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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />March 22, 2022 <br />Page 3 <br />1 Motion by Councilmember Webster, seconded by Councilmember Randle, to approve <br />2 Resolution 22-029 – A Resolution Calling a Hearing on the Proposed Assessments for the 2022 <br />3 Street and Utility Improvement Project. <br />4 <br />5 Motion carried 5-0. <br />6 <br />7 Motion by Councilmember Randle, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve Resolution <br />8 22-030 – A Resolution Declaring the Cost to be Assessed and Ordering Preparation of the <br />9 Proposed Assessments for the 2022 Street and Utility Improvement Project. <br />10 <br />11 Motion carried 5-0. <br />12 <br />13 B.Police Annual Report. <br />14 <br />15 Police Captain Jeff Spiess appeared before the City Council to present the 2021 St. Anthony <br />16 Police Department Annual Report. There are 20 Full Time Police Officers (4 contract), 6 <br />17 Volunteer Reserve Officers (authorized for 14), 1 Full Time Community Service Officer, and 2 <br />18 Full Time Civilian Support Staff. The department fleet includes 6 marked squads, 1 marked <br />19 reserve unit, 1 marked CSO unit and 5 passenger vehicles assigned to Chief, Captain, Detective <br />20 & Special Detail. <br />21 <br />22 Charts showing Part I and Part II Crimes were shown. There were 598 total criminal cases with <br />23 245 cases cleared, 170 cases cleared by arrest and 75 cases cleared by other. There are three <br />24 investigators. In 2022 the rotating investigator position will be increased to a three-year term. <br />25 The total calls for service for 2021 were 7201. Captain Spiess presented a patrol review, <br />26 education summary, and a report on the police reserves. He stated the reason for the stop data <br />27 include 83% moving violations, 10% vehicle violations, 5% investigative stops and 2% 911 <br />28 calls. <br />29 <br />30 Every officer is a community engagement officer and every encounter is an engagement. A team <br />31 of four operates social media, meets quarterly to plan, organizes community events and presents <br />32 to the public, and develops youth and other programs as a form of engagement and education. <br />33 Captain Spiess cited 2021 community engagement events. <br />34 <br />35 The body worn camera program was reviewed. A summary progress report was presented along <br />36 with plans for 2022. Updates can be provided via the St. Anthony Village website by signing up <br />37 to be “Notified”. The police can be emailed at police@savmn.com. Police records can be <br />38 requested at sapdrecords@savmn.com. The police department can be reached at 612-782-3350 to <br />39 arrange for a meeting via phone or in person. The complete police department report can be <br />40 found on the City’s website at www.savmn.com. <br />41 <br />42 Councilmember Jenson stated he was very impressed with the presentation and the amount of <br />43 community engagement activities. The City is very fortunate for the Police Department. <br />44 <br />45 Councilmember Walker congratulated Captain Spiess on his 24 years with the Police <br />46 Department. He asked about the calls for service and asked if there were reasons why the <br />47