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One Vision. One Mission.
Lino Lakes Public Safety Department
3Q Council Update
October 10, 2016
Agenda/Discussion Items:
1. Review MN Dept. of Public Safety 2015 Uniform Crime Report – Lino Lakes
2. Review Third Quarter Statistics
3. Public Safety Department Fleet
• Fire Division Apparatus Replacement Plan
• Police Division Vehicle Replacement Plan
4. Funding mechanism for fire apparatus replacement
5. Elimination of Lino Lakes Participation in DEA Task Force
Agenda Item #1
Lino Lakes Public Safety Department
2015 Crime Update
Agenda Item #1
Purpose:
The purpose of this document is to provide and update regarding the incidents of crime in Lino Lakes.
Uniform Crime Report
The Uniform Crime Report (UCR), created by the Minnesota Department of Safety, was released on
Friday, July 1st. The report contains the 2015 crime data for departments across the state, including the
Lino Lakes Public Safety Department. The complete 2015 Uniform Crime Report is located in Appendix A.
The crime rate in Lino Lakes increased from a combined rate of 2,468 in 2014 to 3,621 in 2015. The
combined crime rate is comprised of Part 1 and Part 2 crimes. Part 1 crimes are regarded as the most
serious and include murder, rape, robbery, burglary, and theft. The Part 1 crime rate in Lino Lakes
increased 94% from 2014 to 2015. This is the first time our Part 1 crime rate has increased since 2010
and the highest it has been in the past 5 years. The Part 2 crime rate increased 30% from 1836 to 2395.
Table 1 Lino Lakes Five Year Crime Rate
Year Part 1 Part 2 Combined
2011 1117 2911 4028
2012 983 2396 3379
2013 918 2144 3062
2014 631 1836 2468
2015 1226 2395 3621
The most statistically significant Part 1 crime increases were in the number of burglaries and the number
of thefts (reported as Larceny in the UCR). The number of thefts increased from 89 in 2014 to 200 in
2015 and the number of burglaries increased from 19 in 2014 and 37 in 2015. Below is the breakdown of
Part 1 crimes in Lino Lakes since 2011 (Manslaughter and Human Trafficking excluded).
Table 2 Lino Lakes Part 1 Crime Detail
Year Murder Rape Robbery
Ag.
Assault Burglary Larceny
MV
theft Arson
2011 0 1 0 14 41 168 7 3
2012 0 5 0 11 21 164 3 2
2013 0 2 0 13 27 140 5 1
2014 0 0 1 14 19 89 9 0
2015 0 2 0 11 37 200 8 1
The most statistically significant increases in the Part 2 crime rate came in the areas of forgery,
vandalism, weapons, narcotics, and DUI. There was a significant decrease in the number of fraud cases,
Agenda Item #1
from 123 in 2014 to 58 in 2015. Twenty fourteen had a disproportionately large number of fraud cases
due to one incident at a local spa (Stonewater). The UCR lists 20 separate Part 2 categories, but for the
sake of brevity, the table below only contains those areas with significant increases or decreases.
Table 3 Selection of Lino Lakes Part 2 Crimes
Year Forgery Fraud Vandalism Weapons Narcotics DUI
2011 6 39 84 5 145 91
2012 10 28 69 8 109 60
2013 8 49 47 6 102 64
2014 6 123 40 1 48 44
2015 12 58 84 4 64 93
There are two bright spots in the 2015 Uniform Crime Report. The first is the clearance rate achieved by
the investigations division. Even with the increase in the number of crimes, our 2015 clearance rate was
61%, the second best in Anoka County. The excellent clearance rate can be attributed to some
technology improvements as well as access to information at a federal level through our officer assigned
to the DEA. The second bright spot is that even with our 46% increase in crime, we still enjoy the lowest
crime rate in Anoka County. This distinction does not come without a word of caution. Of the 10 police
departments in Anoka County, six of them saw an average 8% decrease in their combined crime rate. Of
the four police departments who saw an increase, Columbia Heights had a 1% increase, Anoka PD had a
2% increase, Coon Rapids had a 6% increase, and we had a 46% increase.
Agenda Item 2
Lino Lakes Public
Safety Department
QUARTERLY REPORT
2016 Q3
07/01/16 – 9/30/16
Total number of incidents: 1,480
Average Response Time (emergency & non-emergency) 5 minutes and 37 seconds
2016 Average response for medicals, 4 minutes and 43 seconds.
Police staff responded to all 170 medical calls for service (CFS) and POC fire staff
responded to 3 medical CFS.
FIRE DIVISION
YEAR Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TOTAL
2016 151 130 170 - 451
2015 134 109 128 128 499
2014 105 89 135 147 476
MEDICAL CALLS FOR SERVICE
NFR'S
CODE DESCRIPTION P/FF POC P/FF POC P/FF POC P/FF POC
100 Fire 6 6 6 6 6 6 18
200 Overpressure Explosion, Overheat - No Fire - - - - - - -
300 Rescue & EMS Incidents 12 10 15 10 31 20 58
400 Hazardous Conditions - No Fire 7 3 8 3 21 8 36
500 Service Call 12 2 3 1 5 2 20
600 Good Intent Call 6 5 2 0 2 2 10
700 False Alarms & False Calls 17 3 4 1 31 0 52
800 Severe Weather & Natural Disaster - - - - - - -
900 Special Incident Type - - - - - - -
TOTAL 60 29 38 21 96 38 194
P/FF = Police/Firefighter POC = Paid On Call Firefighters
Mutual Aid - None received
Mutual Aid - None given
Q4
FIRE DIVISION 2016
TOTAL
Q1 Q2 Q3
* Please note no medical CFS are included in this table except motor vehicle accidents.
