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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 8.5 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />General Business February 1, 2021 Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Targeted Picketing Ordinance <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Provide staff direction. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />The Minneapolis Star Tribune has recently published an article regarding communities that have approved <br />ordinances that ban targeted residential protests. Councilmember Wagner would like to know if the council has a <br />desire for such an ordinance. <br /> <br />The Minnesota Court of Appeals has addressed the constitutionality of such ordinance and have upheld them. <br /> <br />The city prosecutor has crafted a similar ordinance for a city he represents. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />N/A <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> Targeted Picketing Ordinance Example <br /> State v. Castellano 506 N.W.2d 641 (Minn. App. 1993) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br /> <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity. <br /> Updated: August 2020 <br />