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Item No: <br />Meeting Date: <br />Type of Business: Council Business <br />Administrator Review: <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Nate Harder, Chief of Police <br />Item Title/Subject: 2020 Quarter 3 report <br />Background: <br />As part of the City Strategic Plan process, Department Heads provide a quarterly report <br />outlining the status of their projects and percent completed in achieving the goals and <br />policies adopted by the City Council through the Strategic Plan. <br />Discussion: <br />At the beginning of 2020 the Mounds View Police Department completed 100% of the <br />action steps and tasks in order to fulfill the goals and strategies to support the City <br />Councils Vision and Mission as outlined in the 2019-2021 City Strategic Plan. Some of <br />these gains were lost during the last months of the COVID19 crises and civil unrest, but <br />officers were able to rebound to pre-COVID levels of enforcement for quarter three. <br />Strategic Plan Vision/Strategy/Goal: Vision: A progressive community that is <br />welcoming, and desirable destination to all ages and cultures, who seeks progress <br />through partnerships, and where residents can work, live, and play safely and show pride <br />in the community. <br />Goal A: Increase enforcement and responsiveness to drugs, traffic, code violations, and <br />petty crimes. <br />1. VCET continued to make major narcotics arrests (to include federal charges) <br />despite COVID19 slowdowns and civil unrest. <br />2. Received grant for state funding (TZD) for a full time DUI traffic enforcement officer. <br />3. Officer Aase was recognized as the MN MADD rookie of the year for the state of <br />MN in DUI enforcement (over 40 DUI arrests). <br />4. Deployed new radar sign throughout town. <br />5. Increased traffic enforcement to pre-COVID levels. <br />Goal B: Continue community outreach programs. Focus on diversity events and public <br />relation activities. <br />1. Continued tradition of Night to Unite. <br />2. Implemented our first "Pink Patch" campaign for cancer awareness. <br />3. Virtual CPR training <br />4. Presentation to Silver Lake Woods Association. <br />Goal C: Network with other communities and organizations. <br />The Mounds View Vision <br />A Thriving Desirable Community <br />