POLICE DIVISION
CRIMINAL OFFENSES
Part 1 Offenses Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TOTAL
Homicide - - - - -
Rape - 3 2 - 5
Robbery - - - - -
Aggravated Assault 3 1 2 - 6
Total Violent Crimes 3 4 4 - 11
Burglary 4 7 8 - 19
Larceny 42 37 44 - 123
Auto Theft 1 1 3 - 5
Arson - - - - -
Total Property Crimes 47 45 55 - 147
TOTAL PART 1 OFFENSES 50 49 59 - 158
Part 2 Offenses Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TOTAL
Other Assault 12 11 11 - 34
Forgery/Counterfeiting - 2 1 - 3
Fraud 29 10 14 - 53
Embezzlement - - - - -
Stolen Property 2 1 1 - 4
Vandalism 22 22 20 - 64
Weapons Violations 4 - 4 - 8
Prostitution - - - - -
Other Sex 3 1 2 - 6
Narc Drug Laws 55 37 36 - 128
Gambling - - - - -
Family/Children 4 3 - - 7
DWI 46 43 38 - 127
Liquor Laws 3 9 6 - 18
Disorderly Conduct 12 14 15 - 41
Other 29 22 35 - 86
TOTAL PART 2 OFFENSES 221 175 183 - 579
2016
ARRESTS
Part 1 Arrests Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TOTAL
Homicide - - - - -
Rape - - - - -
Robbery - - - - -
Aggravated Assault 3 1 - - 4
Total Violent Crimes 3 1 - - 4
Burglary 2 - - - 2
Larceny 10 6 5 - 21
Auto Theft - - 1 - 1
Arson - - - - -
Total Property Crimes 12 6 6 - 24
TOTAL PART 1 ARRESTS 15 7 6 - 28
Part 2 ARRESTS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TOTAL
Other Assault 8 8 9 - 25
Forgery/Counterfeiting - - - - -
Fraud 1 - - - 1
Embezzlement - - - - -
Stolen Property 2 1 1 - 4
Vandalism 1 2 1 - 4
Weapons Violations 3 - 3 - 6
Prostitution - - - - -
Other Sex - - 1 - 1
Narc Drug Laws 52 33 30 - 115
Gambling - - - - -
Family/Children 1 2 - - 3
DWI 45 43 37 - 125
Liquor Laws 2 7 3 - 12
Disorderly Conduct 5 4 5 - 14
Other 15 12 14 - 41
TOTAL PART 2 ARRESTS 135 112 104 - 351
2016
YEAR Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TOTAL
2016 26 18 17 - 61
2015 11 13 18 20 62
2014 16 10 14 21 61
FELONY CASE FILE SUBMISSIONS
Q3 Notable Actions & Events:
Police and Fire Division staff participated in a softball game during the Lino Lakes Corn
Roast Thursday evening. The police division is the 2016 Lino Lakes Guns vs. Hoses
champs.
Police Division staff investigated an identity theft and check forgery case involving Lino
Lakes residents and an area business as victims. The total loss for the victims in the Lino
Lakes case is estimated at $114,000. During the course of the investigation, staff
determined our suspect was wanted in 5 other metro counties for similar offenses. Lino
Lakes staff partnered with other agencies and were able to locate the suspect and make an
arrest. Staff is now working with the Anoka County Attorney’s office and other metro law
enforcement agencies to coordinate criminal charges.
Police and fire staff attended 35 Night to Unite (NTU) block parties in Lino Lakes on
Tuesday, August 2nd. Lino Lakes block party attendees once again donated supplies for
students in need as part of our annual NTU events.
The owner of the local Snap Fitness donated physical fitness equipment to the Public Safety
Department.
On Thursday, August 11th Lino Lakes Public Safety and Park Recreation staff in
conjunction with staff from Centennial Lakes Police Department, Centennial Fire District,
Lexington Fire Department, and North Memorial Ambulance conducted the annual Safety
Camp at Blue Heron Elementary. Safety Camp is focused on prevention by educating
community youth on safety. This year 60 community 4th graders attended the event. Special
thanks to Fiesta Cancun for providing lunch and DQ for providing coupons to attendees for
ice cream cones.
The Lino Lakes Public Safety Department staff participated in the Blue Heron Day’s parade
and Officer Shawn Silvera Rotary Run.
Paid On-Call District Chief Paul Peltier has resigned. Staff will be working to create a
process to identify candidates for the position and begin a selection process.
Police personnel are now equipped with Narcan to counter act the effects of opiate overdose.
This is in response to the increase in the number of opiate overdoses that have been
experienced in Minnesota and throughout the nation. This was made possible through state
legislation authorizing first responders to administer opiate antagonists and funding through
the Metropolitan Emergency Services Board.
From August 11 through August 27, twenty community youth members participated in the
2016 Youth Firearms / Hunting Safety Course. This course educates community youth on
firearm and hunting safety with 5 classroom sessions and one field/range session.
CATEGORY Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TOTAL
Police Reports 973 1,018 1,915 - 3,906
Fire Reports 137 93 96 - 326
Background Checks 85 197 112 - 394
Permit to Purchase 89 40 29 - 158
Restraining and Protection
Court Orders 26 36 39 - 101
ACE 299 201 126 - 626
Burn Permits 7 1 2 - 10
ADMINISTRATION
The City’s ninth emergency warning system (a.k.a tornado siren) location has been installed
in the 7500 block of 20th Ave. and is operational.
Investigators conducted 54 employment background investigations, 1 liquor background
investigation, 4 solicitor background investigations, 2 gambling background investigations
and 2 chaplain background investigations.
Public Safety Captain Wayne Wegener was selected by the International Association of
Chiefs of Police (IACP) for the first-ever 40 Under 40 Award. The award was developed to
recognize law enforcement professionals under the age of 40 from around the world who
demonstrate leadership and exemplify commitment to their profession.
All fire boxes in the City have been re-keyed.
Staff has completed 26 preplans for locations in Lino Lakes in Quarter 3, which brings the
total preplans completed to 65.
Staff completed 21 business fire inspections during Quarter 3.
Staff conducted annual inspections of all fire hose. 3 hoses failed during the inspection
process.
On July 1, cross-trained police officers/firefighters arrived on the scene of a fire in the 7800
block of Nancy Ct. on the exterior of a home near an air conditioning unit. Response time
was less than two minutes and the fire was quickly extinguished. Paid On-call Fire
personnel arrived soon after with an engine to overhaul ensuring the fire was completely
extinguished.
On July 5th, fire crew arrived on the scene of a large grass fire at Lake Drive and Hodgson
Road, the cause of the fire was determined to be improperly extinguished smoking material.
On August 8th, fire crew knocked down a dumpster fire and overhauled in the 7100 block of
Grey Heron Dr. The origin was determined to be improperly discarded smoking materials.
August 15th, fire crew arrived on the scene of a vehicle fire located on 35E south of Main
Street that was fully involved, traffic was heavy and ammunition was involved in the fire.
Cause and origin was determined to be a large engine oil leak that sprayed onto the hot
engine/exhaust system.
On September 13th and 15th, Staff arrived at the 400 block of Apollo drive to find power
lines which were energized and on the ground which caused a small grass fire.
Training:
o Crowd Control Training
o Emergency Vehicle Operations Training
o Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE)
o Hosted a SPEAR Use of Force Instructor Course
o Interview Training
o In-House Use of Force Session
o Narcan Training
o Qualification Shoot
o 2 CEU/ 6 Drills
Agenda Item #3
ONE VISION. ONE MISSION. LINO LAKES PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT.
Lino Lakes Public
Safety Department
Memo
DATE: October 10, 2016
TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: John Swenson, Public Safety Director
RE: Public Safety Fleet Replacement
Police Division:
During previous Council discussions of the police division fleet replacement schedule,
Mayor Reinert and Council Member Rafferty recalled previous Council direction to staff
that police fleet replacement was to be on a four-year rotation. Members of staff do not
recall this Council direction, therefore; staff has searched the minutes from previous
Council meetings and have not found any direction from the Council moving to four-year
replacement schedule.
