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Mounds View City Council November 13, 2012 Regular Meeting Page 6 MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Gunn. To Approve the October 8, 2012, City Council meeting minutes as corrected. Ayes — 4 Nays — 0 Motion carried. 11. REPORTS A. Reports of Mayor and Council. Acting Mayor Mueller stated on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. the Ramsey League of Local Government would be holding a meeting to recognize outgoing officials. The meeting would be held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Shoreview. Acting Mayor Mueller commented on November 14, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. City Hall in the Conference Room the Festival in the Park committee would be meeting. She encouraged all interested to attend the meeting. City Administrator Ericson indicated the Charter Commission would be meeting November 14, 2012 at 7:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers. He noted the Charter Commission was in need of volunteers. B. Reports of Staff. 1. Third Quarter Finance Department Report. Finance Director Beer reviewed the Third Quarter Finance Department report with the Council in detail. He noted the City received LGA in July of this year and anticipated a second half payment in December. He explained franchise payments were down slightly this year but fines and penalties were up. He discussed revenues and expenses for the community center over the past year. It was noted the four utility funds were operating under budget. He then reviewed the items the Finance Department would be working on during the fourth quarter. 2. Third Quarter Police Department Report. Police Chief Kinney discussed the Third Quarter Police Department Report with the Council in detail. He noted arrests were up significantly from last year due to the great enforcement work by the City's officers. He indicated theft and fraud were again the top two crime classifications for Mounds View. Police Chief Kinney reviewed the recent training events attended by the officers. He explained the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department provided crime scene training to the City's investigators. He discussed the K-9 cases in the last quarter noting there were 21 deployments. He indicated Niko was a huge asset to the department and at this time, were completing narcotics training.