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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JUNE 8, 2016 officers to avoid racial profiling and how to handle crises involving people with mental illness, and domestic abuse situations. She stated committee members gathered data from the cities and conducted interviews with police chiefs and Ramsey County Sheriff Matt Bostrom. She stated that the committee thanks everyone who provided feedback and data. She stated that the League of Women Voters also hosted public meetings with Ramsey County Attorney John Choi on domestic violence and Minnesota Police Officers Standards and Trainings Executive Director Nate Gove on Minnesota police education. Ms. Mills stated that the comprehensive report on their findings was provided to the five cities, and the League of Women Voters came to a consensus on the following six positions: 1. Recommends community police departments improve data collection of police activity to ensure accountability for avoiding racial profiling and track that officers dispatched to domestic violence and mental health crisis situations have appropriate training. 2. Recommends that all cities periodically evaluate police cost -analysis and service delivery. 3. Supports the Memphis Model, or a substantial equivalent Crisis Intervention Training (CIT), for police officers dealing with mental health crises. 4. Supports the St. Paul Blueprint for Safety, or a substantial equivalent training, for police officers dealing with domestic violence. 5. Supports diversity training for all officers. 6. Recommends that the League of Women Voters of Minnesota advocate for more state funding for CIT training for police officers dealing with mental health crises and for development of additional mental health facilities and community based services. PUBLIC Keis opened the public hearing to review the City's Storm Water Pollution HEARING — Prevention Program. REVIEW THE STORM WATER The Public Works Director stated that the City is required to hold a public POLLUTION hearing annually to review the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program PREVENTION (SWPPP) and discuss the City's progress in meeting national Pollutant PROGRAM Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements. He stated that the (SWPPP) City streets are swept at least every spring and fall, and the City was able to use less salt on the streets this past winter because of the mild weather. He explained that the City was audited by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and overall the score was good, with some recommendations for better documentation and additional training, both of which have been addressed. There was no one else present from the general public wishing to comment on this matter. 2