As requested, staff has created a police fleet replacement schedule for discussion and
consideration utilizing a four-year replacement schedule. A four-year replacement
schedule would result in the purchase of six vehicles in one year of the four-year cycle
and five vehicles purchased in remaining three years of the four-year cycle; with the
current police fleet inventory.
Given the historical mileage of our patrol vehicles average over 19,000 miles per year,
with a four-year replacement schedule our patrol vehicles mileage will be likely be
between 76,000 to 80,000. Some considerations with a four-year cycle are:
Ability to re-purpose vehicles for use in Fire Division or other City use.
Potential of increased repair costs.
Potential of increased demands on the City’s mechanic.
Attached to this memo is four-year replacement schedule for all twenty-one police
vehicles.
Agenda Item #3
ONE VISION. ONE MISSION. LINO LAKES PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT.
Also attached to this memo is the current replacement schedule, as well as the August 1,
2016 Staff Report and PowerPoint presentation pertaining the current replacement
schedule.
The current police vehicle replacement schedule is based on usage, which allows the
replacement schedule to address repair and maintenance demands and prolong the use of
police vehicles. Currently, there are police vehicles in use that exceed a four-year
replacement cycle which are listed below:
Unit 300 is 12 years old
Units 379 & 390 are 6 years old
Units 380 & 385 are 5 years old
Within the current police fleet units 382, 383, 386, and 388 have reached the three-year
mark and are still in-service.
Fire Division:
During the August 8, 2016 Council Meeting, Resolution 16-85 was adopted allocating
$100,000 annual for future fire apparatus replacement. Staff has created a fire apparatus
replacement plan given the appropriation approved in Resolution 16-85. Attached to this
memo is a fire apparatus replacement plan for Council discussion.
Please note the following regarding this attached fire apparatus plan:
Council has approved the purchase of two Ford F650 Chassis’ and build out of
one Quick Attack/Light Rescue as such these approved expenses have been
deducted from the available fund balance.
The replacement plan being presented would need Council approval for the build
out of the second Quick Attack/Light Rescue at cost of $183,357 in early 2017.
The replacement plan being presented would need future Council approval for the
purchase of used Quint with an aerial device of at least 100 feet. Staff is
estimating this cost not to exceed $500,000 and is working on identifying
potential used apparatus that would be suitable for Lino Lakes. Staff does not
have a timeline for the purchase at this time, but is actively researching options.
Future Council approval would also be needed to upgrade Tender 11 & Tender 21
at a cost of up to $12,500 each for total cost of $25,000 in 2017.
If the proposed purchases are approved the replacement plan would recommend
that either Engine 11 or Engine 21 be decommissioned with the remaining engine
utilized as a back-up resource when other apparatus is out for service.
There have been costs associated with repair and maintenance of current fire fleet
since August of 2015. The total cost for all apparatus through August 31, 2016 is
$64,475.39.
Agenda Item #3
ONE VISION. ONE MISSION. LINO LAKES PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT.
Grass 11 and Grass 21 are not included in the apparatus replacement plan. Staff is
proposing that we evaluate the continued use of these type of grass units in our
fleet in early 2018. This will allow staff time to evaluate to what degree the grass
units will be utilized in Lino Lakes model.
The replacement plan calls for the replacement of Tender 11 in 2023 and Tender
21 in 2024 at an estimated cost of $350,000 each. As the development of Lino
Lakes’ water system is developed and hydrants are added to the water system, the
need for tenders may be reduced. Therefore, further evaluation and discussion
should take place leading up to 2023 planned replacement.
This replacement plan assumes that rotating vehicles from the police division fleet
will continue to be a viable resource for the two District Chief vehicles and fire
spare vehicle.
Attachments:
Current Police Fleet Replacement Plan
Four Year Police Fleet Replacement Plan
August 1, 2016 Work Session Staff Report – Public Safety Department Fleet
August 1, 2016 Work Session PowerPoint Presentation
Fire Apparatus Replacement Plan
City of Lino Lakes
Public Safety Department - Police
Current Vehicle Replacement Plan
Unit Year Assigned 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
300 2004 CSO/Reserv 26,000$ 28,500$
380 2008 Invest 18,500$ 21,500$
379 2009 Invest 18,000$ 21,500$
390 2009 Invest 18,000$ 21,500$
385 2011 Invest 18,500$ 22,000$
382 2013 CSO/Reserv 47,500$ 40,000$
383 2013 Patrol 47,000$ 39,500$
386 2013 Patrol - K9 39,000$ 42,000$
388 2013 Patrol 36,000$ 38,500$
392 2014 Patrol 37,500$ 40,000$
393 2014 Patrol 36,000$ 39,000$
394 2014 Patrol 37,500$ 40,000$
395 2014 Patrol 36,000$ 39,000$
396 2015 Patrol 37,500$ 40,000$
397 2015 Admin 38,000$
398 2015 Admin 38,500$
399 2015 Patrol 38,000$
301 2016 Admin 38,500$
302 2016 Patrol 38,000$
303 2016 Patrol 38,000$
304 2016 Patrol 38,500$
144,000.00$ 149,000.00$ 160,000.00$ 152,000.00$ 154,000.00$ 142,500.00$ 132,000.00$ 160,000.00$
City of Lino Lakes
Public Safety Department - Police Division
Four Year Vehicle Replacement Plan
UNIT YEAR ASSIGNED 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
302 2016 Patrol 38,000$
303 2016 Patrol 38,000$
304 2016 Patrol 38,000$
301 2016 Admin 30,500$
396 2015 Patrol 37,500$
399 2015 Patrol 37,500$
397 2015 Admin 30,000$
398 2015 Admin 30,000$
392 2014 Patrol 37,000$
393 2014 Patrol 37,000$
394 2014 Patrol 37,000$
395 2014 Patrol 37,000$
383 2013 Patrol 36,000$
388 2013 Patrol 36,000$
386 2013 Patrol - K9 36,000$
382 2013 CSO/Reserve 47,000$
380 2011 Investigations 18,000$
385 2011 Investigations 18,500$
379 2009 Investigations 18,000$
390 2009 Investigations 19,000$
300 2004 CSO/Reserve 28,000$
Snow 2001 Special Detail
Replacement of 379 Investigations 21,000$
Replacement of 380 Investigations 21,000$
Replacement of 386 Patrol - K9 41,000$
Replacement of 388 Patrol 38,500$
Replacement of 383 Patrol 38,500$
Replacement of 385 Investigations 21,500$
Replacement of 395 Patrol 39,000$
Replacement of 394 Patrol 39,000$
Replacement of 393 Patrol 39,000$
Replacement of 392 Patrol 39,000$
Replacement of 382 CSO/Reserve 29,000$
Replacement of 390 Investigations 22,000$
Replacement of 396 Patrol 39,500$
Replacement of 399 Patrol 39,500$
Replacement of 397 Admin 39,500$
Replacement of 398 Admin 33,000$
Replacement of 301 Admin 33,000$
Replacement of 302 Patrol 40,000$
Replacement of 303 Patrol 40,000$
Replacement of 304 Patrol 40,000$
Replacement of 300 CSO/Reserve 30,000$
Total 144,000$ 213,500$ 154,000$ 172,500$ 160,000$ 206,500$ 173,500$ 183,000$
WS – Item 1
WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT
Work Session Item
Date: August 1, 2016
To: City Council
From: John Swenson, Public Safety Director
Re: Public Safety Department Fleet
Background
During the discussion of the requested 2017 Budget on July 11, 2016 Council members
requested additional information on the Public Safety Department fleet and proposed
police and fire capital replacement schedules.
