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Mounds View City Council February 9, 2026 Regular Meeting Page 6 Council Member Smith indicated last Friday and Saturday she appreciated attending the 1 continuation education through the League of Minnesota Cities. 2 3 Council Member Gunn invited the public to attend the bingo event at the Community Center on 4 Thursday, February 12 at 6:00 p.m. 5 6 Council Member Gunn invited the public to participate in the polar plunge on Saturday, February 7 28. 8 9 Council Member Gunn reported the second annual fashion show would be held on Tuesday, March 10 3 at the Community Center at 6:00 p.m. 11 12 Council Member Gunn stated the St. Patrick’s Celebration would be held at the Community Center 13 on Friday, March 13 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 14 15 Council Member Meehlhause explained he received an email from Marketing Director Lisa 16 Berkus noting the Twin Cities Gateway Bureau has been selected as a finalist for the Explore 17 Minnesota Tourism Award for Outstanding Marketing Campaign. 18 19 Mayor Lindstrom reported he had a wonderful time attending the Daddy Daughter Dance. 20 21 Mayor Lindstrom stated he attended a governance meeting for the Clemency Review Board on 22 Friday, February 6. 23 24 Mayor Lindstrom commented Presidents Day would be observed on Monday, February 16. 25 26 Mayor Lindstrom noted he would be attending several round table meetings to discuss what was 27 occurring in the community. 28 29 Mayor Lindstrom explained he attended a joint meeting with the school board with Council 30 Member Gunn. He noted the group discussed the number of students that were missing school at 31 this time and how this is impacting the school district. 32 33 Mayor Lindstrom apologized for not attending the City Council meetings last week, noting he was 34 ill and unable to attend. He indicated that he supported the Council hold a further discussion on 35 what type of regulations or ordinances could be put in place when it comes to immigration 36 enforcement officers. He understood the City could pass an ordinance that would restrict ICE from 37 staging on City property. 38 39 B. Reports of Staff. 40 41 Finance Director Bauman reported the City’s audit would begin next week. 42 43 Police Chief Zender explained the Daddy Daughter Dance was a wonderful event for the 44 community and there was a really good turnout. He indicated he was working on his year end 45 report and stated Tubman would be attending the next City Council meeting. He noted the polar 46