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6:30 P.M. I FEBRUARY 27, 2025, 1 MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL
MEETING MINUTES .MOUNDS V
1. CALL TO ORDER at 6:30 PM
2. ROLL CALL: Commissioners: Arel, Bankston, Bosneag II, Lundberg, Palm, Mft, Wake Wiesner
City Council: Lindstrom, Gunn, Meehlhause, Clark, Smith
Staff: Zikmund, Peterson I Szurek I Thomas
*to be absent
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion to approve by Palm, 2nd by Bankston. Passed 6-0
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: January 23, 2025 -Motion to approve by Wake Wiesner, 2nd by Lundberg,
Passed 6-0
5. SPECIAL .BUSINESS
A. Joint Meeting with City Council — Review the Draft 2040 Park System Master Plan: See Plan by WSB.
Lindstrom arrived 6:32 PM. Draft will be reviewed by neighboring communities before being passed on to Met
Council as required by law. Presentation at Open House Meeting on Feb. 6, 2025 resulted in people putting
stars on their priorities for each park and MVCC options. See attached report.
6. PUBLIC INPUT
Citizens may speak to issues not on tonight's agenda. Before speaking, please give your full name and address.
Please limit your comments to three minutes. Resident at 5231 Skiba Drive Thanks for shoveling the sidewalks.
Concerned about the noise level at Hodges Park with the zip line. Too loud for neighbors to enjoy their backyards,
and kids screaming and playing on the zip line at 2:00 AM. It is possible to move the zip line to a different park
tha` is farther away from residents (i.e.Silve-iiiew). Request Staff to bring the number of police call to the park for
zip line noise outside of park hours to March meeting.
7. STAFF REPORTS
A. Parks and Recreation - Andy: See attached report. Full numbers for ice rinks will be available at March
meeting. Rec-on-the-Go partnership with Arden Hills coming this summer to area parks each week with
activities.
B. Public Works —Pete: See attached report. Tree sale coming online March 1st. Signage will be provided to
explain the upcoming buckthorn and deadfall removal at Silverview Park starting March 10.
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Fence quote for lacrosse field — Pete: Quote for Silverview Park fencing. 6' tall=$5600, 8' tall= $6100, 10' tall
=$7400 All options are 9 gauge galvanized chainlink $1500 2' x 134' long. Goals are 6' high, so we would
need the fencing higher than that. Motion by Palm, 2nd by Bankston to recommend to Council to move
forward with the 10' fencing and concrete base not to exceed $1 OK. Motion passed 6-0
9. NEW BUSINESS - NONE
10. COMMISSIONER REPORTS: KnightKrawler Robotics Team 2052 starts their season tomorrow in Duluth. IHS
girls' basketball beat MV in first round.
11. REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS / OTHER BUSINESS:
A. Coach of the Year March
B. Moving zip line from Hodges to Silverview
12, Next Regular Commission Meeting- March 27tb, 2.025
13. ADJOURNMENT: Motion by Palm to adjourn at 8:30 PM