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Mounds View City Council October 15, 2024 <br /> Regular Meeting Page 2 <br /> 1 Jennifer Dickson, Director of Legal Services for Tubman, provided the Council with an update <br /> 2 from Tubman. She described the legal advocacy services that were provided to Mounds View <br /> 3 residents from February through July. She explained Tubman worked with 48 unique Mounds <br /> 4 View clients and followed 43 criminal cases. She then read a testimony from a resident who was <br /> 5 served by Tubman that was thankful for the confidential services. She commented on the youth <br /> 6 and pet shelter services that have been recently expanded. She ended her presentation by reviewing <br /> 7 the homicide report that detailed domestic violence statistics from 2023,noting 40 people lost their <br /> 8 lives to domestic violence last year. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Council Member Gunn asked if the increase in the number of clients being served by Tubman was <br /> 11 due to the fact word was getting out as to the help that was available. Ms.Dickson stated this could <br /> 12 be the case, noting her location was openly published and she had great partnerships with local <br /> 13 police departments. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Council Member Gunn requested further information on how the Mounds View Police Department <br /> 16 works with Tubman. Police Chief Zender described the process that was followed and how <br /> 17 individuals were referred to Tubman. He noted in cases of domestic violence, the victims are put <br /> 18 in touch with an advocate from Tubman by the police officer on scene and a card was given to the <br /> 19 victim. Ms. Dickson commented on how important early intervention was for domestic violence <br /> 20 victims. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Acting Mayor Meehlhause thanked Ms. Dickson for her report. Ms. Dickson thanked the City of <br /> 23 Mounds View for their continued support. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 7. PUBLIC COMMENT <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Acting Mayor Meehlhause encouraged the public to speak with kindness and respect when <br /> 28 addressing the City Council during Public Comment. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Murwo Mohamed, 2657 Mounds View Boulevard — Apartment 203, explained she paid $25 per <br /> 31 month to work out at the Community Center. She encouraged the City Council to have more <br /> 32 equipment at the Community Center for the public to use. <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Vince Meyer, 8380 Spring Lake Road, reported his road was too narrow noting a semitruck <br /> 35 recently went down his road and jumped over the curb. He stated there were also issues with how <br /> 36 deep or shallow the water line caps were with the roadway pavement. He asked that the City deal <br /> 37 with the open and loose wires that were accessible from the telephone poles along Spring Lake <br /> 38 Road. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Luke Edmond, 8407 Spring Lake Road, stated his daughter appreciated meeting the female <br /> 41 Sergeant within the Mounds View Police Department. He then questioned when the stop signs <br /> 42 would be installed along Spring Lake Road. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 City Administrator Zikmund stated he would be in touch with Mr. Edmond after speaking with the <br /> 45 Public Works Department. He noted these stops signs were on the schedule. <br /> 46 <br />