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I I <br />'RECOMMENDATION ' <br />I I <br />• <br />AGENDA ITEM SA <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: David J. Pecchia, Chief of Police <br />DATE July 22, 2002 <br />TOPIC National Night Out, August 6, 2002 <br />VOTES REQUIRED: Simple Majority <br />I I <br />'BACKGROUND <br />I I <br />NATIONAL NIGHT OUT WAS DESIGNED TO HEIGHTEN CRIME AND DRUG <br />PREVENTION AWARENESS, GENERATE SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL <br />ANTICRIME EFFORTS, STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOOD SPIRIT AND POLICE - <br />COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND SEND A MESSAGE TO CRIMINALS LETTING THEM <br />KNOW THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE ORGANIZED AND FIGHTING BACK. <br />RESIDENTS LOCK THEIR DOORS, TURN ON THEIR OUTSIDE LIGHTS FROM <br />6:00 PM TO 9:00 PM AND GET TOGETHER WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS. <br />NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS FOR ALL NEIGHBORHOODS AND BUSINESSES IN <br />LINO LAKES, NOT JUST ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH GROUPS. <br />STAFF IS REQUESTING THAT COUNCIL ACKNOWLEDGE AND READ THE <br />ATTACHED PROCLAMATION IN OUR SUPPORT OF DESIGNATING AUGUST 6, <br />2002 AS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IN THE CITY OF LINO LAKES. <br />I I <br />'OPTIONS <br />I I <br />1. MOTION TO APPROVE <br />2. MOTION TO DENY <br />OPTION 1 - APPROVE SUPPORT OF NATIONAL NIGHT OUT <br />