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I.~.J Page 5 City Council Minutes April 27, 1994 CITY OF RO5EVILLE Presenters: Steve Sarkozy, City Manager Jim Zelinsky, Chief of Police Ed Burrell, Finance Director Steve Sarkozy gave a background on the City of Roseville's history as Falcon Heights' police provider and introduced his staff. Police Chief Zelinsky described Roseville's Community Oriented Policing emphasis. Roseville has a Community Relations Officer. Roseville has also provides DARE education in the schools, staffs the Mayor's Commission Against Drugs, and administers a grant for cultural sensitivity training of officers. They have tried to be a good fit with the community and will keep trying if awarded this contract. When first hired by the City of Falcon Heights, there were some difficulties getting officers hired and residents had a bias in favor of the Ramsey County Sheriff. Complaints against the Roseville Police are now down. Roseville serves Falcon Heights with reciprocal staff meetings and recently by providing regular service by community service officers. Chief Zelinsky and Finance Director Ed Burrell reviewed the financial aspects of the proposal's options. Burrell noted that Roseville is among those cities with the lowest per capita expenditure on police despite its high commercial land usage. The most expensive proposal called for Falcon Heights to be a stand-alone police district. Zelinsky stated that while Roseville wants to meet Falcon Heights' needs, he doesn't feel that current needs do not justify the high cost of this option. Zelinsky stated that his preferred option would be a continuation of the current system of policing, as he doesn't feel there is a visibility problem in Falcon Heights. Zelinkky and Burrell reiterated their willingness to work with Falcon Heights and at the same time be sensitive to the needs of the taxpayer. Mayor Baldwin asked if there were any anticipated changes to crime prevention programs such as McGruff, Neighborhood Watch, and National Night Out. Zelinsky replied that these are valuable crime prevention tools and that no changes were anticipated. Mayor Baldwin then asked about Roseville's Public Relations plan - how will Falcon Heights residents get to know their police? Zelinsky described several past activities undertaken by the Roseville Police, such as DARE, police open houses, school programs, crime prevention programs, and a ride-along program. Mayor Baldwin asked about Roseville's formal procedures for assuring gender and ethnic equity and diversity within the police force. Chief Zelinsky replied that Roseville has an Affirmative