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City Council Joint Town Hall Meeting Minutes April 18, 2024 Page 3 Phase 3 — Partnership Decision — Decision on whether to move forward is made based on final contract terms and agreed -upon timeframe. 5 Phase 4 — Implement — Implementation of new agreement if decision is made to renew 6 partnership. 8 The Stakeholder Input Process consisted of Online surveys conducted March 1 — April 12, 2024. 9 233 responses were received from Falcon Heights residents and 222 responses were received 10 from St. Anthony Village residents. Open House conversations were held on March 12,13,26 and 11 27, 2024. Door knocking and discussion at community meetings by City Council Members and 12 staff happened during March 2024. St. Anthony Police Department conversations Town Halls 13 were held April 17 and 18, 2024. 14 15 Survey Input — Potential Benefits were: 16 Falcon Heights 17 Proximity 18 Increased SAPD capacity 19 SAPD's familiarity and prior relationships with community 20 Increased engagement 21 Financial 22 23 St. Anthony Village 24 Financial 25 Increased SAPD capacity 26 Proximity 27 28 Many respondents felt more information was needed to fully identify benefits. A number of 29 respondents also noted they see no potential benefits. This response was more common from St. 30 Anthony Village residents. 31 32 The Falcon Heights Priorities top themes were Community -based policing and Increased level of 33 service. Other common theme included increased visibility, cost, racial equity practices and 34 training, transparency and accountability, de-escalation training and alternative response 35 methods. 36 37 Questions and Concerns cited were: 38 a SAPD staffing levels 39 a Trust (leadership, community and SAPD officers) 40 a Cost 41 a Policing style, training and practices 42 a St. Anthony Village respondents expressed a high level of satisfaction with SAPD and 43 the current level of service they receive from the department. 44 45