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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 13, 2018 Page 6 I Ms. Kate Martin, 2513 30th Avenue NE, stated a study is being done by the University of 2 Minnesota (Ed Goetz). He has interviewed a number of the residents and herself and will be 3 contacting the Council for interviews. She encouraged Council to participate. 4 5 Mr. Dave Ote, 3313 Croft Drive, stated he has four questions. He asked if the former Lowry 6 Grove residents are being consulted on the re- development plans of Lowry Grove, will it be 7 affordable for them, and are they still homeless. He also asked what St. Anthony is doing to keep 8 in contact with them. Mr. Ote asked about the relationship with Falcon Heights and the insurance 9 for incidents incurring within Falcon Heights and whether the same agreement is in place for 10 Lauderdale. He asked about the integrity of the voting process and what is being done to ensure 11 the integrity. He also asked about the SWAT agreement and who is in charge when situations 12 happen in St. Anthony. 13 14 Ms. Joan Peterson, 3200 Hilldale, asked about a complaint filed about the Council retreat. She 15 asked how much the complaint cost the taxpayers and how will we benefit from that complaint. 16 17 Chief Mangseth stated the SWAT command would be established similar to the East Metro 18 SWAT. St. Anthony patrols would be on the scene and funnel information to the Command 19 Center led by Ramsey County. Chief Mangseth would also be included and all would be 20 involved in safety at the scene. 21 22 Mayor Faust stated Ramsey County handles all elections for St. Anthony with a paper backup. 23 The paper ballots are counted to make sure they are the same as the electronic voting. 24 25 Councilmember Stille stated on the retreat, Nancy Robinett asked the Commissioner to give an 26 advisory opinion. The three issues were the location of the meeting, the availability of materials, 27 and the dinner that was held. Ms. Robinett withdrew her request and resubmitted with additional 28 information. He indicated the Council took this very seriously, the City responded, and the costs 29 thus far is $15,000 - $20,000. 30 31 Mayor Faust stated the contract with Falcon Heights was ended on July 13, 2017. There was no 32 indication that Falcon Heights was going to do anything in the contract. Four officers had been 33 allocated to the cities. St. Anthony needed more protection as the City incurred many additional 34 costs. The contract was for $674,000. Falcon Heights now has agreement with the County for 35 over $1 million. Mayor Faust stated the Lauderdale contract will be reviewed in the future and a 36 risk analysis will need to be done. 37 38 Mayor Faust stated he has not been contacted for an interview regarding Lowry Grove and he 39 will not do an interview until the deal is done as he will not risk litigation with the developer or 40 another group. 41 42 IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS — NONE. 43 44 X. ADJOURNMENT. 45 46 Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 8:40 p.m.