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CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING AGENDA
MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL
Monday, August 25, 2025
6:00 p.m.
Immediately Following City Council Meeting
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL: President Meehlhause, Vice President Clark, Commissioner
Lindstrom, Smith, Gunn
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
4. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approval of Minutes: February 24, 2025 Open & Closed
5. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
A. None
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
Citizens may speak to issues relating to economic development and not on the
agenda. Before speaking, please give your full name and address for the
minutes. Also, please limit your comments to three minutes. As a reminder,
public comment is for addressing the Economic Development Authority 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 the
President asking you to cease commenting and asking you to return to your
seat. That said, is there anyone here for public comment?
7. EDA BUSINESS
A. EDA Resolution 25-EDA-377, Approving the Preliminary EDA Property
Tax Levy Request for Fiscal Year 2026
8. REPORTS
A. None
9. NEXT EDA MEETING:
September 8, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. Mounds View City Hall
10. ADJOURNMENT
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW EDA 1
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW 2
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA 3
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Regular Meeting 5
February 24, 2025 6
Mounds View City Hall 7
2401 Mounds View Boulevard, Mounds View, MN 55112 8
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1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER 11
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President Meehlhause called the meeting to order at 8:40 p.m. 13
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2. ROLL CALL: President Meehlhause, Vice President Clark, Commissioner Gunn, 15
Commissioner Lindstrom, Commissioner Smith and Executive Director Zikmund. 16
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NOT PRESENT: None. 18
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3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 20
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MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Lindstrom. To Approve the February 24, 2025, Agenda as presented. 22
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 24
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4. CONSENT AGENDA 26
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A. February 10, 2025, EDA Minutes. 28
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MOTION/SECOND: Lindstrom/Clark. To Approve the Consent Agenda as presented. 30
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 32
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5. PUBLIC COMMENT 34
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None. 36
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President Meehlhause recessed the open meeting at 8:42 p.m. 38
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6. EDA BUSINESS 40
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MOTION/SECOND: Lindstrom/Smith to move into a closed session. 42
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried 44
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Mounds View EDA February 24, 2025
Regular Meeting Page 2
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A. CLOSED SESSION – Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Sections 13D.05, 1
subdivision 3(c) and 13.44, subdivision 3, to conduct a closed EDA meeting 2
concerning real property located at the address noted below, to consider 3
strategies and to develop or consider offers or counteroffers for the sale of such 4
property and to review confidential appraisal information for such property, 5
as follows: 6
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2833 Mounds View Boulevard 8
Mounds View, Minnesota 9
PIN: 06.30.23.31.0014 10
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MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Lindstrom to adjourn the closed meeting at 9:40 p.m. and reconvened 13
the open meeting. 14
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B. OPEN SESSION: (to follow immediately after the closed session, if necessary) 16
1. General Discussion/Issues regarding the above-referenced property. 17
2. Other matters. 18
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Executive Director Zikmund stated there was nothing additional to report. 20
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7. REPORTS 22
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None. 24
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8. NEXT EDA MEETING: Monday, March 10, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. 26
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9. ADJOURNMENT 28
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President Meehlhause adjourned the meeting at 9:41 p.m. 30
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Respectfully submitted, 32
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Recorded and transcribed by: 35
Heidi Guenther 36
Minute Maker Secretarial 37
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Item No: 7.A.
Meeting Date: August 25, 2025
Type of Business: EDA Business
City Administrator Review: ______
City of Mounds View Staff Report
To: Mounds View Economic Development Authority
From: Gayle Bauman, Finance Director
Item Title/Subject: Resolution 25-EDA-377 Approving the Preliminary EDA Property
Tax Levy Request for Fiscal Year 2026
Previously, the City’s economic development activities were funded with tax increment revenues.
These tax increment revenues were discontinued as required by state statute when the tax
increment districts were decertified. This left the City with limited resources to continue existing
business outreach, marketing, advertising, small scale incentives, property acquisitions,
professional services, and staff training and development.
The 2025 tax levy for the EDA was $160,000. The City’s EDA is requesting that the City Council
levy on behalf of the EDA $160,000 (the same amount as 2025) to support its activities within the
City of Mounds View. The proposed EDA budget is attached.
Once the preliminary levy amount is set, the levy cannot be increased, but can be lowered. A Truth-
In-Taxation meeting will be held December 1, 2025 at 6pm at City Hall. The final levy will be
adopted on or about December 8, 2025.
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RESOLUTION NO. 25-EDA-377
MOUNDS VIEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY EDA PROPERTY TAX LEVY REQUEST FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2026
WHEREAS, the Mounds View Economic Development Authority may request the
establishment of a special benefit tax pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 469.107, Subdivision 1.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Mounds View Economic Development
Authority that there be and hereby requested a levy on the taxable property of the City of
Mounds View, Ramsey County, Minnesota for fiscal year 2026, a special benefit tax not to
exceed $160,000, which amount will be included in the City’s proposed levy.
