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1 respond on their own to calls which they had previously responded to 2 while accompanied by regular patrolman in marked squads. That way 3 the reserves could acquaint themselves with the City streets so they 4 would know where they' re going when it came to responding on their 5 own. 6 Chief Hickerson indicated most of the reserves lived in the vicinity 7 and had been among the Minneapolis reserves who had responded to the 8 City' s call for help during the tornado. 9 The agenda was then moved up so the Police Chief could answer any 10 questions the Council might have related to matters appearing under 11 NEW BUSINESS, later in the agenda. 12 Council Approves Purchase of New Squad Car 13 Chief Hickerson reiterated the reasons he had given in his December 14 2nd memorandum for purchasing another Chevrolet Caprice through the 15 Hennepin County Purchasing contract for use as a marked squad car. 16 Mr. Childs pointed out that $12 ,006 was a little less than the City 17 had paid for the Chevrolet Celebrity which can no longer be gotten 18 with police packaging. The Police Chief indicated there had been 19 problems with the heat on the Celebrity which caused several alter- 20 nators to go out. �21 Council Action 22 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to authorize the purchase of a 23 Chevrolet Caprice for use as a marked squad car as per Chief Hicker- 24 son' s December 2 , 1987 memorandum. 25 Motion carried unanimously. 26 In his December 1st memorandum, Chief Hickerson had reported Resolu- 27 tion 87-041 had been proposed as the vehicle for approving the 28 Memorandum of Understanding which had been developed by the Hennepin 29 County Attorney working with the Hennepin County Police Chiefs and 30 school authorities. The document was a response to Chapter 295 31 enacted by the State Legislature in 1987 dealing with controlled 32 substances, chemical abuse and contraband and requiring teachers to 33 report possession, use and transfer of chemical substances by stu- 34 dents. 35 Chief Hickerson said he had thought the issue was "cut and dried" 36 until that morning when he had received a letter from the author of 37 Chapter 295 , Randy Kelly, dated October 22nd, which indicated parts of 38 the Memorandum of Understanding would be in conflict with federal 39 statutes which forbid teachers to contact the police unless there is 40 a clear violation of the law, which is sometimes hard to prove when it 41 comes to alcohol consumption within a group of students. • 4