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MEMORANDUM To:St. Anthony Village City Council From:Charlie Yunker, City Manager Date:April 23, 2024 City Council Meeting Request:Potential Renewal of Police Partnership with the City of Falcon Heights BACKGROUND In January of this year officials from the City of Falcon Heights reached out to the City to determine if the Saint Anthony Village City Council would be willing to consider renewing a Police Services partnership. Internal conversations took place to seek input from the City Council and the Police Department on the request. The consensus was a willingness to engage in conversations around an exploration process. That process began with a joint meeting of the Saint Anthony Village and Falcon Heights City Councils to discuss the possibility of an exploration, and the result of that discussion was agreement to begin the process and prioritize engagement of each community to seek input on the concept. Below is a timeline of the process to date: Friday, January 5, 2024 Initial meeting held between each City’s Mayors and administrators Monday, February 5, 2024 Press release was distributed to announce a joint meeting between the City’s Councils on Thursday February 8, 2024 to discuss an exploration. Council and staff contacted former Councilmembers and current and former staff of the upcoming press release. Tuesday, February 6 and Wednesday, February 7, 2024 Mayor Webster and City Manager Yunker met with police department personnel to hear thoughts and concerns on a possible renewed partnership. Thursday, February 8, 2024 Joint meeting was held between Saint Anthony Village and Falcon Heights. Tuesday, February 13, 2024 City Council discussed a community engagement plan on the topic at their Work Session prior to the regular City Council meeting. Friday, March 1, 2024 St. Anthony community survey was opened to gather input. Mid-March, 2024 – mid-April, 2024 City Council engaged in various community engagement activities to encourage residents to complete the survey. This included Open Houses before regular City Council meetings, presentations to community organizations, meetings with resident groups and one-on-one conversations. An independent consultant was utilized to gather and analyze input from all police department personnel on the topic of a renewed partnership. Friday, April 12, 2024 Community survey was closed and results provided to Goff Public for an independent analysis. Wednesday, April 17 and Thursday, April 18, 2024 Joint Town Halls were held in each City to present the analysis of the community surveys and police department input, and preliminary staffing needs and contract price range to provide a general idea of scope.