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Item No: 8F <br /> Meeting Date: July 28, 2025 <br /> MOUNDS VIEW Type of Business: CB <br /> Administrator Review: <br /> City of Mounds View Staff Report <br /> To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From: Don Peterson, Director of Public Works/Parks and Recreation <br /> Item Title/Subject: First Reading and introduction of Ordinance 1046, Amending Chapter <br /> 92, section 92.007 of the Municipal Code to Specifically Prohibit <br /> Nudity <br /> Introduction <br /> Staff is proposing amending the Parks and Rec chapter of the City Code to specifically <br /> prohibit nudity within City parks as a separate regulation from language addressing lewd <br /> conduct. This amendment is in response to a recent Minnesota Supreme Court case. <br /> Background/Discussion: <br /> Earlier this year, a Minnesota Supreme Court decision impacted how "lewd" conduct is <br /> defined in criminal law statewide. The decision clarifies that for nudity to be considered <br /> a "lewd" act there must be some additional action in addition to being in a state of <br /> undress. <br /> The City Code relies partially on the statewide criminal definition of lewd conduct to <br /> regulate nudity within its parks system and the enclosed amendments to the City Code <br /> seek to add language to eliminate any gray area and keep the same standards of <br /> conduct throughout the parks system that applied prior to the Supreme Court case. <br /> The Director of Parks and Recreation has the ability to adopt rules that apply within the <br /> parks system, and has already taken the step to update the Splash Pad rules to <br /> explicitly require appropriate swim suits and attire and prohibit nudity. The purpose of <br /> this ordinance amendment would similarly be to explicitly prohibit nudity within the park <br /> system and make the distinction between "lewd" conduct and being nude. <br /> Should the City Council adopt the amendment, the Splash Pad sign will also be updated <br /> to cite to the City Code section regarding nudity. <br /> Strategic Plan Strategy/Goal: Maintain a desirable place to live. <br /> Financial Impact: No financial Impact to the 2025 Budget. <br /> Recommendation: <br /> Staff recommend the City Council review attached draft ordinance approving the <br /> amendments to chapter 92, section 92.007 of the Mounds View Municipal Code after the <br /> first and second reading. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> Don Peterson, Director of Public Works/Parks and Recreation <br /> Attachment — Splash Pad and Playground rule sign <br /> I IIC IVIVUIIUJ VICVV VIJIVII <br /> A Thriving Desirable Community <br />