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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes July 26, 2005 Page 6 10 12 13 1.4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 VII. 45 46 47 B. Police Department 2004 Annual Report, Chief Richard Engstrom presenting Police Chief Engstrom stated this last year has seen a lot of changes, and sonic have made a tremendous impact on the way we do business in the community. The commercial development has challenged the local government to provide the same level of service at a lower cost. The police had to develop innovative ways to provide that for their citizens. He reviewed the Part I crimes in his presentation, which the FBI and Bureau of Criminal Apprehension tracks. He explained that in Part 11 crimes, there has been an increase in sexual assaults. Also, burglaries and larceny had increased. Ile explained that overall, this calculates to an increase of 9% is 2004. Mr. Engstrom stated the calls for service have gone up from 2003 significantly. The reported. incidences went up at the same time. The calls of interest have more than doubled for the suspicious person/vehicle calls. The false alarms are high, but are decreasing slightly. He stated that nine registered sex offenders have moved into St. Anthony. He reviewed the control stats for 2004. He said it was a challenging ycar due to the fact that five officers were off duty for various reasons at one tune. M7 Mr. Engstrom noted that there were 1,132 investigation cases total for the year. The clearance rate is 56%. The detectives had 17 major investigations for the year and five of those were sexual assaults. He reviewed the steps taken by the officers to reconnect with the residents Ile explained the education for the officers was down to 1031 horns, which is usually at 1200 hours_ They changed it to be more economical and efficient by changing instruction to be at the police department. He noted the Reserve program last year saw another increase in hours. He said they went down to 11 officers in May after 2 reservists gave their notice. The Police Reserves assisted in 731 homy at events such as parades, sporting events, community events. They had a good turnout at a mock emergency and the reservists responding from home. Ile said they did a community service officer review for the one part time officer. Mayor Faust commented that the report is somewhat difficult to read, and noted the public can view a copy at the City Hall. Mr. Engstrom added that copies are available at the library, and in the City Newsletter. Comncilmember Stifle said a few things are disconcerting. He asked what a resident should do to be proactive and reverse these trends. Mr. Engstrom said that when the Apache Plaza was torn down, there were calls regarding prowlers, which added to the increase in calls. He said what took his department by surprise was the increase in sexual assaults. They were not on the street, but were in the homes, which are harder to fight. Coumcilmember Stille stated that the Council will encourage other Department heads to help the Police Department out. Mr. Engstrom said he appreciates the help from other departments. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBERS. City Manager Mornson reported the following: ® Silver Lake Road Task Force Update — we are soliciting members fiom the public. We have currently 12 people interested. There were three more calls today. Councilmembcr