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Mounds View City Council August 14, 2023 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Lindstrom/Gunn. To Approve the Consent Agenda as amended removing <br />Item 5E. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br /> <br />E. Resolution 9788, Authorizing Separation Compensation for Community <br />Development Director Jon Sevald. <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Meehlhause thanked Community Development Director Jon Sevald for his years of <br />dedicated service to the City of Mounds View and wished him all the best in his new endeavors. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9788, <br />Authorizing Separation Compensation for Community Development Director Jon Sevald. <br /> <br />Council Member Lindstrom thanked Community Development Director Sevald for all he has done <br />on behalf of the City of Mounds View. <br /> <br />Council Member Gunn thanked Community Development Director Sevald for his dedicated <br />service and wished him all the best. <br /> <br />Council Member Cermak stated she would miss Community Development Director Sevald. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br /> <br />6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS <br /> A. Officer Brian Kammerer Official Swearing In – Chief Zender. <br /> <br />Police Chief Zender introduced the Council to newly hired Police Officer Brian Kammerer. He <br />administered the Oath of Office to Officer Kammerer and welcomed him to the Mounds View <br />Police Department. A round of applause was offered by all in attendance. <br /> <br /> B. MVPD Second Quarter Report – Chief Zender. <br /> <br />Police Chief Zender reviewed the Second Quarter Report for the Mounds View Police Department <br />with the City Council. He commented on the major events that occurred in the community one <br />being a drive by shooting and the other event was a robbery at the SA gas station. He thanked his <br />officers for their investigative efforts to address both of these crimes. He discussed the benefits of <br />having an officer in the VCET unit with Ramsey County. He explained 11 youth recently attended <br />a firearms safety course. He thanked the community for attending recent rock wall and coffee with <br />a cop events. He commented further on the community events his officers participated in which <br />included a Torch Run, National Night Out, a presidential visit, and a safety fair in Blaine. The <br />department’s traffic enforcement efforts were further discussed, along with the new cannabis laws. <br />