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Police Advisory Commission Agenda 01-23-2008AGENDA MONTICELLO POLICE ADVISORY COMMISSION Wednesday, January 23, 2008 - 7 p.m. 1. Call to Order. 2. Approve minutes of October 17, 2007 Police Advisory Commission meeting. 3. Consideration of adding items to the agenda. 4. Wright County Sheriffs Department updates / Q&A session. 5. Consideration of Mission Statement for Police Advisory Commission. 6. Discussion of added items. 7. Adjourn. E:\BRUCE\CITY OF MONTICELLO\COUNCILS & COMMISSIONS\POLICE ADVISORY COMMISSION\2008\I-23-0"GENDA PC 1-23-08.DOC MINUTES MONTICELLO POLICE ADVISORY COMMISSION Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 7 p.m. Members Present: Brad Fyle, Dick Slais and Susie Wojchouski Members Absent: Dave Gerads and Jim Roberts Others Present: Lt. Dan Anselment and Sgt. Dave Anderson - Wright County Sheriff's Department Bruce Westby - City Engineer 1. Call to Order Prior to their regular meeting the Police Advisory Commission held a meet -and -greet with those Sheriff s Deputies that regularly patrol Monticello. During the meet -and -greet the following items were discussed: Knowledge of City Ordinances: Lieutenant Anselment noted that all Sheriff s Deputies are provided with a "Law Book" containing the ordinances of every City they patrol. It was also noted that they can access Monticello's ordinances from the City's web page. Semi trailer parking: Susie Wojchouski asked the Sheriff s Deputies if there is a preferred place for semi's to park overnight. The Deputies recommended that the City's commuter lot by the Muller Theater be utilized for this first and foremost. They recommended that semi -trailers not be allowed to park in Wal -Mart's, Home Depot's or Target's parking lots, although this does occur on a regular basis. Deputies assigned to Schools: Two deputies are typically assigned to local schools. Lieutenant Anselment said these deputies are at the High School or one of the other schools approximately four out of every seven hours each school day. Staffing issues: Lieutenant Anselment said staffing is an issue for them because wages are comparatively low for Wright County Sherriff s Deputies even though they must meet high standards which results in about 75% of applicants failing the entrance examination. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. A quorum was present. 2. Approve minutes of Julv 18, 2007 Police Commission meeting. SUSIE WOJCHOUSKI MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 185 2007 POLICE COMMISSION MEETING AS WRITTEN. DICK SLAIS SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3. Consideration of adding items to the agenda. The following items were added to the agenda: • Commissioner Slais — No -parking signs outside the American Legion • Lieutenant Anselment — Drinking in public due to new indoor smoking ban • Commissioner Wojchouski — Speed Trailer location coordination • Commissioner Wojchouski — Sheriffs Deputies hours of operation • Commissioner Slais — Status of gang activities • Commissioner Wojchouski — Kjellberg's Trailer Park Police Commission Meeting Minutes October 17, 2007 Page 2 4. Wright County Sheriffs Department knowledge of Citv ordinances. Lieutenant Anselment and Sergeant Anderson said that as noted during the meet -and -greet all Sheriff s Deputies carry a "Law Book" that contains the ordinances of each City they patrol in so each Deputy has immediate access to the City's ordinances during patrol. NO FORMAL ACTION REQUIRED/TAKEN. 5. Wright Countv Sheriffs Department enforcement of snowmobile ordinance. Lieutenant Anselment and Sergeant Anderson indicated that in the past the Sheriff's Department has typically enforced the snowmobile ordinance when complaints are called in. However, there may now be grant money available to help offset the cost for the Sheriff s Department to provide random snowmobile patrols within City limits. Lieutenant Anselment recommended that the City contract with the Sheriff's Department to provide patrols during off-peak times such as the evenings before holidays and during school vacations as these are the times that most of the violations occur. NO FORMAL ACTION REQUIRED/TAKEN. 6. Evaluation of Wright Countv Sheriffs Department services. All members of the Police Advisory Commission felt the services provided to the City by the Wright County Sheriff's Department are very good and as such had no recommendations to offer for bettering their service. Lieutenant Anselment and Sergeant Anderson stated they feel they have the necessary resources to do their jobs well. They also noted they have not received very many complaints over the last year other than the normal complaints that their response time is sometimes perceived as being too long. NO FORMAL ACTION REQUIRED/TAKEN. 