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Mounds View City Council January 26, 2026 Regular Meeting Page 12 1 Mayor Lindstrom recommended the body cameras not have SD cards that could be removed. 2 Rather he wanted to see the body cameras having the videos stored in a system that was in the 3 cloud. 4 5 Council Member Gunn inquired what kind of identification federal ICE agents had to provide to 6 Mounds View law enforcement officers if asked for identification. Police Chief Zender stated this 7 was very difficult to determine at this time. 8 9 Mayor Lindstrom stated the only recourse the City has was to pass an ordinance. City Attorney 10 Riggs reported this was the case noting there were discussions about how local municipalities need 11 to start charging federal officers. He anticipated this would be a difficult road to go down and 12 noted the proposed ordinance would assist the City with addressing this topic. 13 14 Police Chief Zender indicated the enforceability of the ordinance was a concern for him. He stated 15 there were a lot of cities discussing this topic at this time and he was uncertain if the proposed 16 ordinance would be enforceable. He explained he did not want to tie up resources chasing ICE 17 agents in the community. 18 19 Mayor Lindstrom stated he understood these were unprecedented times, but it was his hope the 20 ordinance would provide the City with a backdrop on the behavior that was expected in this 21 community. 22 23 Council Member Gunn agreed, noting the ordinance would provide the police department with a 24 tool. 25 26 Council Member Meehlhause stated even if the ordinance was not enforceable, he supported the 27 City Council approving the proposed ordinance which would set expectations for behavior in this 28 community. 29 30 Further discussion ensued regarding how valuable body cameras were for confirming the actions 31 and behaviors of Mounds View police officers. 32 33 Council Member Smith indicated she was concerned with how some residents may come back to 34 the City expressing concern with the fact the Council passed an ordinance that was not being 35 enforced by the Mounds View Police Department. Police Chief Zender stated this was a concern 36 for him as well. 37 38 Council Member Clark supported the City adopting the ordinance as it would give the police 39 department some level of authority. 40 41 Mayor Lindstrom expressed concern with how ICE was not attempting to notify local agencies 42 when they were entering a community. 43 44 Council Member Gunn supported the Council reviewing the ordinance over the coming days with 45 questions or comments being forwarded to the City Administrator. It was her hope the Council 46 could approve the ordinance at a special City Council meeting on Monday, February 2.