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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 26, 2019 Page 6 1 2 Councilmember Gray stated he believes the Department does a great job with community 3 engagement. He also appreciates the social media aspect to the Department communication 4 efforts. He reiterated that he feels the Department is doing an outstanding job. 5 6 Councilmember Stille stated he wanted to echo some of Councilmember Gray's comments. He 7 feels the City must be doing something right when the media reports on the Department's social 8 media efforts like KARE 11 did with the virtual ride along. He read aloud a portion of the 9 presentation that spoke to how all individuals, including the victim and suspect, were treated 10 with dignity and respect throughout their dealings with the Department. He felt it was important 11 to highlight this point and not simply touch on the statistics. 12 13 Councilmember Jenson stated there was a lot of information in the full report and he noticed all 14 of the officers and leadership team wrote articles about their initiatives. One theme he noticed 15 running through all of the articles was that they are all committed to their job to serve the 16 community. He encouraged anyone who may be watching the meeting to go on -line and read the 17 full report. 18 19 Councilmember Randle stated he wants to comment on things that he feels may be taken for 20 granted, such as being able to sit outside at night in peace and his son being able to walk up and 21 down the street to a friend's house and be safe. He stated that he knows this is not the case 22 everywhere and expressed his appreciated to the Department. 23 24 Mayor Faust stated the City had the smallest department that went through the collaborative 25 reform, which he thinks speaks highly of the Department. He stated that he doesn't view 26 turnover as all bad because when officers leave the City, they are bringing the training they 27 received here out to other areas, which he views as a positive. He stated that officers need to be 28 a combination of school teacher, psychologist, and healthcare professional which is amazing and 29 very difficult. He stated that he thinks the body worn cameras have been an asset to the 30 Department. He noted that much is asked of a few and the Department is the few. He thanked 31 the Department from the bottom of his heart as a resident and as the Mayor and thinks that the 32 Department has moved from a good Department, on the road to a great Department, over the last 33 2.5 years. 34 35 C. Resolution 19 -027; a Resolution in support of the "Mayor's Challenge for Water 36 Conservation" 37 38 GreenCorp Member Minette Saulog provided an overview of the 2019 Wyland National Mayor's 39 Challenge for Water Conservation which is a friendly competition that promotes drought 40 resiliency and protection of water quality. Her presentation included information relating to 41 What is the Wyland Mayor's Challenge, Why is This Important, Who Can Participate, and How 42 a Water Pledge Can Be Made. It was noted that residents are encouraged to take the pledge 43 between April 1 -30, 2019 at www.mywaterpledge.com. She gave a brief explanation on how to 44 pledge and noted that there are three "St. Anthony's" that show up as an option when searching 45 for your city, and asked that they make sure they select Minnesota. 46