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Mounds View City Council November 14, 2016 Regular Meeting Page 10 Council Member Mueller asked how the City would fund the body cameras. Police Chief Harder 1 indicated the Police Forfeiture Fund would be used to purchase the body cameras. 2 3 Mayor Flaherty questioned how many body cameras the department would be purchasing. Police 4 Chief Harder proposed purchasing eight body cameras and charging stations. He reported the 5 cameras took approximately eight hours to charge. 6 7 Mayor Flaherty inquired how the department would manage the body camera data. Police Chief 8 Harder stated the League of Minnesota Cities had a great model policy that would be posted on 9 the Police Department’s website. 10 11 Public Works Director Erickson reported he received a letter from a resident on Dickens Lane 12 regarding the water main break within an easement in September. He discussed the situation in 13 detail with the Council and explained a large amount of sand was washed onto neighboring 14 properties. He stated the City completed a significant amount of clean up but a resident did put 15 in a claim against the City. He explained this claim was reviewed by the League of Minnesota 16 Cities and was denied. However, a request was made again by the resident to have the Council 17 review the matter. He reviewed several photographs with the Council and asked for comments 18 or question. 19 20 Mayor Flaherty thanked Public Works Director Erickson for provided the Council with 21 photographs of the property. 22 23 Finance Director Beer believed that the City went above and beyond the required cleanup and 24 explained the City was not negligent in this case. 25 26 Mayor Flaherty requested staff reach out to this resident to see where she was at and report back 27 to the Council via memo. 28 29 Council Member Mueller understood that the City could now electronically monitor its wells. 30 Public Works Director Erickson reported the SCADA system could conduct this type of 31 monitoring. 32 33 Acting City Administrator Crane thanked all of her staff for their assistance with the recent 34 election. 35 36 Finance Director Beer stated Nate Danielson has taken another position with YMCA and his last 37 day with the City would be Friday, November 18th. 38 39 Mayor Flaherty wished Nate Danielson well and asked what the replacement schedule would be. 40 Finance Director Beer indicated staff has already begun working to fill this position. 41 42 C. Reports of City Attorney. 43 44 City Attorney Riggs had nothing additional to report. 45