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1 Councilmember Enrooth agreed the Council had expected to pay between <br /> 2 $5 ,000 and $6 , 000 for the program. <br /> 3 Councilmember Makowske pointed out that there would certainly be some <br /> 4 reserve turnover which would increase the clothing costs , but any <br /> 5 equipment which is issued for a reserve ' s use would have to be turned <br /> 6 in when she or he left the program. Chief Hickerson said that was <br /> 7 true but the City would have to pay for replacing clothing which wore <br /> 8 out. <br /> 9 Council Action <br /> 10 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to adopt the changes in the <br /> 11 reserve bylaws recommended in Police Chief Hickerson' s October 2 , <br /> 12 1987 memorandum, as indicated in the revised bylaws attached to his <br /> 13 memorandum. <br /> 14 Motion carried unanimously. <br /> 15 Hickerson Changes Recommendation Regarding Animal Control Services <br /> 16 The Police Chief indicated he had initially assumed New Brighton <br /> 17 would be providing 8 hour service every day and had found instead <br /> 18 they would only have a man on duty 20 hours a week, leaving the <br /> •19 responsibility for animal control the rest of the time up to St. <br /> 20 Anthony Police force. He said no definite information was available <br /> 21 as to what that service would cost St. Anthony, but perceived the <br /> 22 costs for New Brighton providing the service or having 52 hours of <br /> 23 patrolling at $8. 42 as proposed by Animal Control & Management, Inc. <br /> 24 were now much closer. He told Councilmember Makowske New Brighton' s <br /> 25 charges would be based on how long an animal had to be retained which <br /> 26 was hard to figure if you didn' t know how many animals would be <br /> 27 picked up, but he now realized- the figures quoted for New Brighton <br /> 28, would be much higher if based on the 8 hour shift he had assumed in <br /> 29 the original estimate. <br /> 30 The Chief pointed out that the $438 difference between the two <br /> 31 services could easily be lessened depending on how many animals were <br /> 32 picked up after hours. Consideration should also be given to what it <br /> 33 would cost the City to have a policeman pick up animals when New <br /> 34 Brighton service was not available and to provide a holding area <br /> 35 until the animal could be taken to New Brighton. Taking all this <br /> 36 into consideration, the Police Chief indicated he now perceived it <br /> 37 would be cheaper in the long run to go with ACM. <br /> 38 Chief Hickerson said he had sat in on a meeting between the com- <br /> 39 munities mentioned in his memorandum and found the only one who was <br /> 40 staying with New Brighton was Falcon Heights , who only had an average <br /> 41 of two animals picked up annually. He told Councilmember Enrooth <br /> 42 the City wouldn' t be out much if this service failed because either <br /> �43 party can cancel the agreement with a 30 day notice. <br /> 11 <br />