Police Division:
The below table is the current active fleet inventory for the Police Division.
302 2016 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked - Sgts.Patrol 1,555
303 2016 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked Patrol 1,498
304 2016 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked Patrol 497
383 2013 Ford Interceptor AWD 4DR Maroon Patrol 61,749
388 2013 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked Patrol 60,580
392 2014 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked Patrol 27,499
393 2014 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked Patrol 34,757
394 2014 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked Patrol 28,394
395 2014 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Grey Unmarked Patrol 58,354
396 2015 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked Patrol 27,245
399 2015 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Black Unmarked Patrol 18,932
386 2013 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked - K9 Patrol - K9 61,280
301 2016 Ford Explorer Police Admin AWD 4DR Unmarked Black Admin 4,763
397 2015 Ford Explorer Police Admin AWD 4DR Unmarked DUI Admin 17,000
398 2015 Ford Explorer Police Admin AWD 4DR Unmarked Gray Admin 14,721
379 2009 Ford Taurus Unmarked Vehicle Investigations 117,450
380 2011 Chev Impala Unmarked Vehicle Investigations 109,486
385 2011 Chev Impala Unmarked Vehicle Investigations 98,786
390 2009 Toyota Corolla Unmarked Vehicle Investigations 93,865
300 2004 Ford F-150 Pickup CSO/Reserve 77,069
382 2013 Ford Interceptor AWD 4DR Marked CSO/Reserve 44,848
2001 Polaris Snowmobile Special Detail 1,401
ASSIGNED DESCRIPTIONUNITYEAR MILEAGE *
*Mileage as of July 18, 2016
The police division fleet are assigned with four functions which are: patrol,
investigations, CSO/Reserve, and administration. Patrol vehicles are dedicated to the
patrol section and equipped with all the instruments necessary for police response and
cross trained fire response. There are currently twelve vehicles assigned to the patrol
section with one vehicle dedicated to our K9 team and one vehicle dedicate to the traffic
safety officer. This equates to ten patrol vehicles available to staff assigned to the patrol
section.
There are four vehicles assigned to the five members of the investigation section. These
vehicles are unmarked but have lights and emergency medical equipment. These
vehicles are also used by staff for surveillance and “follow” details.
Community Service Officer and Police Reserve functions have two vehicles assigned.
These vehicles are not fully equipped for use in patrol section, rather they are equipped to
provide assistance to the patrol section with prisoner transport, traffic direction at
accident scenes or special events, and visible presence in the community.
There are three administrative vehicles assigned to the Director, Deputy Director, and
Public Safety Captain. Administrative vehicles are used for supervisor/management and
emergency response to police and fire scenes. These vehicles have also been used to
supplement both the patrol and investigation sections when needed.
There are two rubrics we use when determining the appropriate number of vehicles in the
fleet. The first measurement is “maximum planned use” and the second is the “fleet
management miles per year/maintenance” as recommended by the International
City/County Management Association. The industry standard is a three year replacement
schedule, but many vehicles are extended past three years when the following factors are
considered on a vehicle by vehicle basis:
Current mileage or engine hours
Current mechanical condition and anticipated repairs
Previous accidents or repetitious failures
Trade-in or resale value
Maximum planned use:
Patrol officers are scheduled on a 9.5 hour day, 6 day on 4 day off rotation. This
schedule allows for overlap of peak hours while maintaining a 2 officer minimum at all
times. There are three overlap periods a day. If we are scheduled at minimums, we need
4 cars during the overlap period. If we are staffed above minimums, we could need as
many as 6 cars during shift overlap.
Officers are assigned traffic detail at Eaglebrook Church (EBC) every Saturday and
Sunday. The Saturday service occurs during shift overlap, bringing the number of squads
needed between 6 and 8. Please note that EBC reimburses the City for all expenses to
include wages, benefits, equipment/vehicle, as well as administrative fee for this service.
In addition to patrol and Eaglebrook, Officers also work special grant funded traffic
details. In 2015, there were 100 grant funded details. Year to date 2016, there have been
20 grant funded details. All of these details occurred during a shift overlap time. Special
details bring the needed number of assigned cars to between eight and ten.
We must also take squad issues and repairs into account. We looked at the service record
for seven vehicles that were in use all of 2015 and year-to-date 2016. Those 7 vehicles
were out of service a total of 52 times in 2015 and 30 times so far in 2016. We do not
have data on the duration each vehicle was out of service, but we do know that squad 387
was out of service for over a month as we waited for a replacement part, 383 was down
for three weeks with a power supply issue, and 383 was out of service for over 5 months
while a battery issue was investigated. It is not uncommon to have two or three squads
out of service at any given time. Another issue unique to the patrol squads is the
compatibility between the squad camera and the assigned squad computer. With the
current video hardware, you cannot take the tablet computer from one squad and put it
into another. This results in a squad cars being out of service each time a squad computer
is out of service.
Miles per year/maintenance:
The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) uses maintenance costs
and mileage to determine the appropriate number of squad cars in a fleet. They suggest
enough squads in a fleet to keep yearly mileage totals below 20,000 miles per vehicle.
Their research has shown that, “after the threshold of 20,000 miles driven per vehicle,
other maintenance costs per vehicle become much larger” (ICMA journal June 21, 2012).
Squads are assigned and rotated based on mileage in an attempt to keep each below
20,000 miles per year. In 2013, we averaged 18,527 miles on each patrol vehicle. In
2014, we averaged 19,045 miles per vehicle. In 2015, we averaged 18,051 miles.
To minimize costs, we use many parts from the vehicles that we are retiring from service
and put them in new squads. This is a time intensive process and both vehicles are out of
service until the new squad is outfitted. This creates the false impression of an increase
in vehicles. If we are retiring three cars, and outfitting three new cars, it appears on paper
as if we have six cars, when really none of them are suitable for patrol.
Based on current community needs, the current state of the police division vehicles, and
industry best practices standards; staff is recommending the purchase of three patrol
vehicles and the purchase of two vehicles for investigations for use in the police fleet.
