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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes August 23, 2011 Page 3 1 positive behavior in the community. He added that the Sheriff s office is excited to work with 2 the St. Anthony Police Department and they enjoy a positive working relationship with the City. Councilmember Roth thanked Sheriff Bostrom and the Sheriffs Office for their public service. He asked how many people work in the Sheriffs office. 7 Sheriff Bostrom replied that the Sheriff s office has approximately 400 employees consisting of 8 180-200 sworn officers, 125 corrections officers, three dozen CSO's, and support staff. He 9 stated that Ramsey County residents demonstrate a commitment to their community and the 10 Sheriff s office has approximately 400 people who volunteer in various capacities. 11 12 Mayor Faust expressed the City Council's thanks to Sheriff Bostrom for taking the time to come 13 to the City Council. He stated that he was heartened to hear the message about the importance of 14 working together and added that the City enjoys a great relationship with the Ramsey County 15 Sheriffs office as well as the Hennepin County Sheriffs office. 16 17 B. _Update on Summer Survival School. Police Chief John Ohl and Officer Jim South 18 presenting, 19 20 Police Chief Ohl advised that Officer Jim South came up with the idea for a new program for 21 third graders called "Summer Survival School" and the results were outstanding. Ile stated that 22 he was proud of the work done by Officer South and the amount of effort and energy he put into 23 the new program. 24 25 Police Officer South stated that his daughters have gone to a safety camp for several years and he 26 adapted their safety camp schedule to create the City's first Summer Survival School. He 27 explained that the program included thirty children from Wilshire Elementary and St. Charles 28 and was held on June 15 and 16 at Central Park Pavilion. Ile expressed appreciation to Wendy 29 and Linda from Community Services for their valuable assistance. He stated that the total cost 30 for the program was $15 and he was able to subsidize the cost of lunches by a generous donation 31 from the Kiwanis, as well as discounted lunches from Culver's and Subway. He presented a 32 slide show of the Summer Survival School program, which included internet safety, appropriate 33 use of 911, dangerous drugs, and firearms awareness. He stated that the first day included a 34 demonstration by the East Metro SWAT team, a DWI demonstration, canine demonstration, a 35 discussion regarding physical fitness awareness, Chris Shaffer from Channel 4 came in and 36 talked about severe weather safety, chemical safety awareness/poison control, and each child had 37 their picture taken sitting in a police car. He stated that one of the employees at Fitness 38 Crossroads volunteered and helped him with the children both days and he expressed thanks to 39 everyone who volunteered their time in making the program a success. He indicated that on the 40 second day, the children's bikes and helmets were checked and they discussed the rules of the 41 road. He stated they also had a demonstration by paramedics, a tour of the Fire Department, a 42 demonstration by Xcel Energy on electrical safety, and the State Patrol helicopter landed in 43 Central Park. He stated that the Crime Lab also performed a case of "Who Stole the Cookies 44 from the Cookie Jar?" which showed how a scene gets processed and the tools used in 45 processing a scene. He stated that the program was concluded with a graduation ceremony and 46 each of the participants received certificates of completion, the photo taken while sitting in the 9