7. Review of citv snow removal policy and winter parking ordinance. The Police Advisory Commission reviewed those portions of the City ordinance that define the City's snow removal policy. Lieutenant Anselment noted that our snow removal ordinance language is very complete and that the Sheriff's Deputies understand it and will enforce it to the best of their abilities. He also noted that before the Sheriff s Department can tow a vehicle they have to perform a complete vehicle inventory and that this inventory usually takes 15 minutes or more which slows down the towing process. Lieutenant Anselment therefore recommended that the City consider contracting with a private towing service to speed this service up when a large number of vehicles require towing, such as during heavy snow events. NO FORMAL ACTION REQUIRED/TAKEN. Police Commission Meeting Minutes October 17, 2007 Page 3 S. Discussion of added items. No Parking signs outside the American Legion: Commissioner Slais asked Lieutenant Anselment and Sergeant Anderson why no parking is allowed from 6 am to 6 pm outside the American Legion, and recommended that the signs be removed. The Sheriff's Deputies were not aware of this and said that if the signs were not needed they would be removed. Lieutenant Anselment will call the American Legion to inquire as to the origin and purpose of the signs. Drinking in public due to new indoor smoking ban: Lieutenant Anselment informed the Police Commission that recently greater numbers of people have been observed standing outside of restaurants and bars smoking and drinking due to the new indoor smoking ban. He noted that a local business owner recently requested permission to allow people to drink while standing outside of his establishment. The Police Commission recommended that Lieutenant Anselment deny his request. Speed Trailer location coordination: Commissioner Wojchouski inquired as to how the coordination of the speed trailer's location was working between City staff and the Sheriff s Department. Lieutenant Anselment said it work best if the City's Street's Superintendent could e-mail him a list of the proposed locations over the upcoming weeks so the Sheriff's Deputies knew where to expect the trailer to be. Bruce Westby will pass this information along to Tom Moores. Sheriffs Deputies hours of operation: Commissioner Wojchouski inquired as to the hours that the Sheriff's Deputies actively patrol the City. She said she would like to have three Deputies patrol the City between 6 pm and 2 am and suggested that the Sheriff s Department send a letter to the City Council recommending this. Lieutenant Anselment said he would provide such a letter to the Council. Status of gang activities: Commissioner Slais asked the Sheriff s Deputies if there has been an increase in gang activities in the City lately. Lieutenant Anselment noted there is no new gang activity in the City at this time. Kjellberg's Trailer Park: Commissioner Wojchouski asked how often Sheriff s Deputies are called out to Kjellberg's Trailer Park. Lieutenant Anselment responded by saying they are not called there on a frequent basis. 9. Adiourn. MOTION WAS MADE TO ADJOURN BY BRAD FYLE AND SECONDED BY DICK SLAIS. MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY AT 8:35 P.M. Following adjournment the next meeting was scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 23, 2008. Bruce Westby Recording Secretary Police Advisory Commission Agenda: 1/23/08 4. Wright Countv Sheriffs Department updates / O&A session. A. REFERENCE AND BACKGROUND: During each regularly scheduled Police Advisory Commission meeting representatives from the Wright County Sheriff's Department typically update the Commission on issues affecting the City since their last meeting, and respond to questions from Commission members as needed. An agenda item has therefore been added to allow these items to occur in an orderly manner at the beginning of each meeting. B. SUPPORTING DATA: None. Police Advisory Commission Agenda: 1123/08 5. Consideration of Mission Statement for Police Advisory Commission. A. REFERENCE AND BACKGROUND: Mission Statements are often used to help define the goals or mission(s) of Departments, Groups and Commissions and how they plan on achieving those goals. The Police Advisory Commission is therefore being asked to discuss whether they would like to develop a Mission Statement and if so what the Mission Statement should say. If the Commission members vote to approve a Mission Statement it could be added to their web page on the City's web site, similar to the Park's Commission web page attached as supporting documentation. B. ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS: 1. Motion to approve the following Mission Statement for the Police Advisory Commission; " m 2. Motion to table development of a Mission Statement for the Police Advisory Commission until the next regularly scheduled meeting. 