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Mounds View City Council July 8, 2024 <br />Regular Meeting Page 7 <br /> <br />Luke Edmond, 8407 Spring Lake Road, thanked the City for their efforts on this matter. He <br />explained he supported it becoming a criminal charge for those who chose not to discharge their <br />racial covenants. <br /> <br />Rebecca Scholl, 2467 Hillview Road, thanked the Council for their great work. She appreciated <br />how the community was coming together to not be racist, but to also fight against racism. She <br />reported she was aware of racial covenants years ago when she worked in the mortgage industry. <br />She appreciated how simple the City has made it for residents to have their covenants discharged. <br />She stated she understood that words mattered and she wanted everyone in this community and <br />outside of this community to know who this community was. <br /> <br />Darnell Baker, 3024 County Road J, reported he does not have a covenant in place on his home. <br />He explained he works with the Quincy House and their new property in Mounds View does have <br />a racial covenant in place. He discussed how the Quincy House works primarily with children of <br />colo r. He explained he was honored to be a part of this community and he was proud of the work <br />being done by the City. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom closed the meeting for public comment. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Clark. To Waive the First Reading and Introduce Ordinance <br />1014, Discharging of Racial Covenants required at Point of Sale. <br /> <br />City Administrator Zikmund reported it was the Mayor who asked if an Ordinance of this manner <br />could be approved. He explained after discussing the matter with the City Attorney he understood <br />that an Ordinance of this type could be approved and made law. <br /> <br />ROLL CALL: Cermak/Clark/Gunn/Meehlhause/Lindstrom. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom stated today marks a historic day for Mounds View. He appreciated the step the <br />City had taken to being to right the wrongs of the past and to begin to take steps towards equality <br />for all. He explained today was the end for racial covenants in Mounds View and also make it <br />illegal to have any type of exclusionary covenant. He commented on his Juneteenth speech and <br />how it was focused on the children in this community. He was proud that if asked by his children, <br />did you do something to address racial covenants, he could say yes. He reported the children in <br />this community should k now that the local leaders in this community stood up and took action on <br />July 8, 2024 to put an end to racial covenants to right the wrongs of the past. He stated there was <br />no room for prejudice in Mounds View, Minnesota. He then recognized and thanked all who were <br />involved in moving this Ordinance forward. He thanked all of the residents of Mounds View that <br />had already discharged their racial covenants. It was his hope the City’s Ordinance would become <br />a model for all communities in the State. A round of applause was offered by all in attendance. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom recessed the City Council meeting at 7:42 p.m. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom reconvened the City Council meeting at 8:07 p.m.