HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-06-23 CC Meeting MinutesMOUND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
June 23, 2026
The City Council of the City of Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota, met in regular session on
Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers in the Centennial Building.
Members present: Mayor Jason Holt, Council Members Sherrie Pugh, Kathy McEnaney, Kevin
Castellano and Michelle Herrick.
Members absent: None
Others present: City Manager Jesse Dickson, Public Works Director Ryan Prich, City Engineer
Matt Bauman, City Attorney Scott Landsman, Dale Specker, JD Ottenbreit, Jennie Soule,
Matthew Jakubik, Matt Lindes, Ashley Donning, Rod and Cathy Burris, Kevin Sipprell, Kelly
Heitz, Gregory Pederson, Mike McCarville, Margie Saatzer, Dan Saatzer, Kristina Meyer,
Matthew Meyer, Johann Chemin Danielson, Jim Funk, Kendra Anderegg, Brian Buriss, Jack
Stuhr, Connor Soule, J. Blackstone, Aimee Pederson, Alex Erickson, Bryan Gorman, Mike
Foley, Ben Foster, Christine Weber, Brenda and Jay Stuhr, Witte's and Rolighed's and Tyler
Piper.
Call to Order
City Manager Dickson took the roll of the Council present.
Pledge of Allegiance
3. Adopt Agenda
Holt said he would like to amend the agenda to move Item 4. Public Comments to come
after Item 6. Presentations.
MOTION by McEnaney, seconded by Pugh, to approve the amended agenda. Upon roll
call vote, all voted in favor. Motion carried.
Herrick said she would like to make a Motion to add an item to the agenda under new
business, an amended version of a resolution for improvements to the traffic situation on
Westedge Blvd.
MOTION by McEnaney, seconded by Herrick to approve the amended agenda. All voted in
favor. Motion carried.
4. Public Comments
Jim Funk, 2940 Oaklawn Lane and Kendra Anderegg, 2920 Oaklawn Lawn approached the
Council. Funk said the property owner at 2935 Oaklawn is running a boat rental business
out of his home. Funk said the property owner is not following the City Code and the
business is a safety hazard due to the large equipment and parking on the street. Funk
said he has taken photos of the situation and sent them to Council Member McEnaney.
Anderegg said her two children have been endangered by the business activity and have
taken measures to stay out of the way of the vehicle activity related to the business.
Anderegg said this activity is in violation of the City Code.
Landsman said the City can conduct an investigation of the situation and can determine if
there are code violations and then whether the violations be enforced.
Matthew Meyer, 2676 Westedge Blvd., said the 20 mph speed limit signs on Westedge
Blvd. were posted but are not being enforced. Holt said there were radar truck readings
from earlier in June and the Mayor said he personally saw one person being pulled over on
Westedge Blvd. by the Orono Police Department.
Johann Chemin Danielson, 6039 Beachwood Road, said he was passed by other vehicles
while driving at the speed limit on Westedge Blvd. recently.
Margie Saatzer, 2625 Westedge Blvd., said she paid over $6K for the street reconstruction
of Westedge and doesn't understand why the other neighborhood roads have "no through
traffic" signs in place. Saatzer said she is concerned about the safety of her son or other
children in the neighborhood due to the increased traffic on Westedge Blvd.
Christin Wenzel, 1753 Shorewood Lane, said she thanked the Council for the passage of
the humane pet store ordinance.
Helen Canning, 5926 Beachwood Road, said the City put up the 20 MPH speed limit signs
on Westedge to respond to the increased traffic and reminded people that the detour is a
temporary situation.
Kristina Meyer, 2676 Westedge Blvd., said her property has experienced damage to their
mailbox due to the traffic and had their speed limit sign stolen. Meyer said she wants to
see more effort to slow down traffic.
5. Consent Agenda
a. Minutes of the June 9, 2026, City Council Regular Meeting, Kelly
b. Approve Resolution 26-48 approval of Liquor Licenses, Kelly
c. Pay Request No. 1 in the amount of $133,427.00 to TanksCo, Inc. for the
Reconditioning of Well 8 — Hercules Tower, PW-26-10, Prich
MOTION by McEnaney, seconded by Pugh, to approve the amended consent agenda.
All voted in favor. Motion carried.
6. Presentations
a. Mound Fire Department Probationary Firefighter Swearing In, Drilling
Fire Chief swore in three new members to the Fire Department. Drilling said the members
completed 288 hours of training and service. Drilling administered the oath of office to Brian
Burris, Connor Soule and Jack Stuhr.
b. Chief Greg Pederson City Proclamation, Council
Pederson said his success and the success of the Mound Fire Department is based on the
support of family members.
Pederson said the accomplishments he was most proud of in his service to Mound were
the recruitment and hiring of great people who fit in to the Fire Department culture. Pederson
said the culture and brand of the Mound Fire Department is dependent on three things which is
the training members put in, with hard work and commitment to the job being the most
important pieces. Pederson added he responded to 15400 calls in his 51-year career with the
Mound Fire Department.
7. Public Hearings
8. Old Business
9. New Business
a. Westedge Blvd. Speed Report
Herrick said the speed report was conducted from June 1 through June 10 while the speed limit
was 30MPH. Herrick said someone was tracked going 62 MPH and traffic increased to over
55,000 vehicles. Herrick said there were 30 notices on the Orono Police Department Activity
Report and there is a problem with enforcement. Herrick would like official 20MPH speed limit
signs installed and enforced.
Discussion ensued about the traffic situation on Westedge Blvd. Herrick asked Matthew Meyer to
bring in a resident petition regarding the traffic situation on Westedge Blvd.
Castellano said the traffic study from June 9 to June 16 showed that the 20MPH signs were doing
their job as the statistics show nearly all vehicles traveled at speeds under 30MPH. Castellano said
there were 14,000 vehicles reported. Castellano said 90% of the vehicles on Westedge Blvd. were
traveling at 25 MPH and less.
Pugh said that the staff responded to the Council direction from the previous meeting about
remedying of the vehicle traffic of Westedge. Pugh said the Council should create a response to
traffic speeds at all construction areas in Mound.
Bauman presented the traffic report of June 9-15. Bauman said the results of the speed tracking
said 15% of speeds above 30MPH. Bauman said the average speed of traffic was 27MPH.
Council discussed placing the speedometer trailer at a new southbound traffic location. Bauman
said speed bumps cause other problems such as engines revving between speed bumps.
Council would like staff to look into stop signs, no parking signs and speed bumps to be installed
on Westedge Blvd. The Council agreed they would like the City to provide a more overarching
policy on City response to detours and construction zone speed limits with professional input.
10. Announcements
a. Comments/Reports from Council Members:
Council Member Pugh — Pugh said she received a call from the bicycle rider about the crossing
at Shoreline Drive. Pugh said the bicyclist thought the crossing was in a poor location. Pugh
said the picnic tables at Lost Lake are getting used.
Council Member Castellano — Castellano said he wanted to see a HWS financial update and an
update on a couple of properties in Mound.
Council Member Herrick — Herrick said the chairs and tables at Lost Lake Commons Park look
great.
Council Member McEnaney — Nothing to report.
Mayor Holt — Nothing to report.
a. Comments/Reports from City Manager: Dickson said on July 9th Community
Education would like to use Lost Lake Commons Park for their Music in the Park
event. Dickson said this will be the first scheduled event at the Park.
c. Next City Council Regular Meeting: Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
11. Ad'iourn
MOTION by Herrick, seconded by Pugh, to adjourn the meeting at 7:46 p.m. All voted in favor.
Meeting adjourned.
Mayor Jason R. Holt
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