3. Motion to deny development of a Mission Statement for the Police Advisory Commission at this time. C. SUPPORTING DATA: Parks Commission web page w/ Mission Statement Police Advisory Commission web page Monticello, Minnesota -- Parks Commission Monticello, Minnesota Page 1 of 2 Search GO .J Full Site 0 This Section Search Tips Contacts click contacts to see a listing of the current members of the parks commission and their contact info....... Park Commission Minutes Park Commssion_Ag.e_nd_a_s Home I Building Department I City Administration I City Boards I City Jobs I City Map I City News Community Center I Community Develoument I Contacts I Department of Motor Vehicles I Economic Develoument I Election Info I Engineering Department Fiber Optics I Fire Department Industrial Land I Monticello Schools I New Residents I Parks & Paths Public Librarv. 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Center Advisory Board Search GO Contacts 0 Full Site click contacts to see a listing of current members and their contact info........ 0 This Section Search Tips Home I Building Department I City Administration I City Boards I City Jobs I City Map I City News Community Center I Community Development I Contacts I Department of Motor Vehicles I Economic Development I Election Info I Enciineerinci Department Fiber Optics I Fire Department Industrial Land Monticello Schools I New Residents I Parks & Paths Public Library I Public Transit Public Works Senior Center http://monticello.govoffice.com/index.asp?Type=B—BASIC&SEC= {7C90EAE9-A527-4D8E-8BF9-829E... 1/4/2008 Monticello Police Advisory Commission Updates Prepared by Bruce Westby Wednesday, January 23, 2008 1) Speed Trailer location coordination — Tom Moores, Monticello's Streets Superintendent, will provide monthly updates via e-mail to the Wright County Sheriffs Department (WCSD) in regards to the proposed location of the City's new speed trailer. This will allow the WCSD to know where to look for the speed trailer so that they can better enforce posted speeds along that corridor. 2) No-Parkinc suns outside the American Legion — City staff reviewed these signs following Commissioner Slais' comments at the previous Police Advisory Commission meeting. The existing no -parking signs are located on both sides of Elm Street and on the south side of 3rd Street and are in effect from 6 am to 4 pm during school hours. The signs are in place to provide a safer crossing environment for school children crossing at this location. If cars are allowed to park in these areas they greatly reduce visibility and make it hard for children crossing the road to see cars coming and vice -versa. 3) School Boulevard Sianina from Edmonson Avenue to TH 25 — The City Council asked staff to evaluate the existing signing between Edmonson Avenue and TH 25 to see if any signs could be removed to reduce the sign clutter along this corridor. As a result of the Council's request approximately 14 signs will be removed in spring of 2008. Police Advisory Commission added items: 1) Liberty Tax walking billboard @ CSAH 75 & TH 25: a. Safety issue b. Laws against this sort of distraction elsewhere? 2) Speed limit on Fenning Avenue: a. Non -enforceable due to lack of Mn/DOT speed study b. Can one side of road be posted different from other side of road? c. Can City re -post at 45 mph? 3) No -Parking signs on Elm Street @ 3rd Street: a. 6 am to 4 pm during school hours 4) Contract for 2008 Law Enforcement services: a. PAC recommended adding 4 - 8 hrs/day in 2008 @ 7/18/07 PAC meeting. b. City failed to notify WCSD in time to start in 2008. c. WCSD still okay with current hours budgeted? d. Budget crunch 4 staff recommendation to omit? e. PAC comments/updated recommendation? Monticello Police Advisory Commission Updates Prepared by Bruce Westby Wednesday, January 23, 2008 1) Speed Trailer location coordination — Tom Moores, Monticello's Streets Superintendent, will provide monthly updates via e-mail to the Wright County Sheriff's Department (WCSD) in regards to the proposed location of the City's new speed trailer. This will allow the WCSD to know where to look for the speed trailer so that they can better enforce posted speeds along that corridor. 2) No-Parkinz signs outside the American Legion — City staff reviewed these signs following Commissioner Slais' comments at the previous Police Advisory Commission meeting. The existing no -parking signs are located on both sides of Elm Street and on the south side of 3rd Street and are in effect from 6 am to 4 pm during school hours. The signs are in place to provide a safer crossing environment for school children crossing at this location. If cars are allowed to park in these areas they greatly reduce visibility and make it hard for children crossing the road to see cars coming and vice -versa. 3) School Boulevard Si2nin2 from Edmonson Avenue to TH 25 — The City Council asked staff to evaluate the existing signing between Edmonson Avenue and TH 25 to see if any signs could be removed to reduce the sign clutter along this corridor. As a result of the Council's request approximately 14 signs will be removed in spring of 2008.