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Mounds View City Council October 28, 2024 Regular Meeting Page 2 1 commented on the New Americans Academy that he would like to pursue.He stated Night to Unite 2 was very successful in August, noting the City had 32 block parties and over 400 pounds of food 3 was collected. He discussed how the police department was involved in Festival in the Park by 4 providing a K-9 demonstration, crash reconstruction, the rock wall and security for the event. He 5 reported Popsicle in the Park was a big hit, along with Coffee with a Cop. He commented on the 6 annual softball game that was held between the police and fire departments. He explained the pink 7 patch campaign was now underway, as was the coat drive. He stated the department was currently 8 coordinating Heros and Helpers which would be held on December 12 and the Santa Parade would 9 be held on December 3. He reviewed current staffing information with the City Council and 10 commented on the great work being done by the departments K-9 and VCET units. He commented 11 on how calls for service were up and discussed how FLOCK was a great tool for the department. 12 Lastly, he reviewed the training his officers had received in recent months. 13 14 Council Member Clark asked if the department would consider having a Facebook page. Police 15 Chief Zender stated he would take this under consideration. 16 17 Council Member Meehlhause questioned how many officers were in the reserve group. Police 18 Chief Zender explained he had two reserve officers (Mark and Don) serving the department at this 19 time, and one more was being onboarded. 20 21 Council Member Meehlhause thanked Police Chief Zender, Deputy Chief Hellpap and his 22 Sergeants for their tremendous leadership in the community. 23 24 Mayor Lindstrom inquired if drug calls were down because marijuana had been decriminalized. 25 Police Chief Zender stated this may be the case, but noted drug cases do take a great deal of time 26 to prosecute. 27 28 Mayor Lindstrom thanked Police Chief Zender for his presentation to the City Council. 29 3o 7. PUBLIC COMMENT 31 32 Mayor Lindstrom encouraged the public to speak with kindness and respect when addressing the 33 City Council during Public Comment. 34 35 Vince Meyer, 8380 Spring Lake Road, explained the stop signs were installed on Spring Lake 36 Road. He asked that the crooked sign be straightened. He stated he recently visited the weight 37 room at the Community Center and noted he was appalled by the condition of the workout 38 equipment. He encouraged the City Council to invest in this equipment. He discussed how the 39 LRS regular drivers were not union. 40 41 Murwo Mohamed, 2657 Mounds View Boulevard — Apartment 103, explained she needs new 42 weight equipment at the Community Center. She commented on how lifting weights helps people 43 maintain their mental health while also reducing stress. She indicated she has a degree for coaching 44 and noted she has been using the Community Center since 2018. She reported she visited both the 45 Shoreview and New Brighton Community Centers and noted these facilities have state of the art