Once authorized to make the purchase of the vehicles, it will take five to six months to
have new vehicles in operation in the fleet, which equates to the mileage on the patrol
vehicles to increase by 8,000 to 10,000 in that timeframe. Given this fact, staff will
determine what vehicle replacement and rotations will take place when the new vehicles
are available for deployment. The number of vehicles active in the police fleet will not
increase as a result of this proposed vehicle purchase as three patrol vehicles will be
rotated or taken out of service and sold and two investigations vehicles will be taken out
of service and sold.
The police division requires twenty-one vehicles to operate within the industry best
practices. Not included in the twenty-one vehicles is the snowmobile, as it is not used on
a daily basis.
Fire Division:
The below table is the current active fleet inventory for the Fire Division.
UNIT YEAR DESCRIPTION ASSIGNED MILEAGE *
605 1994 Chev S10 PU - Grass Unit (Grass 11) Station 1 13,801
607 2013 Ford F250 (Rescue 11) Station 1 17,479
610 1991 Ford L8000 Toyne 250GPM/1800 Gal Tank (Tender 11) Station 1 12,271
611 2000 Freightliner Toyne 1250GPM/500 Tank/ 75 ft. (Aerial 11) Station 1 30,302
601 1995 Ford L8000/Custom Fire 1500GPM/750 Tank (Engine 11) Station 1 72,838
606 1994 GMC PU Grass Unit (Grass 21) Station 2 18,285
617 2013 Ford Explorer AWD 4DR Station 2 71,557
609 1991 Ford L8000 Toyne 250GPM/1800 Gal Tank (Tender 21) Station 2 15,545
602 1995 Ford L8000/Custom Fire 1500GPM/750 Tank (Engine 21) Station 2 64,379
600 2015 Ford Explorer AWD 4DR Deputy Director Admin 18,850
618 2013 Ford Explorer AWD 4DR Marked Admin 65,316
619 2013 Ford Explorer AWD 4DR Marked Admin 58,739
603 2009 Ford Escape Fire Inspection/Fire Investigations Insp./Inv. 79,720
615 2000 Polaris UTV Grass Equipped w/ trailer
Special
Detail
142
(Hours)
1997 Yamaha Snowmobile
Special
Detail 255.9
2012 Zodiac Boat w/ trailer
Special
Detail N/A
* Mileage as of 7/18/2016
Attached to this staff report is the memo pertaining to the fire capital needs for the fire
division that distributed to Council members as part of the July 11, 2016 budget
discussion. Also attached is the proposed fire capital replacement schedule that was
included in the July 11, 2016
Attachments
Fire Equipment Replacement Memo 7.11.2016
Fire Equipment Replacement Summary 7.11.2016
Lino Lakes Public Safety
One Vision. One Mission.
John Swenson
Public Safety Director
Police Presentation Overview
•Overview of methods used for determining proper police fleet size
•Current police fleet (type and use)
•Discuss proposed 2017 replacement
Fleet Size and Replacement
•We use a hybrid of two rubrics (Max Use and Fleet Management
Miles Per Year)
•Created by the International City/County Management Association
•Max Use –Total number of vehicles needed at the busiest time
•Fleet Management Miles Per Year-Have enough vehicles that you don’t put
over 20,000 miles per year on any one vehicle. Includes a three year
replacement schedule. Benefits are lower maintenance costs, higher resale.
Average Miles Per Squad Per Year
•2013 = 18,527 Miles
•2014 = 19,045 Miles
•2015 = 18,051 Miles
(Personally owned vehicles average 12,000 miles per year)
Administration and Investigation Vehicles
•Admin squads are used to respond
to police incidents, fire incidents,
on-call during “off” hours, and as
special event/back up squads if
patrol vehicles are being repaired.
•397 Commander McCarthy
•398 Capt. Wegener
•301 Dir. Swenson
•Investigation Vehicles are used for
investigators to conduct police
business and to respond to fire
incidents. The vehicles are also
used by patrol when covert/un-
marked vehicles are needed.
•385 Chev. Impala
•380 Chev. Impala
•390 Toyota Corolla*
•379 Ford Taurus
* This vehicle is the result of a forfeiture. The make/model
of vehicles we can use for police vehicles is limited by
state contracts and equipment manufacturers.
Reserve and Community Service Officer (CSO)
and Special Detail
•There are two vehicles assigned to the Reserve Unit and the CSO
•They vehicles are not fully equipped for police patrol or fire response
•The one vehicle is a Ford Interceptor that can transport 2 prisoners
(police squads can only transport 1) and the other vehicle is a Ford F-
150 that is primarily used by the CSO for animal control and
equipment transport.
•We have a 2001 Polaris snowmobile used for enforcement,
snowmobile safety class, and responding to incidents.
Patrol division
There are 12 cars assigned to the
Patrol Division. Two of the
vehicles, 386 and 399, are
assigned to specialty patrol (K9
and the grant funded traffic
position) and are not available for
officers responding to calls.
383388
392
393
394
395
396
302
303
304
399
Grant Funded
386
K9
•With the specialty
vehicles out of the
rotation, there are 10
squads left for call
cars.
•I took a typical day,
July 12th, to illustrate
vehicle use.
383
388
392
393
394
395
396
302
303
304
•0600-1600 Sgt. Owens383
388
392
393
394
395
396
302
303
304
302
•0600-1600 Sgt. Owens
•0630-1600 Ofc. Boehme
Ofc. Peterson
383
388
392
393
394
395
396
302
303
304
302
396 393
0600-1600 Sgt. Owens
0630-1600 Ofc. Boehme
Ofc. Peterson
1400-0000 Sgt. Schirmers
383
388
392
393
394
395
396
302
304
302
396 393
302
0600-1600 Sgt. Owens
0630-1600 Ofc. Boehme
Ofc. Peterson
1400-0000 Sgt. Schirmers
1530-0100 Ofc. Kraemer
383
388
392
393
394
395
396
302
303
304
302
396 393
303
302
0600-1600 Sgt. Owens
0630-1600 Ofc. Boehme
Ofc. Peterson
1400-0000 Sgt. Schirmers
1530-0100 Ofc. Kraemer
Ofc. McIntosh
383
388
392
393
394
395
396
302
303
304
302
396 393
303 392
302
0600-1600 Sgt. Owens
0630-1600 Ofc. Boehme
Ofc. Peterson
1400-0000 Sgt. Schirmers
1530-0100 Ofc. Kraemer
Ofc. McIntosh
Ofc. Wagner
Ofc. Albindia
383
388
392
393
394
395
396
302
303
304
302
396 393
303
392
393
302
0600-1600 Sgt. Owens
0630-1600 Ofc. Boehme
Ofc. Peterson
1400-0000 Sgt. Schirmers
1530-0100 Ofc. Kraemer
Ofc. McIntosh
Ofc. Wagner
Ofc. Albindia
2130-0700 Ofc. Strub
383
388
392
393
394
395
396
302
303
304
302
396 393
303 392
393
395
302
0600-1600 Sgt. Owens
0630-1600 Ofc. Boehme
Ofc. Peterson
1400-0000 Sgt. Schirmers
1530-0100 Ofc. Kraemer
Ofc. McIntosh
Ofc. Wagner
Ofc. Albindia
2130-0700 Ofc. Strub
Ofc. Werneke
383
388
392
393
394
395
396
302
303
304
302
396 393
303 392
393
395
394
302
0600-1600 Sgt. Owens
0630-1600 Ofc. Boehme
Ofc. Peterson
1400-0000 Sgt. Schirmers
1530-0100 Ofc. Kraemer
Ofc. McIntosh
Ofc. Wagner
Ofc. Albindia
2130-0700 Ofc. Strub
Ofc. Werneke
Ofc. Swanson
383
388
392
393
394
395
396
302
303
304
302
396
393
303 392
393
395
394
396
302
0600-1600 Sgt. Owens
0630-1600 Ofc. Boehme
Ofc. Peterson
1400-0000 Sgt. Schirmers
1530-0100 Ofc. Kraemer
Ofc. McIntosh
Ofc. Wagner
Ofc. Albindia
2130-0700 Ofc. Strub
Ofc. Werneke
Ofc. Swanson
383
388
392
393
394
395
396
302
303
304
302
396 393
303
392
393
395
394
396
If this was a Saturday or Sunday, we would need 2
squads for Eaglebrook.
