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Mounds View City Council February 10, 2020 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br /> <br />7. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS <br /> A. Police Chief Nate Harder – Annual Report. <br /> <br />Police Chief Harder provided the Council with a presentation on the 2019 Annual Report. He <br />discussed the strategic plan and goals for the Mounds View Police Department. He commented on <br />the new programs being offered in 2019 which included the reserve department. He stated he was <br />proud of the great work being conducted by the reserves and the Neighborhood Resource Officer. <br />He reviewed the calls for service in 2019 noting the department had its most calls for service ever, <br />and also remained proactive in the community. He described the partnership the Police <br />Department had with NYFS. He discussed the work being done by the VCET team and K-9 units. <br />He thanked the Council and the Mounds View Police Foundation for their continued support. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller stated she was a little alarmed after reading an investigators report of a robbery <br />that occurred in the City. She questioned why charges were declined. Police Chief Harder stated <br />this was due to the fact the District Attorney failed to charge the minors for the offense. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller expressed concern with the fact the person that hit and almost killed Sergeant Ben <br />Zender was allowed out on bail and he then skipped town. Police Chief Harder reported this <br />individual was on the run for some time but has since been arrested in Alexandria and he was back <br />in custody. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller requested the Police Chief read the 2019 traffic stop by race information in full for <br />the record. Police Chief Harder reviewed the 2019 traffic stops by race. He noted there was a <br />total of 3,579 stops. Of those 2,225 were white individuals, 760 were black, 181 were Hispanic, <br />241 were Asian, and there was 1 Native American. He explained all race information was gathered <br />from ID’s and no individual was asked their race during a traffic stop. He commented further on <br />the information that was gathered during traffic stops. <br /> <br />Mayor Mueller asked how the public could view the 2019 Annual Report. Police Chief Harder <br />stated this report would be posted on the Mounds View Police Department’s website. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause thanked Police Chief Harder for his incredible leadership of the <br />Mounds View Police Department. <br /> <br /> B. Jerry Hromatka – Northeast Youth and Family Services. <br /> <br />Jerry Hromatka, Northeast Youth and Family Services, thanked the Council for their time. He <br />discussed the number of households that were served each year by NYFS. He explained NYFS <br />had two main program areas which were mental health (clinic based, school based and day <br />treatment) and community services, which included Diversion, senior chore and community case <br />management services. He commented on how there has been a growing trend of families <br />approaching NYFS with complex issues. <br /> <br />Mr. Hromatka described the benefit of working with youth and the long-term positive effects this <br />can has over the individual’s life time. He stated it was important to have these individuals <br />connected to the community while building valuable life skills. He reported Community Case