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Mounds View City Council September 8, 2025 <br />Regular Meeting Page 6 <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom explained he attended a Clemency Review Hearing last Friday where 22 cases <br />were heard. He indicated he was hoping to hold a Clemency Board Town Hall style meeting in <br />Mounds View in the future. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom reported he invited the Attorney General and Governor to attend both the Tribute <br />Park and mermaid dedication ceremonies. He explained the mermaid dedication ceremony would <br />be held on Saturday, September 20. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom indicated he would be speaking at the Moose Lake prison graduation on <br />Thursday, September 25. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom stated he wrote an op ed after the event that occurred at Annunciation and noted <br />his article would be printed in the Star Tribune on Tuesday, September 9. He read his op ed in full <br />for the record. He sent his sincerest condolences to those families that were impacted by the <br />Annunciation mass shooting. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom reported the Board of Pardons would be looking for new meeting space in 2026 <br />and stated it would be great to have these meetings held in Mounds View. <br /> <br /> B. Reports of Staff. <br /> <br />Police Chief Zender provided a brief update on his personnel. He explained he currently has 18 <br />personnel with one CSO and another candidate in background. It was his hope he could get the <br />department back to 20 officers. He thanked the City for the outpouring of support for retired K9 <br />Ace. He noted Officer Aase had a great day with his new K9. He reported he reached out to the <br />schools and churches in Mounds View in order to have a conversation in order to invite them to a <br />meeting. He explained he was looking forward to Saturday where the Tribute Park will be <br />dedicated and the Mounds View police versus fire softball game will be held. He thanked the City <br />Council for their continued support of the police department. <br /> <br />Assistant City Administrator Beeman stated a ribbon cutting ceremony was held at Planet Fitness <br />earlier today. He indicated the Big Dipper hasn’t decided if they want to do a ribbon cutting <br />ceremony, but should be opening next week. He noted the EDA would be receiving an update on <br />the Simons property on Monday, September 22. He indicated the draft affordable housing <br />ordinance will be reviewed by the Council at their October worksession meeting. <br /> <br />City Administrator Zikmund invited all residents to participate in the City-wide cleanup, which <br />would be held on Saturday, September 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Public Works <br />Facility. <br /> <br />City Administrator Zikmund reported the fitness court ribbon cutting would be held on Thursday, <br />September 25 at 4:30 p.m. <br /> <br />City Administrator Zikmund provided an update on the zipline work that had been completed at <br />Silver View Park. <br />