Adopted this 25th Day of August 2025.
______________________________
Gary Meehlhause, EDA President
(ATTEST)
______________________________
Nyle Zikmund, Executive Director
(SEAL)
2025
2022 2023 2024 ORIGINAL 2025 BUDGET
ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL BUDGET RE-EST. 2026
Revenues:
Property Taxes 97,532 100,000 100,000 160,000 160,000 160,000
Interest on Notes 367 613 875 - - -
Miscellaneous 57,547 - - - - -
Total revenues 155,447 100,613 100,875 160,000 160,000 160,000
Expenditures:
Personnel services 155,857 166,885 182,198 155,870 155,870 89,880
Materials & supplies - - 27 200 200 200
Other services & charges 36,987 34,298 30,036 44,705 44,705 31,975
Loans/Subsidies 16,050 13,728 25,000 15,000 15,000 60,000
Total expenditures 208,893 214,910 237,260 215,775 215,775 182,055
Excess (deficit) of revenue
over expenditures (53,447) (114,298) (136,386) (55,775) (55,775) (22,055)
Other financing sources (uses):
Transfers in (out)
General Fund 50,000 61,000 50,000 - - -
TIF #5 91,484 83,197 87,020 90,470 90,470 90,740
TIF #6 8,149 - 2,987 4,195 4,195 130
TIF #7 - - 6,666 5,795 5,795 4,050
Net increase (decrease) in fund balance 96,186 29,899 10,287 44,685 44,685 72,865
Fund balance - January 1 1,303,612 1,399,798 1,429,697 1,439,985 1,439,985 1,484,670
Fund balance - December 31 1,399,798 1,429,697 1,439,985 1,484,670 1,484,670 1,557,535
Change in current assets 297,777 45,484 (2,400) - - -
Change in current liabilities (6,038) (43,258) (5,790) - - -
Notes Receivable (35,661) (2,507) (43,545) (50,000) (50,000) (26,500)
Land Held for Resale 521,706 (310,582) (300,727) (350,000) (350,000) -
Net increase (decrease) in cash 873,971 (280,964) (342,175) (355,315) (355,315) 46,365
Cash balance - January 1 165,178 1,039,149 758,185 416,010 416,010 60,695
Cash balance - December 31 1,039,149 758,185 416,010 60,695 60,695 107,060
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
EDA Fund (230)
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE
Fund: 230 EDA
Fund: 230 Department: 4650 Housing and Economic Development
ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL BUDGET BUDGET
Account Description 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Description
1600 Supplies, operating - - 27 200 200 Misc supplies
3030 Other professional services 4,000 4,000 Legal fees for development reviews
5,000 5,000 Financial consultant fees (Ehlers)
12,000 12,000 Special project consultant fees
2,180 2,220 5% of audit (24 (for 23)-44,370, 25 (for 24)-43,605, 26 (for 25)-44,360)
5,500 5,500 Loan Program and Energy Audit Consultant (CEE)
2,500 - Marketing Consultant fees
27,090 24,735 11,948 31,180 28,720
3100 Telephone 550 600 600 600 600 Cell phone service (1) employee
3420 Advertising - 2,856 140 1,500 1,500 Targeted advertisements.
3610 Memberships 400 350 Economic Development Assoc of MN (EDAM)
250 550 Twin Cities North Chamber of Commerce dues
300 300 Mn Real Estate Exchangers (MREE)
1,950 Nat'l Council of Exchangers annual (NCE) ($1,895 in 2025)
595 1,805 1,805 950 3,150
3630 Training & conferences 275 275 Ehlers Finance Seminar
1,200 1,200 EDAM spring/summer conferences
1,480 250 Other miscellaneous training
790 530 1,545 2,955 1,725
3800 Mileage 1,937 1,022 1,035 1,500 1,500 Misc. mileage
4750 Real Estate Taxes - - 7,064 - - Taxes on acquired property
4800 Insurance 513 603 824 320 280 Insurance policy premiums
5210 Housing programs - 4,200 26,500 Home Improve/Mobile Home/Emergency Repair
1,500 1,500 Home Energy Squad (City pays 50% of Fee for Residents to get an energy audit)
5,512 2,146 5,075 5,700 28,000
7050 Capital, real estate - - - 350,000 - Property - request budget adjustment if one occurs
9300 Business loans/subsidies/grants - 50,000 26,500 Business improvement partnership loans/subsidies/grants
15,000 - EDA forgivable loan program
16,050 13,728 25,000 65,000 26,500
53,037 48,026 55,062 459,905 92,175
-9.45% 14.65% 735.24% -79.96%