be on the lookout for folks trying to sneak something by them, so I think that erring on the side of disclosure could be a benefit. Commented [KL9R8]: See comment above - GWC cannot be a TPI in this contractual relationship. They have no desire to be, they have no interest in, nor would they ever gain any ownership interest. If the OCM determines a contract is a TPI there is no muni contract scenario that will work under the principles we have agreed to in this transaction where the city owns the license and it is up to the contractor to do everything else. 4 DOCSOPEN\MU210\317\1012155.v2-2/26/25DOCSOPEN\MU210\317\1012155.v1-2/26/25 DOCSOPEN\MU210\317\1012155.v2-2/26/25 4 DOCSOPEN\MU210\317\1012155.v1-2/26/25 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this MOU as of the day and year first above written: The City of Mounds View Great White Companies, LLC _______________________ _______________________ By: ___________________ By: Curtis White Its: _____________ Its: CEO _______________________ By: ___________________ Its: _____________ 1 DOCSOPEN\MU210\317\1012155.v3-2/27/25 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (“MOU”) is made and is effective as of February ___, 2025, by and between the City of Mounds View, a Minnesota municipal corporation (the “City”) and Great White Companies, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company, and its successors and assigns (“GWC”). The City and GWC may be jointly referred to herein as the “Parties” and each of them, a “Party.” WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota Statute § 342.32. subd. 5, a city may “establish, own, and operate a municipal cannabis store subject to the restrictions in this chapter”; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota Statute § 342.14, subd. 7, the Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) “must issue a license to a city or county seeking to establish, own, or operate a single municipal cannabis store authorized under section 342.32, subdivision 5, if the city or county: (1) submits all information required by the office; (2) meets the minimum requirements under section 342.18 ,subd. 3; and (3) pays the applicable application and license fee; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute § 342.18, subd. 3 requires that an applicant must include information in their application regarding: “(1) security and record keeping; (2) employee training plan; (3) business plan and financial situation; (4) labor and employment practices; (5) knowledge and experience; and (6) environmental plan;” and WHEREAS, the OCM has released its application guidelines, which provide that “[m]unicipalities may seek to enter into agreements with non-governmental entities to operate a municipal retail cannabis store. These agreements must be disclosed as part of the application process. Depending on how these agreements are structured a non-governmental entity that operates a municipal cannabis retail location subject to an agreement with the municipality may be subject to the application and license limitations in Minnesota Statutes, section 342.185. similarly, depending on the structure of the private partnership and the services provided, employees of the private entity may be subject to background check requirements in Minnesota Statues, section 342.15”; and WHEREAS, the City intends to apply for a municipal license during the OCM’s licensing cycle, which is the only licensing cycle currently scheduled, that opened on February 18, 2025 and closes on March 14, 2025; and WHEREAS, the City intends to obtain a cannabis retailer license and has determined that it is in the best interest of the City, the use and protection of public dollars, and the health, safety, and wellness of the people of Mounds View, to contract with an independent contractor with experience with retail cannabis business operations to provide services at the single municipal cannabis store that will be operated by the city of Mounds View; ; and WHEREAS, GWC is such a cannabis consultant and desires to provide such services to the City. 2 DOCSOPEN\MU210\317\1012155.v3-2/27/25 NOW, THEREFORE, the City and GWC enter into this MOU for the reasons set forth above: 1. INTRODUCTION. This MOU sets forth a summary of the essential terms of the contemplated contractual relationship between the City and GWC but is not exhaustive of all the terms the Parties will require in the final agreements between them, when the Parties, upon successful negotiations, agree to all terms. It is the Parties’ intent that this MOU provide an outline for the preparation of the definitive documents between the Parties as to the subject matter hereof (the “Definitive Documents”) and is specifically entered into to provide the OCM with adequate information necessary to meet the application requirements for a municipal cannabis license. 2. PURPOSE. The City desires to obtain a cannabis retail license and has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to enter into a relationship with GWC as described herein. Thereby, the Parties desire to enter into an agreement or agreements as part of the Definitive Documents whereby GWC shall provide consultant services, branding services, staffing services, and related services as allowed under Minn. Stat. § 342.185, subd. 1 (g), paragraph 6 under the designation “True party of interest does not include.” By entering into the Definitive Documents, the Parties agree that GWC, nor its affiliates or assigns, shall have the right to exercise control over the City’s cannabis business, the right to receive some or all of the City’s revenue, gross profit, or net profit, nor obtain any ownership or control of the City’s business. 3. CONTROL OF CANNABIS BUSINESS. The City shall, at all times, retain control, as it is defined in Minnesota Statues, section 342.185, subd. 1 (b) over the cannabis business. GWC will operate as a consultant and advise the City on best practices related to the operation of the cannabis business. GWC will also operate as a service provider operating the cannabis business at the direction of the City. GWC agrees to provide management services of the cannabis business, but such management shall not be independent and shall be at the direction of the City and pursuant to City-adopted policies and procedures. At no time with GWC gain any ownership of the cannabis business or municipal cannabis license. 