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Mounds View City Council January 26, 2026 Regular Meeting Page 9 1 the trail being better maintained going forward, which meant better maintenance and building the 2 trail back up. He noted he met with the Rice Creek Watershed District, and he understood they 3 would like to remove the bridge, which would make maintaining the trail easier. 4 5 Mayor Lindstrom questioned if the trail would be plowed in the coming weeks. Public 6 Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson indicated the trail would not be maintained until 7 the land was transferred to the City. He stated he had the City Attorney review the snowplow 8 policy and he was advising the snowplow policy be amended to state this trail will be plowed once 9 the land was transferred. 10 11 Mayor Lindstrom explained he understood this trail had been a topic of conversation for some time 12 and he was pleased to see the wheels being set in motion. 13 14 MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Gunn. To direct staff to work with the City Attorney to have 15 the State of Minnesota property surrounding the Greenfield trail transferred to the City of Mounds 16 View. 17 18 Ayes—5 Nays—0 Motion carried. 19 20 City Administrator Zikmund discussed how the Lexington Fire Department was interested in SBM 21 Fire Department providing fire protection services on a contract basis. He noted conversations 22 were being held and he anticipated a contract would be coming forward later this year. 23 24 City Administrator Zikmund stated he has had many conversations with the City Council in the 25 past two weeks surrounding immigration enforcement and the challenges this was imposing on the 26 local police department. He explained he has been communicating with the Police Chief and City 27 Attorney regarding these concerns and ordinances that have been drafted for the Council's 28 consideration. He noted these ordinances could be considered and reviewed by the Council at this 29 meeting with approval taking place on Monday, February 2. He provided the Council with a copy 30 of a recent court case for the Council to also review and consider. 31 32 Police Chief Zender discussed the challenges the police department was facing when it comes to 33 immigration enforcement officers being in the community. He explained he has been on phone 34 calls and Zoom calls with the Minnesota Chiefs of Police, Department of Public Safety, the 35 Ramsey County Attorney's Office and with various elected officials.He noted the National Chief s 36 of Police were also getting involved. He thanked the Council for their continued support as he 37 works to navigate this issue. He discussed how scene security was very challenging, as has been 38 seen in Minneapolis.He reported these were unprecedented times and explained he would continue 39 to do his best to navigate this situation. He thanked the residents of Mounds View for knowing he 40 was in a tough spot. He indicated he did not want to be pitched against federal law enforcement 41 officers. He commented this issue was taking a great deal of his time and it was his hope he would 42 begin making positive progress. He stated in the two events that occurred over the weekend, his 43 officers were on scene with their body cameras rolling. He reported at the end of the day, his 44 officers would continue to be on scene to ensure people remained safe. 45