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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 12, 2015 Page 2 1 B. Consider licenses and permits; and 2 C. Consider payment of claims. 4 Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve the Consent 5 Agenda items. 6 Motion carried unanimously. 7 8 IV. PUBLIC HEARING - NONE. 9 10 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF - NONE. 11 12 VI. GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL. 13 14 A. St. Anthony Police Crime Prevention Program Overview. Police Chief John Ohl and 15 Sergeant Jon Mangseth presenting. 16 17 Police Chief Ohl stated that Sergeant Mangseth has been in charge of the crime prevention 18 program for a long time and recently reorganized the program and reinvented some of the 19 program offerings. He introduced the Police Department's new CSO, Ismail Turay. 20 21 Community Service Officer Ismail Turay stated he was born in Liberia, a country engaged in a 22 civil war, and the things he enjoyed most as a kid included playing soccer and going to the beach 23 because it took him away from the war. He stated he moved to the United States ten years ago 24 and taught himself English by listening to his friends and repeating them. He stated he is a great 25 observer and easily learns by listening and has always used the people around him to learn and 26 become a better person and serve those around him. He stated he enjoys working at the Police 27 Department and has learned a lot from the officers and looks forward to serving the citizens. 28 29 Mayor Faust welcomed Community Service Officer Ismail Turay to the United States and to St. 30 Anthony. 31 32 Sergeant Mangseth presented an update on the crime prevention program and discussed the 33 Police Department's involvement with the high school's crime scene investigation class. He 34 explained that the Department taught a class on search and seizure and witness identification and 35 lineups and the officers also taught the students about defensive tactics and did some practical 36 demonstrations. He advised they were asked to be part of a student assembly on distracted 37 driving and "Minnesotans for Safe Driving" allowed the Police Department to use a crash car 38 that was involved in a fatal accident due to distracted driving and speed and had the vehicle on 39 display at the high school during the week of April 13 -17. He stated they also showed a video 40 from Minnesotans for Safe Driving narrated by a 19 year old female involved in a fatal accident 41 and the video provided a very moving description of the impact of tragic accidents involving 42 distracted driving. He stated the Summer Survival School will again take place in June, the 43 Police Department will also participate in Minnesota Night to Unite on August 4`h and 44 VillageFest on July 31 and August 1 -2. He advised they have revamped the Citizens Academy 45 and are moving away from an eight -week commitment and will be offering three of the most 46 popular classes, i.e., driving under the influence, defensive tactics and use of force, and firearms. 47