302
0600-1600 Sgt. Owens
0630-1600 Ofc. Boehme
Ofc. Peterson
1400-0000 Sgt. Schirmers
1530-0100 Ofc. Kraemer
Ofc. McIntosh
Ofc. Wagner
Ofc. Albindia
2130-0700 Ofc. Strub
Ofc. Werneke
Ofc. Swanson
383
388
392
393
394
395
396
302
303
304
302
396 393
303
392
393
395
394
396
If this was a Saturday or Sunday, we would need 2
squads for Eaglebrook. If there was a squad being
repaired or a TZD detail, that would be another squad
in use.
302
Maintenance
We take squads out of service for everything from routine maintenance
to issues with any of the vital systems in the squad (lights, radar,
computer..)
•Public Works: 7 vehicles out of service 52 times in 2015 and 30 times
YTD 2016
•Metro-Inet/Technology Issues: 111 documented issues in 2015, 57
YTD 2016
•In 2015, there were 35 days where a single squad had to run for 24
hours straight (16 times 2016 YTD)
Proposed 2017 Replacement
UNIT YEAR DESCRIPTION ASSIGNED MILEAGE *
302 2016 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked -Sgts.Patrol 1,555
303 2016 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked Patrol 1,498
304 2016 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked Patrol 497
383 2013 Ford Interceptor AWD 4DR Maroon Patrol 61,749
388 2013 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked Patrol 60,580
392 2014 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked Patrol 27,499
393 2014 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked Patrol 34,757
394 2014 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked Patrol 28,394
395 2014 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Grey Unmarked Patrol 58,354
396 2015 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked Patrol 27,245
399 2015 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Black Unmarked Patrol 18,932
386 2013 Ford Explorer Police AWD 4DR Marked -K9 Patrol -K9 61,280
301 2016 Ford Explorer Police Admin AWD 4DR Unmarked Black Admin 4,763
397 2015 Ford Explorer Police Admin AWD 4DR Unmarked DUI Admin 17,000
398 2015 Ford Explorer Police Admin AWD 4DR Unmarked Gray Admin 14,721
379 2009 Ford Taurus Unmarked Vehicle Investigations 117,450
380 2011 Chev Impala Unmarked Vehicle Investigations 109,486
385 2011 Chev Impala Unmarked Vehicle Investigations 98,786
390 2009 Toyota Corolla Unmarked Vehicle Investigations 93,865
300 2004 Ford F-150 Pickup CSO/Reserve 77,069
382 2013 Ford Interceptor AWD 4DR Marked CSO/Reserve 44,848
2001 Polaris Snowmobile Special Detail 1,401
2017 Requested Amount: $144,000
Current plan is to replace three of the
highest mileage patrol vehicles and two
investigator vehicles.
This plan is subject to change based on
several factors including maintenance
issues and fluctuations in equipment
prices.
Fire Presentation Overview
•Overview of methods used for determining proper fleet size
•Current fire fleet (type and use)
•Review operational deficiencies and safety concerns with A11
•Discuss proposed capital replacement
Fleet Size and Replacement
•We used NFPA 1901 Appendix D and ISO to help guide us in our
apparatus replacement plan
•We reviewed repair and maintenance cost
•Evaluated the needs of the Lino Lakes community related to
emergency fire response
•Reviewed operational procedures and safety concerns for firefighters
during the operation of current apparatus
Current Active Fire Division Fleet
UNIT YEAR DESCRIPTION ASSIGNED MILEAGE *
605 1994 Chev S10 PU -Grass Unit (Grass 11)Station 1 13,801
607 2013 Ford F250 (Resue 11)Station 1 17,479
610 1991 Ford L8000 Toyne 250GPM/1800 Gal Tank (Tender 11)Station 1 12,271
611 2000 Freightliner Toyne 1250GPM/500 Tank/ 75 ft. (Aerial 11)Station 1 30,302
601 1995 Ford L8000/Custom Fire 1500GPM/750 Tank (Engine 11)Station 1 72,838
606 1994 GMC PU Grass Unit (Grass 21)Station 2 18,285
617 2013 Ford Explorer AWD 4DR Station 2 71,557
609 1991 Ford L8000 Toyne 250GPM/1800 Gal Tank (Tender 21)Station 2 15,545
602 1995 Ford L8000/Custom Fire 1500GPM/750 Tank (Engine 21)Station 2 64,379
600 2015 Ford Explorer AWD 4DR Deputy Director Admin 18,850
618 2013 Ford Explorer AWD 4DR Marked Admin 65,316
619 2013 Ford Explorer AWD 4DR Marked Admin 58,739
603 2009 Ford Escape Fire Inspection/Fire Investigations Insp./Inv.79,720
615 2000 Polaris UTV Grass Equipped w/ trailer Special Detail 142 (Hours)
1997 Yamaha Snowmobile Special Detail 255.9
2012 Zodiac Boat w/ trailer Special Detail N/A
* Mileage as of 7/18/2016
Operational Concern
•The controls for A11 are located
on the rear of the apparatus
•This design makes safe operation
of A11 difficult as the operator
either can not or has limited
visibility of aerial tip; this can
lead to slowed operation in
emergency situation and
increases the chances the aerial
device will be damaged
Operational Concern
•A11 is outfitted with an extended
tailboard to allow the operator to
stand on tailboard to operate the
aerial device.
•When deploying or retracting the
outriggers, the tailboard move up
when deploying and down with
retracting.
•The operator must reach across the
tailboard to perform this action. If
operator is in contact with tailboard
while performing this action this
exposes the firefighter to significant
risk of injury.
Operational Concern
•The need for 100 foot or greater aerial device is based on the typical
minimum setback for construction in Lino Lakes.
