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Mounds View City Council September 8, 2025 Regular Meeting Page 3 1 2 Mayor Lindstrom stated it was unfortunate the department lost K9 Grizz and noted he appreciated 3 Officer Schulte's efforts with the departments K9's. Police Chief Zender thanked Mayor 4 Lindstrom for his comments and stated the entire department has appreciated the communities 5 support after the loss of K9 Grizz. 6 7 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 10147, 8 Authorizing the Purchase of One Dual Purpose Police K9 and to Attend the TAC 21 Patrol Dog 9 Certification Training to Replace K9 Grizz. 10 11 Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. 12 13 C. Resolution 10149, Authorizing the Purchase of (24) Police Issued Duty 9mm 14 Handguns with Optics including Lights and Holsters to Replace the current 15 .40 Caliber Police Issued Duty Handguns. 16 17 Police Chief Zender requested the Council authorize the purchase of (24) Police issued duty 9mm 18 handguns with optics including lights and holsters to replace the current .40 caliber police issued 19 duty handguns. He reported this purchase would upgrade the departments handguns for all 20 officers, noting the departments current handguns were 10 years old. He explained the Glock Blue 21 Label program was used in order to provide the best purchase price for law enforcement. He 22 indicated the cost would be $19,280.74 for the 24 handguns, but noted the department would be 23 trading in its current weapons, which would bring the total purchase price down to $14,480.74. He 24 stated the optics and holsters would cost and additional $7,392. He reported this expenditure would 25 be taken out of the operating budget and the Public Safety Fund. 26 27 Mayor Lindstrom recalled the City was partnered with DK Megs. Police Zender reported the City 28 was originally partnered with DK Megs, but the City has since partnered with Glock Blue Label. 29 30 Mayor Lindstrom questioned what happened to guns that were used in a crime. Police Chief 31 Zender explained if a gun was used for a crime it would be placed in the department's evidence 32 room and after the trial the gun will go to the BCA to be destroyed. 33 34 Vince Meyer, 8380 Spring Lake Road, reported if the DNR confiscates guns, these guns are sold 35 at auction. 36 37 MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Smith. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 10149, 38 Authorizing the Purchase of (24) Police Issued Duty 9mm Handguns with Optics including Lights 39 and Holsters to Replace the current .40 Caliber Police Issued Duty Handguns. 40 41 Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. 42 43 D. Resolution 10150, Approving the Preliminary Property Tax Levy for Fiscal 44 Year 2026 and Setting the Public Hearing Date. 45 46 Finance Director Bauman requested the Council approve the preliminary property tax levy for