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Mounds View City Council February 9, 2026 Regular Meeting Page 7 plunge would be held at Lakeside Park in Blaine on Saturday, February 28. He reported the 1 department was undergoing its BCA audit at this time for body worn cameras. 2 3 City Administrator Zikmund provided the Council with a handout regarding the options available 4 to the City Council regarding ICE regulations. He noted the City had participated in the amicus 5 brief. He reported the City Council could opt to join the Coalition for Safe and Stable Communities 6 noting the fee to join this group was $2,500. He reviewed what actions other communities were 7 taking in the metro area and requested the Council provide staff with direction on how to proceed. 8 9 Mayor Lindstrom questioned if the Council supported joining the Safe and Stable Communities 10 Coalition. He noted he would be supportive of this action. 11 12 Council Member Gunn agreed noting there was strength in numbers and there was a commonality 13 among this group. 14 15 The consensus of the Council was to support the City joining the Safe and Stable Communities 16 Coalition. 17 18 Council Member Gunn stated she would like to see the City passing a resolution that would 19 prohibit ICE in public spaces. 20 21 Council Member Clark supported the City taking this action as well. She discussed how Minnesota 22 State Statute 412.221 and 412.231 municipalities have been granted the power to enact ordinances 23 for the protection of public health and to regulate conduct within public spaces and on City 24 property consistent with State and federal law. 25 26 Mayor Lindstrom supported the City passing a resolution to this effect. 27 28 Council Member Smith asked what City properties would be impacted by this action. City 29 Administrator Zikmund reported all City properties would be impacted, including the well houses, 30 community center, parks and city hall campus. 31 32 Council Member Smith stated if ICE were to gather on one of these properties the Mounds View 33 Police Department was to ask them to move along. 34 35 Mayor Lindstrom reported this was the case. 36 37 Council Member Smith inquired if this resolution would just apply to ICE or would this apply to 38 all federal law enforcement agencies. She was of the opinion this type of resolution would be very 39 difficult for the police department to enforce. 40 41 Council Member Meehlhause was in agreement. 42 43 Mayor Lindstrom stated this would simply be an anti-staging ordinance. He explained he wanted 44 the City’s properties throughout the community to remain a safe place for the residents of Mounds 45 View. 46