•A11, which has a 75 foot aerial device, is insufficient to reach most
two story homes in Lino Lakes to effect a rescue or properly place a
master stream of water on a structure fire.
•Fire staff deployed A11 at two homes in Lino Lakes to provide a
pictorial depiction of the shortcomings of the 75 foot aerial device.
•6700 block of Clearwater Creek Drive –48 feet from curb to closest point of
structure
•6600 block of White Birch Court -44 feet from curb to closest point of
structure; located on cul-de-sac
Operational Concern -Clearwater Creek
Operational Concern -Clearwater Creek
Operational Concern –Clearwater Creek
Operational Concern -Clearwater Creek
Operational Concerns -White Birch Ct
White Birch Ct.
Operational Concern -White Birch Ct.
Operational Concern -White Birch Ct.
Operational Concern -White Birch Ct.
Proposed Capital Replacement
•Complete the buildout of the second Light Rescue/Quick Attack
Pumper.
•2017 purchase one used Quint (estimated cost $500,000); refurbish
Tender 11 and Tender 21 ($12,500 per Tender)
What is a Quint?
•A Quint provides an aerial device, pump, water tank, fire hose, and
ground ladders on board.
Quint
City of Lino LakesPublic Safety Department - Fire DivisionApparatus Replacement Plan20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026202720282029203020312032CommentsQuintStation #1A11- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 500,000 Replace A11 with used QuintLight RescueStation #1LR11- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 155,000 Replace E11 with LR11 - Build Out, Have ChassisTenderStation #1T11- 12,500 - - - - - 350,000 - - - - - - - - - Refurb T11QuintStation #2A21- 500,000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Add 2nd QuintLight RescueStation #2LR21- 183,357 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 155,000 - Build Out 2nd LR, Have ChassisTenderStation #2T21- 12,500 - - - - - - 350,000 - - - - - - - - Refurb T21UTVStation #2UTV21- - - - 25,000 - - - - - - - - - - - - BoatStation #2BOAT21- - - - - - 60,000 - - - - - - - - - - Replace w/ AirboatFord Explorer Dep. Director DD600- - - 36,000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ford Explorer District Chief 618- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Rotated In Utilizing Existing Fleet ResourcesFord Explorer District Chief 619- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Rotated In Utilizing Existing Fleet ResourcesFord Explorer Spare 617- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Rotated In Utilizing Existing Fleet Resources-$ 708,357$ -$ 36,000$ 25,000$ -$ 60,000$ 350,000$ 350,000$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 155,000$ 655,000$ Cash Flow ScenarioBeg Bal663,215 663,215 54,858 154,858 218,858 293,858 393,858 433,858 183,858 (66,142) 33,858 133,858 233,858 333,858 433,858 533,858 478,858 Contribution- 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 Cert of Indebt- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ending Bal663,215 54,858 154,858 218,858 293,858 393,858 433,858 183,858 (66,142) 33,858 133,858 233,858 333,858 433,858 533,858 478,858 (76,142)
WS – Item 4
SPECIAL WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT
Work Session Item No. 4
Date: October 10, 2016
To: City Council
From: Jeff Karlson & Sarah Cotton
Re: Funding Capital Equipment
Background
In August the City Council adopted a resolution establishing an annual capital budget
expenditure of $100,000 for the Public Safety Fire Division. This amount would be added to a
dedicated reserve fund for the replacement of fire apparatus. A question was brought up as to
whether these dollars should be levied or bonded for.
There are generally two options to consider when financing capital projects: (1) pay-as-you-go
financing; and (2) pay-as-you-use financing. Pay-as-you-go financing involves using available
cash to pay for capital projects or equipment from revenues derived from taxes and fees, capital
reserves, and other fund balances. Pay-as-you-go financing avoids the cost of borrowing (i.e.
interest costs, bond issuance costs, rating fees), reduces the debt burden, and maintains flexibility
to issue debt.
With pay-as-you-use financing, the municipality will issue debt (bond financing & low interest
loans) and then pay debt service over time with a tax levy, user fees and charges, or other
designated sources of repayment.
It is important to point out that the Council can utilize a mix of the two financing options. Staff
recommends paying for assets with a shorter useful life (e.g. police cars, fire trucks, equipment)
with cash on hand, and borrowing for fire apparatus with a longer useful life (e.g. new ladder
truck).
Regarding the levy versus bonding question, the City cannot issue debt without identifying what
project or asset the City is bonding for. The best approach is to ensure the City has adequate
cash reserves to fund its capital equipment plan and only bond for projects and assets where the
debt can be distributed over current and future generations of taxpayers who will derive a benefit
in future years.
Requested Council Direction
No action required.
Attachments
Resolution No. 16-85
Agenda Item #5
ONE VISION. ONE MISSION. LINO LAKES PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT.
Lino Lakes Public
Safety Department
Memo
DATE: October 10, 2016
TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: John Swenson, Public Safety Director
RE: Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force Officer
A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Task Force Officer (TFO) is a state law
enforcement officer assigned to the DEA and deputized as a federal law enforcement
officer. A TFO is responsible for the investigation of controlled substance and money
laundering crimes. The mission of the DEA is to investigate and prepare for the
prosecution of major violators of controlled substance laws operating at interstate and
international levels.
The Lino Lakes Police Officer is currently assigned to Enforcement Group 71, as a TFO at
the DEA’s Minneapolis/St. Paul District Office. The group consists of 13 members: one
DEA Group Supervisor, five DEA Special Agents, one BCA Agent, five Task Force Officers
and an intelligence investigator.
The DEA Task Force Officer (TFO) position provides a resource and investigative tool for
officers at the Lino Lakes Police Division, and is the only representative from Anoka
County. The Lino Lakes TFO has access to DEA databases and technology that are able to
be used for investigations in Lino Lakes. Additionally, the TFO position acts as a liaison
to other agencies and resources, including:
- United States Attorney’s Office
- Anoka/Hennepin Drug Task Force
- State/Local Drug Task Forces
- MN Police Departments/Sheriff’s Offices
- MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Agenda Item #5
ONE VISION. ONE MISSION. LINO LAKES PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT.
- Fusion/Intelligence centers across the United States
- Federal Agencies:
Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
United States Marshals
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
United States Postal Inspection Service
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
DEA Minneapolis/St. Paul District Office Regional Impact of Drugs
The DEA Task Force Officer position allows the Lino Lakes Police Division to contribute to
investigations involving large drug trafficking organizations which supply Minnesota
communities, including Lino Lakes, with drugs.
In fiscal year 2015, Group 71 seized 22 kilograms of methamphetamine, 56 grams of
cocaine, 3 kilograms of heroin and 68 kilograms of synthetics.
Group 71 currently has more than 80 open investigations. During the 2016 fiscal year,
investigations conducted by Group 71 resulted in the seizure of approximately 5
kilograms of cocaine, 418 grams of heroin, 105 kilograms of methamphetamine, 104
kilograms of marijuana, and 246 kilograms of synthetic drugs. These investigations also
resulted in 27 arrests.
