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•Meeting with Girl Scouts groups <br />•Wilshire Park year end party celebration <br />•School bus parade at Wilshire Park <br />•Community Garage Sale and Food Trucks at Urban Grove <br />•Lauderdale Day in the Park <br />•Villagefest <br />•MN Nite to Unite <br />•Chief update and presentation to group at Hayden Grove <br />SISTER CITIES PROGRAM <br />•Use program to help advance city goals Officials from the City of Salo have formally invited a <br />delegation from Saint Anthony Village to visit Salo, <br />Finland in 2025. <br />Safe & Secure Community <br />UPDATE POLICE DEPARTMENT STRATEGIC PLAN <br />Engage new department leadership in <br />updating the plan with particular <br />emphasis on: <br />-Recruitment <br />-Leadership training <br />-Community relations <br />All officers actively engaged in updating the Strategic <br />Plan. This is ongoing and will be completed by the end of <br />the year. <br />CANNABIS <br />Draft appropriate city regulations <br />Consider city-operated dispensary <br />Land-use regulations approved by the City Council on <br />June 11th and October 22nd, 2024 in preparation for <br />applications to be opened by the State of Minnesota in <br />early 2025. <br />On June 11th, 2024 City Council reviewed staff exploration <br />to date and gave initial consent to seek a retailers license <br />for a municipal dispensary. Further analysis in progress. <br />MENTAL HEALTH <br />•Continue Public Safety joint mental <br />health initiatives <br />•Connect residents with existing mental <br />health resources <br />Partnership with Northeast Youth and Family Services <br />Community continues. Police Department leadership met <br />with NYFS team and learned of additional services they <br />provide. Ans arranged for NYFS case worker to meet with <br />all officers during roll call to present services and answer <br />questions. <br />In 2024 to date for Saint Anthony, 149 calls for service <br />classified as mental health. 9 agreed to referrals to access <br />NYFS services. <br />Continue to connect with Hennepin and Ramsey County <br />Adult/Juvenile protection and mobile crises teams to <br />connect residents with existing mental health and quality <br />of life resources. <br />33