4. PHYSICAL LOCATION. The Parties acknowledge and understand that the location of the cannabis business, including any property interests held by each Party, is subject to change as a final location is determined. 5. DEFINITIVE DOCUMENTS. Upon licensure by the OCM of the City, the Parties shall work expeditiously and in good faith to negotiate and enter into the Definitive Documents. The Parties agree that the Definitive Documents shall include agreements for consultant services, branding services, staffing services, and related services as discussed above, and any other documents necessary to complete the transactions contemplated therein. The Parties shall work together with regard to any third parties to ensure performance of the covenants contained with the Definitive Documents. 3 DOCSOPEN\MU210\317\1012155.v3-2/27/25 6. AMENDMENT. The City Manager of the City of Mounds View may approve amendments to this MOU as necessary to timely respond to inquiries from the OCM related to the application for a municipal cannabis retailer license. 7. MISCELLANEOUS. The Parties shall not be deemed to be in a relationship as partners by virtue of this MOU nor shall either of them be deemed to be an agent, representative, trustee, or fiduciary of the other. Neither Party shall be any authority to bind the other to any agreement, except as set forth herein. Each party shall be responsible for its own fees and expenses incurred in connection with this MOU. This MOU may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Facsimile signatures and electronic typed signatures shall constitute original signatures. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this MOU as of the day and year first above written: The City of Mounds View Great White Companies, LLC _______________________ _______________________ By: Zach Lindstrom By: Curtis White Its: Mayor Its: CEO _______________________ By: Nyle Zikmund Its: City Administrator THIS PAGE LEFT BLANK INTENTIONALLY Item No: Special Meeting, 02 Meeting Date: March 3, 2025 Type of Business: CB Administrator Review: ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Don Peterson, Director of Public Works/Parks and Recreation Item Title/Subject: Resolution 10071, Approving a Professional Service Agreement with ARVIG to Install Additional Network Fiber in the Community Center for the Mounds View School District Background/Discussion: The Mounds View School District, ISD 621, rents the Community Center for testing such as PSAT and Advance Placement (AP) for its students and will be signing a long-term agreement with the City to continue utilizing the Community Center for this testing. State standards for testing has recently changed which requires it to be completed electronically (on-line). To facilitate and effectively administer the testing, the current WiFi signal at the Community Center will require an upgrade. ISD 621 has contracted with ARVIG to install new network fiber and upgrade the WiFi signal in the Community Center. A Professional Service Agreement is required to be approved by the City Council. The City Attorney has drafted the agreement and at the time of writing this report, ARVIG is reviewing said agreement. Strategic Plan Strategy/Goal: Maintain and Plan for Infrastructure Improvements. Financial Impact: No Impact to the 2025 Budget, ISD 621 is absorbing all costs for this project. Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council adopt the attached Resolution approving the Professional Service Agreement with ARVIG to install new fiber network wiring to increase the strength of the existing WiFi signal in the Mounds View Community Center. Respectfully submitted, Don Peterson, Director of Public Works/Parks and Recreation The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community RESOLUTION 10071 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH ARVIG TO INSTALL ADDITIONAL NETWORK FIBER IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR THE MOUNDS VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT WHEREAS, the Mounds View School District, ISD 621, rents and utilizes the Community Center for testing such as PSAT and Advance Placement (AP) for its students and will be signing a long-term agreement with the City to continue utilizing the Community Center for this testing; and WHEREAS, State standards for testing require it to be completed on-line; and WHEREAS, to facilitate and effectively administer the testing, the current WiFi signal at the Community Center will require an upgrade; and WHEREAS, ISD 621 has contracted with ARVIG to install new network fiber and upgrade the WiFi signal in the Community Center; and WHEREAS, a Professional Service Agreement is required to be approved by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Attorney has drafted the agreement and at the time of writing this report, ARVIG is reviewing said agreement. . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mounds View, Ramsey County, Minnesota as follows: 1. Approves the Professional Service Agreement with ARVIG to install new fiber network wiring to increase the strength of the existing WiFi signal in the Mounds View Community Center. 2. No City funding is needed for this project for ISD 621 is absorbing all costs for this project. 3. The Mayor and City Administrator are hereby authorized and directed to execute all appropriate documents to effectuate the actions contemplated by this resolution. 4. The Mayor and City Administrator, Staff and consultants are hereby authorized and directed to take any and all additional steps and actions necessary or convenient in order to accomplish the intent of this Resolution. Adopted this 3rd day of March 2025 ____________________________________ Zach Lindstrom , Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________________ Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator (SEAL) The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community