Training Received
TFO receives quarterly firearms training
Attended a two week basic narcotics and diversion of pharmaceuticals training
Attended a three day narcotics conference funded by the DEA
Below is a brief summary of investigations Lino Lakes TFO has participated in:
Lino Lakes TFO is the case agent for DEA involving the first federal indictment in
Minnesota for the distribution of heroin resulting in death. This heroin
distributer was supplying users in the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities with
this dangerous drug. Search warrants conducted of this individual resulted in
seizing over $390,000.00. Lino Lakes TFO has been responsible for organizing
Agenda Item #5
ONE VISION. ONE MISSION. LINO LAKES PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT.
this case for the DEA and is playing a vital role in the successful prosecution of
this case.
Lino Lakes TFO is a co-case agent involving an international counterfeit
prescription pill operation. Lino Lakes TFO attended a meeting in Washington DC
at the DEA Special Operations Division regarding this case. A case in Lino Lakes
involved a male distributing these same pills. This investigation is ongoing.
Assisted DEA agents with an operation to pick up drug proceeds in the
Minneapolis area. This investigation yielded over $230,000.00 in U.S Currency
that was bound for the U.S./Mexico border.
Assisted in a prescription pill case that was being diverted involving residents
and physicians in Lino Lakes.
Lino Lakes TFO assisted with the seizure of a vehicle loaded with over 55 pounds
of methamphetamine.
Assisted in the investigation of 3 individuals that were arrested in Lino Lakes who
had a significant amount of methamphetamine.
Assisted the Anoka/Hennepin Drug Task Force with seizing over 130 pounds of
methamphetamine from a house in the northern suburbs. The individual that
was picking up narcotics from this house was one of the major suppliers of
methamphetamine to the Anoka County area. Also, related to this search
warrant, over $130,000.00 in U.S. currency was seized along with several
vehicles and a mobile home.
Group 71 conducted an investigation into a cocaine dealer in the Twin Cities area
which yielded a seizure of approximately 5 pounds of cocaine and over
$40,000.00.
Participated in a joint DEA and Anoka/Hennepin Drug Task Force investigation
into a heroin distributor. The investigation involved multiple controlled buys and
surveillance. This investigation resulted in the successful prosecution of several
members of a Chicago based heroin trafficking organization that was supplying
the Twin Cities area.
Conducted an investigation into a multi-state, international drug trafficking
organization importing, transporting, and distributing hundreds of pounds of
methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin. Four individuals were indicted in
Minnesota with two pleading guilty.
Agenda Item #5
ONE VISION. ONE MISSION. LINO LAKES PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT.
The information below was provided to Council on September 21, 2016, as requested by
Mayor Reinert.
Question: What percentage of police overtime incurred is billed out?
Answer: The City of Lino Lakes Police Division incurs overtime expenses for a variety
of reasons. In 2015 a total of 1,996 hours of police overtime were incurred, of which
1,318 hours, or 66%, were reimbursed at an average hourly overtime rate of $52.37. Of
the 1,669 hours of police overtime incurred thru September 20, 2016, 1,009 hours, or
60%, were reimbursed at an average hourly overtime rate of $54.00. The City of Lino
Lakes Police Division receives overtime reimbursement from the following entities:
Eagle Brook Church, Towards Zero Death (TZD) Traffic Safety Initiative, the Office of
Traffic Safety (OTS), and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). It should be noted that
the City of Lino Lakes also receives reimbursement for fringe benefits from each of these
entities in addition to the average hourly overtime rate noted above.
Question: Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Task Force Assigned Officer – What is the
2017 cost of the DEA assigned officer? What is the annual reimbursement the City
receives from the DEA for this position? What is the amount of forfeiture funds received
associated this program?
Answer: In 2017, the cost (salary plus fringe benefits) of the DEA Task Force assigned
officer is $108,377.
The City of Lino Lakes is currently eligible to receive $17,753 in reimbursement from
the DEA for overtime expenses incurred by the officer assigned to the DEA Task Force.
Please see the attached October 10, 2011 Staff Report regarding the assignment of a Lino
Lakes Police Officer to the DEA Task Force.
The main focus of the police department’s participation in the DEA Task Force is to curb
the flow of illegal narcotics; this focus coupled with professional investigative work has
the potential of producing the forfeiture funds. Since the assignment of the officer to the
DEA Task Force in 2011, the City of Lino Lakes has received $140,363.05 in Federal
Narcotic Forfeiture Funds stemming from the assignment of an officer to the DEA Task
Force. The funds received must be utilized for Law Enforcement uses as defined by the
U.S. Department of Justice Equitable Sharing Guidelines. To date, the City of Lino
Lakes Police Division has expended $119,638.78 of the Federal Forfeiture Funds
received for law enforcement uses. As of September 21, 2016 the cash balance in the
Federal Narcotics Forfeiture Fund is $29,717.73. This balance reflects other
miscellaneous revenues, including interest income and asset disposition receipts of
$8,993.46.
Agenda Item #5
ONE VISION. ONE MISSION. LINO LAKES PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT.
There is currently an estimated total of $2,215,562.36 working through the DEA
Forfeiture Administrative Process. It should be noted that this is a grand total that is
pending a sharing decision to determine what percentage of the amount the City of Lino
Lakes will receive. Any funds received by the City of Lino Lakes would be subject to the
utilization guidelines outlined by the U.S. Department of Justice Equitable Sharing
Guidelines.
Finally, the City of Lino Lakes is slotted to receive $287,662.88 of forfeiture funds
through the Treasury Department related to a 2012 case which is pending the outcome of
the appeal process at the U.S. Supreme Court level.
The information below was provided to Council on September 23, 2016, as requested by
Council Member Rafferty.
DEA Task Force Position
In 2011, the City Council approved the assignment of one LLPD Police Officer to the
DEA Task Force. This assignment did not result in the addition of a police officer, it was
a reallocation of an existing officer. The City of Lino Lakes is currently eligible to
receive $17,753 in reimbursement from the DEA for overtime expenses incurred by the
officer assigned to the DEA Task Force. In 2017, the cost (salary plus fringe benefits) of
the DEA Task Force assigned officer is $108,377.
The schedule below details the itemized cost of the DEA Task Force assigned officer for
the period of December 5, 2011 thru Budget 2017.
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Jan - Sept
2016
Budget
2017
Salary 5,995 73,760 72,397 74,489 78,541 59,558 83,653
Overtime 750 7,512 14,919 15,735 14,957 10,382 17,753
Benefits 2,473 28,993 29,653 31,807 33,648 19,231 24,684
Total 9,219 110,265 116,969 122,030 127,146 89,171 126,090
Attachment –
October 10, 2011 Staff Report - Resolution 11-103, and meeting minutes authorizing the
assignment of one LLPD Officer to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Task Force