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Mounds View City Council July 22, 2024 Regular Meeting Page 5 1 today, but what was the City's responsibility, what would doing something about covenants do. 2 He asked if doing something about the covenants would begin to heal the hurts of years ago. He 3 reported with the themes of being thriving and desirable as well as embracing Welcome Home, it 4 was the Council's determination that the City was not living up to who it was supposed to be. For 5 this reason, he believed the City was responsible. When a person of color or any person for that 6 matter moves into one of those homes and signs a deed with those words,the City was responsible. 7 He wanted to ensure no one was excluded from homeownership. He wanted to ensure the children 8 in this community could view a racial covenants map of Mounds View and it would read zero. He 9 believed the City was responsible for either leaving the foundation of racial covenants in place, or 10 finishing the job and taking out that foundation and building a new foundation that was welcoming 11 for all. He stated anything successful has a good foundation. He was proud of the fact Mounds 12 View was the first community to make a commitment to shatter this foundation and build a new 13 welcoming one. In summary, like the AA statement, whenever the City is confronted with 14 something, such as a legacy of racism through language in deeds, he wanted to see the City being 15 responsible for it in order to bring about healing of the hurts of the past. He reported this was the 16 reason the City has proactively mailed every home the instructions and forms needed to discharge 17 the racial covenants that were in place and the City would be covering the cost. He indicated all 18 residents selling their home would have to have racial covenants discharged prior to the sale of 19 their home and it was now illegal to have racial covenants in place in Mounds View. He stated this 20 would be the way Mounds View takes responsibility for this issue. When people ask is Mounds 21 View a thriving and desirable community that embraces its motto of Welcome Home, we can say 22 yes because the City went back to the beginning of overt racism and did something about it in the 23 present. He thanked everyone who has had a hand in getting the City to this point. He also wanted 24 to thank his fellow Councilmembers. He appreciated the fact he had an amazing team that has 25 voted unanimously to support this issue. He stated today the City was laying new bricks together 26 in order to build a new foundation that was welcoming for everyone. He appreciated how the City 27 and community were taking responsibility uniting in one purpose to be able to say Welcome Home 28 Mounds View. 29 30 B. Resolution 9962, Approving the Purchase of Additional Concrete Panels for 31 an Outside Material Storage Bin. 32 33 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson requested the Council approve the purchase 34 of additional concrete panels for an outside material storage bin. He explained the 10 panels were 35 needed for an outside storage bin for street sweepings at Public Works. 36 37 Mayor Lindstrom asked if the City would be paid for the sand.Public Works/Parks and Recreation 38 Director Peterson reported the City would not be paid, but it would also not be charged for the 39 sand. 40 41 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Clark. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9962,Approving 42 the Purchase of Additional Concrete Panels for an Outside Material Storage Bin. 43 44 Ayes—4 Nays—0 Motion carried. 45 46 9. REPORTS