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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 28 2017 Page 3 entire Public Works Annual Report is available on the City’s website. Mr. Hartman thanked the 1 City Council for their support as well as other Departments within the City. 2 3 Councilmember Gray commented part of what makes St. Anthony a great place to live is the 4 cleanliness and safety within the City. 5 6 Councilmember Stille stated Council appreciates everything that was accomplished by the Public 7 Works Department in 2016. He specifically mentioned the oxidation plant and Mirror Lake. 8 9 Councilmember Brever stated the Department has a can-do attitude and she thanked the 10 Department for their efforts. 11 12 Councilmember Jenson reiterated what the other Councilmembers mentioned and stated the 13 Department has become very efficient. 14 15 Mayor Faust commented on the salt brine impact on the streets and mentioned St. Anthony is a 16 Tree City USA so when street projects are done, more trees are planted than are taken out. He 17 stated Public Works is a “hidden” department, St. Anthony is a very clean community, gave 18 kudos to the Public Works Department. 19 20 C. Resolution 17-034; a Resolution Relating to Contract Agreement for the Police Services 21 Between the City of St. Anthony and the City of Falcon Heights. 22 23 City Manager Mark Casey reviewed St. Anthony has had a long-standing partnership with 24 Falcon Heights, with officers delivering police services to the citizens of Falcon Heights. This 25 has been a beneficial relationship for both cities. The payments received by St. Anthony help 26 staff a high-quality police force that meets the needs of St. Anthony. In return, Falcon Heights 27 citizens get the services they need without the on-going expense of establishing a police 28 department. This type of cooperative relationship is a good example of communities working 29 together to serve common interests. 30 31 Mr. Casey stated with the tragic incident last July 2016, St. Anthony has been examining the 32 financial cost to the City of providing this service to Falcon Heights. While this has been a 33 financially viable model for over 20 years, St. Anthony is concerned that Falcon Heights should 34 assume more of the liability risks and costs associated with policing within Falcon Heights. Staff 35 is recommending adoption of a resolution that states the police services agreement with Falcon 36 Heights should be modified to provide that Falcon Heights accept all financial risks associated 37 with events that occur within its city limits. Staff is hopeful the agreement can be reached no 38 later than December 31, 2017. 39 40 Mayor Faust read Resolution 17-034 in full. 41 42 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to adopt Resolution 17-43 034; a Resolution Relating to Contract Agreement for Police Services Between the City of St. 44 Anthony and the City of Falcon Heights. 45 46 15