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Item No: 8C <br /> Meeting Date: August 11, 2025 <br />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: Second Reading and introduction of Ordinance 1046, Amending <br />Chapter 92, section 92.007 of the Municipal Code to Specifically <br />Prohibit 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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <br />Strategic Plan Strategy/Goal: Maintain a desirable place to live. <br /> <br />Financial Impact: No financial Impact to the 2025 Budget. <br /> <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 /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Don Peterson, Director of Public Works/Parks and Recreation <br />Attachment – Splash Pad and Playground rule sign <br /> <br />The Mounds View Vision <br />A Thriving Desirable Community