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Mounds View City Council February 24, 2025 Regular Meeting Page 2 1 the department currently has 17 officers. He commented on the outreach events noting the 2 department continues to be active in the community.He reported the K9 team continues to do great 3 things for Mounds View and neighboring communities. He discussed the stats for 2024 noting 4 calls for service were relatively the same as were arrests, but citations,mental health calls, DWI's 5 and traffic stops were up. He explained he appreciated how FLOCK was positively impacting the 6 community and commented further on the training his officers received in the previous year. 7 8 Council Member Gunn requested further information on the New American's Academy. Police 9 Chief Zender explained he would be coordinating with the SBM Fire and the city of Blaine to 10 create a New American's Academy for Mounds View residents. 11 12 Council Member Meehlhause commended Police Chief Zender for hiring high quality officers and 13 for maintaining the right culture within the Mounds View Police Department. 14 15 Council Member Smith thanked Police Chief Zender for his detailed presentation and high-quality 16 annual report. 17 18 Council Member Clark questioned how residents could sign up for a firearms safety course. Police 19 Chief Zender explained residents can register through the DNR website or through word of mouth. 20 He stated he tries to hold courses in the spring and fall. He reported children must be at least 11 21 years of age when signing up for the course. 22 23 Mayor Lindstrom requested further information on the police work that has been assisted by 24 FLOCK. Police Chief Zender reported FLOCK has been paying for itself and has been a force 25 multiplier. He explained FLOCK was used to assist with the recent copper theft at The Mermaid. 26 27 Mayor Lindstrom thanked Police Chief Zender and the entire team for the great work they do on 28 behalf of the community. 29 30 B. 2024 Tubman Annual Report. 31 32 Jennifer Dickinson, Tubman representative, reviewed the 2024 Annual Report with the City 33 Council. She commented on the legal advocacy services provided to Mounds View residents that 34 have experienced relationship violence, other forms of violence, mental health issues, trafficking 35 or homelessness. She explained her primary focus was on those experiencing relationship violence, 36 orders for protection, and harassment/restraining orders. She stated the legal advocacy services 37 provided were confidential and client centered between a client and the courts. She explained she 38 works really hard to provide an attorney and an advocate for each client. She noted Tubman has a 39 shelter and youth housing in Maplewood that serves people from Ramsey, Hennepin and 40 Washington County's. She commented further on the services that were being provided to youth 41 to encourage healthy relationships. She encouraged the Council to visit the Tubman website to see 42 the organizations entire program guide. She reported Tubman has a 24/7 number for law 43 enforcement to call in the event a resident of Mounds View was in need of assistance and further 44 described the services that can be provided to victims. She stated Tubman worked on 40 new cases 45 for Mounds View residents in 2024, developed 91 safety plans and offered 366 total advocacy 46 services. She reported ongoing challenges continue to be lengthy court processes, multiple needs