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Item No: 6A <br />Meeting Date: 2/26/2024 <br />Type of Business: Special Order of Business <br />Administrator Review: <br />of Mounds View Staff R <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Ben Zender, Chief of Police <br />Item Title/Subject: 2023 Annual 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 2023, the Mounds View Police Department continues to work on 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 2023-2025 City Strategic Plan. Despite <br />staffing levels, MVPD is still committed to increased proactivity and outreach activities. <br />Strategic Plan Vision/Strategy/Goal: Vison: A progressive community that is <br />welcoming, and a desirable destination to all ages and cultures, who seek progress <br />through partnerships, and where residence can work, live, and play safely and show <br />pride in the community. <br />Goal A: Increased enforcement and responsiveness to drugs, traffic, code violations, <br />and petty crimes. <br />1. VCET continues to make several major narcotic arrests <br />2. Increased traffic enforcement efforts through the Ramsey County Traffic Safety <br />Initiative and the TZD program <br />3. Two radar signs and a radar trailer have been deployed throughout the city to <br />remind motorists to slow down <br />4. Purchased Flock software technology <br />5. Attended a Town Hall meeting dealing with traffic related issues. <br />6. Coordinated with Northstar Bus Lines to address school bus stop arm violations <br />7. Agency fields two K9 teams and a full time VCET officer. <br />Goal B: Continue community outreach programs. Focus on diversity events and public <br />relation activities. <br />1. Participated in the area Law Enforcement Coat Drive where we collected 616 <br />coats. We won the Justin Morneau bat back and it's on display at the MVPD! <br />The coats were donated to the Salvation Army. <br />2. Participated in the Pink Patch Campaign where we raised $500 to go to the <br />American Cancer Society <br />3. Increase social media presence and activity through Twitter, Next Door, <br />Instagram, and the Mounds View city Facebook page. <br />4. Continued Christmas "Hero's and Helpers" program <br />