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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />DECEMBER 8, 1993 <br />Bergeron submitted another report to the Council which <br />showed trends in calls for service, and broke down <br />calls for service among the contracting cities. <br />Hanson asked if the number of calls for service was <br />tied to the economy. <br />Bergeron felt that calls for service was a good deal <br />dependent on the age group of the children in a <br />particular city. Economy is also a factor as is the <br />bad news seen on TV each evening. Bergeron also felt <br />that given the number of calls in the City, there are <br />not enough squads patrolling the City's streets to <br />carry the work load. <br />LaValle pointed out that at times when there is a call <br />in Little Canada, on County Road D for example, if the <br />Vadnais Heights squad is not tied up, it will come over <br />to check out the scene. <br />Bergeron reported that this is the sharing philosophy <br />that is so great. Bergeron continued in his review of <br />trends in calls for service report pointing out that <br />the Little Canada squad answers 17.85% of the calls for <br />service, which is higher than any other squad, while <br />the Vadnais Aeights squad is second answering 17.70% of <br />the calls for service. <br />Bergeron reported that he has the deputies patrolling <br />Little Canada and Vadnais Heights, as well as the <br />sergeants, what could be done to address the workload, <br />and Bergeron presented the Council with a written <br />summary of their remarks. Bergeron reported that it <br />comes down to the fact that more help is needed on the <br />streets. His goal is to see a 16 hour power shift. <br />The Sheriff's Department has submitted a grant <br />application requesting money to aid in the funding of <br />such a shift. A copy of that grant proposal was <br />submitted to the Council. <br />Hanson was concerned about the criminal element moving <br />in from the cities, and felt that there was no <br />alternative other than eventually putting on a 16 hour <br />power shift. <br />Bergeron reported that a 7 hour power shift would help <br />for now. Officers need additional time to practice <br />enhanced patrolling, which allows them to follow call <br />to its furthest point of completion. The Department is <br />trying to move policing into problem solving. There <br />are a lot of public contacts that the Department could <br />be making with citizens, however, these are not getting <br />done because the officers do not have the time. <br />Page 3 <br />