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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 13, 2007 Page 7 1 training for 2006 and stated a well educated agency delivers the kind of law enforcement service 2 the citizens of St. Anthony have come to expect. 4 Chief Ohl highlighted elements of the Reserve Officer Summary stating 3007 hours were 5 donated in 2007. He stated of this, over 650 hours were donated for events. He mentioned the 6 Reserve Officers group consists of law enforcement students and some are community 7 volunteers wanting to give back to the community. He stated this is an incredible asset to the 8 City of St. Anthony. 9 10 Chief Ohl elaborated on the Crime Prevention Summary explaining it is a combined effort of the 11 community, businesses, and government. He reported DARE is part of crime prevention and an 12 opportunity to make positive impacts with children before a negative one is reported. 13 14 Chief Ohl reported they participated in the relay for life, naming Officer Mark Mosby, cancer 15 survivor, the Honorary Chair. Ile reported the raised approximately $2900. 16 17 Chief Ohl indicated the work plan is listed in the annual report for Council's review. He stated 18 the group of officers he has the honor of working with would mean much without the support of 19 City Council and the City Manager. He thanked Council for great year in 2006 and looks 20 forward to working together in the future. 21 22 Councilmember Thuesen asked about the commitment of the bike patrol for the spring and 23 summer. 24 25 Chief Ohl replied the bike patrol would be out more as overtime had been increased. He stated 26 he made it clear he would not steal from patrol to make things happen. 27 28 Councilmember Thuesen complemented the Police Department for their visibility in the 29 community. He stated it is a great tool and for adults and children to see an officer on a bike. He 30 stated he is amazed with what the Police Department does with an act of presence on the streets 31 and how routine traffic stops turn into greater offences. 32 33 Chief Ohl replied high visibility is the key and statistics bear this out. He agreed it is amazing 34 how a routine stop turns into a larger offence. 35 36 Commissioner Horst reiterated the impact of Silver Lake Village on St. Anthony and asked what 37 calls and/or stresses he has seen on the Police Department due to the development. 38 39 Chief Ohl replied he was amazed at the decrease in calls for 2006. He stated calls for service 40 increased and would continue to rise as new residents and businesses move into St. Anthony. He 41 sees this as new vitality and an opportunity to welcome new people into the community. 42 43 Councilmember Horst asked about the speed cart. 44 45 Chief Ohl stated the part time CSO and the fact that the speed cart is battery operated means it 46 runs out of energy before the CSO can replace the battery.