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North Oaks City Council Special Workshop Minutes North Oaks City Council Chambers August 11, 2022 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Ries called the special meeting to order on Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting is held being at the North Oaks Community Room at 100 Village Center Drive, Suite 150, North Oaks, MN, as well as via Zoom pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 13D.021 and the City Resolution. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Kara Ries. Councilmembers Rich Dujmovic, Jim Hara, Sara Shah, Tom Watson Staff Present: Administrator Kevin Kress A quorum was declared present. 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION by Dujmovic, seconded by Watson, to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously by roll call. 4. DISCUSSION ITEMS 4a. The State of Policing in North Oaks • Councilor Dujmovic spoke of the current arrangement of police contract with the Ramsey County Sherriff. • He reviewed data on the crime statistics for North Oaks in the past vs. the amount of funds spent on Policing. North Oaks is the only one of the 7 contract Cities in which we have a dedicated deputy. • Our current spend is just under 1 million dollars. Options are: stick with current model, alter slightly to request hourly or weekly presence within the community. Our community is relatively quiet and safer than others. • If we were to take on a dedicated police officer, there are long term costs, administration, vehicles, support, investigation, etc. • Mayor Ries thanked Councilor Dujmovic for his research. She feels the residents are more concerned with speeding, and ensuring privacy of community. Wants to be sure there are no duplicative costs, and coverage as needed. • Commissioner Hara noted that what we're paying for and what services receiving don't necessarily apply to North Oaks as much as other communities. Wonders if we're paying too much for what we need in North Oaks since crime is low. • Watson concerned that our needs are not the same as communities such as Little Canada, we are more similar to Shoreview though smaller. He wonders if the time spent on each call equates to the portion spent in contract funding. He liked the idea of when we had a community service officer regularly as it gave a personal touch to North Oaks and constant presence. It was relatively inexpensive at the time.