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Mounds View City Council February 9, 2026 Regular Meeting Page 8 1 Council Member Meehlhause suggested the ordinance be scaled back to address the value of 2 Mounds View residents and to address city-owned properties. 3 4 The consensus of the Council was to direct staff to bring back an anti-staging ordinance. 5 6 Council Member Clark recommended the City Council do a proclamation for these actions as well. 7 8 Mayor Lindstrom supported this action as well. He asked if the City Council wanted to send a 9 letter to the governor and federal legislators. 10 11 Council Member Smith was of the opinion this would be addressed by the coalition. 12 13 Council Member Clark believed there was more the City could do to support its minority residents. 14 She proposed that the City pass a complimentary civil rights and non-discrimination ordinance 15 that would support the work that was being done by to address racial covenants.?? She noted she 16 forwarded a draft ordinance to staff. 17 18 Mayor Lindstrom indicated he supported the Council further discussing this ordinance before 19 taking action. He explained this topic may be better addressed through a proclamation. 20 21 Council Member Gunn agreed. 22 23 Council Member Smith noted a civil rights proclamation was passed by the City in 1965. 24 25 Police Chief Zender explained he was against an ordinance for a variety of reasons. He noted in 26 speaking with the border czar he understood they were winding down and agents would be getting 27 body cameras. He understood other communities have passed anti-staging ordinances and there 28 was push back from residents because this ordinance was not being enforced. He stated he did not 29 want there to be conflict created between residents and the Mounds View Police Department 30 because of the proposed ordinance. He discussed how POST certified police officers were 31 mandated to treat people with equity and respect. While he understood the need to do something, 32 he explained there were a lot of federal agencies in the community at this time. He wanted to be 33 clear that the Mounds View Police Department was already following these policies, and he feared 34 what the unintended consequences would be from the proposed proclamations and/or ordinances. 35 36 10. Next Council Work Session: Monday, March 2, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. 37 Next Council Meeting: Monday, February 23, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. 38