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II. DESCRIPTION OF THE CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS AND POLICE RELATED <br /> INFORMATION <br /> A. Land Use Information. <br /> 1. The city is 2.28 square miles and is located directly south of the <br /> City of Roseville, north of the City of St. Paul, west of the Cities <br /> of St. Paul and Roseville and east of the City of Lauderdale <br /> (attachment 1). <br /> 2. There are 1,461 acres in the city of which 682 acres belong to <br /> the University of Minnesota and 288 acres belong to the <br /> Minnesota State Fair. <br /> 3. Of the land use in the city that is outside the University of <br /> Minnesota and the Minnesota State Fair, housing comprises 62% <br /> and commercial uses comprise 7 (attachment 2). Institutional <br /> and park uses make up the remainder of this land area. There are <br /> approximately 1,145 single family homes and 567 apartment and <br /> condominium units outside of the university's campus housing. <br /> B. Demographic and business information <br /> 1. There are approximately 3,832 residents in Falcon Heights that <br /> are not living on the university campus and are served by the <br /> city's police service. About 1,550 residents live on the university <br /> campus. These residents rely on the University of Minnesota <br /> police service. <br /> 2. There are approximately sixty businesses in the city. These are <br /> primarily retail and service oriented and are located along <br /> Larpenteur Avenue, Snelling Avenue and Hamline Avenue. <br /> C. Unique institutional relationships <br /> 1. Although the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota State <br /> Fair are within the city's geographic boundaries, the city's police <br /> service does not serve these areas. The Minnesota State Fair <br /> contracts with the St. Paul police as well as a variety of other law <br /> enforcement officers. <br /> 2. The city maintains a strong working relationship with these two <br /> institutions. <br /> 3 <br />