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Mounds View City Council February 23, 2026 Regular Meeting Page 12 Affirming Community Values and City Action Related to Immigration Enforcement and 1 Stewardship of City Resources. 2 3 Ayes – 4 Nay – 1 (Smith) Motion carried. 4 5 MOTION/SECOND: Lindstrom/Clark. To Waive the First Reading and Introduce Ordinance 6 1056, Stewardship of Municipal Resources as amended incorporating the suggestion from the City 7 Attorney. 8 9 Ayes – 4 Nay – 1 (Smith) Motion carried. 10 11 F. Resolution 10217, Authorizing and Approving Funding for Manna Market 12 Food Shelf Support. 13 14 City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council authorize and approve funding for Manna 15 Market food shelf support. He explained the Mayor requested he bring this item forward for 16 Council consideration. 17 18 Mayor Lindstrom stated the City has been paying $800 per week for the food which provided 300 19 boxes of food per week. He reported after speaking with Manna Market he was able to get this 20 program funded for the rest of the year for $25,000. He discussed how partnering with the Ralph 21 Reeder food shelf would not provide the same level of assistance to residents because they are 22 only able to provide residents with food once a month. He reported the school district was very 23 appreciative of the additional food support being offered through Manna Market. 24 25 Council Member Clark reported this program began in November when SNAP benefits were lost. 26 She indicated over 2,000 people have been served to date and noted 95% of those helped were at 27 or below the poverty line. She explained that almost 300 families were being served each week, 28 which included several seniors in the community and student at Pinewood. She stated she had 29 seven teams and 50 volunteers were making this happen on a weekly basis. She was grateful the 30 City was able to provide this service to the community. She clarified she attended Substance 31 Church but noted she was not benefiting nor was the church benefiting from Manna Market, but 32 rather the Manna Market just had space at the church. She noted she was happy to keep organizing 33 the volunteers if the food relief were to continue. She provided further information on how the 34 deliveries were made to individuals in the community. 35 36 Council Member Gunn explained she volunteered at Pinewood and on Thursdays the front office 37 looked like a major grocery store because food was being delivered for students to bring home for 38 their families. While she understood the SNAP benefits had been reinstated, there were still trying 39 to get caught up on their financials and she supported the City continuing with the Manna Market 40 through the end of the year. 41 42 Brian Amundsen, 3048 Woodale Drive, reported he believed it was wonderful when neighbors 43 helped neighbors. He indicated he was having a problem with the fact that Statute 465.039 states 44 governing bodies can provide grants to non-profits and not donations. He stated the City was not 45 creating a grant program but rather was providing a donation to distribute food. He explained the 46