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e . . . New Brighton also has a speed watch program, where citizens are trained to use a radar unit to monitor speed. (see below) Speed Watch Program: Citizens are trained, and then allowed to go out in teams in thcir own vehicles to observe, and register/record license numbers of speed violators. The Public Safety Department then follows up with letters to the registered owners of the vehicles regarding their speed violations. This is viewed as a great way to give "power to the people", New Brighton also participates in Safe and Sober grants in which they generally receive about $20,000 per year for additional traffic enforcement. This grant allows officers to work overtime on traffic related issues, i.e. DUI, speed, seatbelts, etc. New Brighton would anticipate spending significant time in Arden Hills as well as New Brighton on these additional traffic details, In addition, New Brighton has a Public Safety Commission which works on traffic calming issues that are referred to the City Council. Generally, a parking or traffic issue that is received by the Council is referred back to the Public Safety Commission, which then hears from the citizens involved, and makes recommendations back to the Ctiy Council. This has resulted in several successful traffic calming projects in the City. (New Brighton would suggest reorganizing the current commission to include a focus on both cities and to expand the number so that several Arden Hills residents would be on the Commission. This Commission also focuses on Human Rights/Bias Crimes, and could be helpful working in the community on issues such as what is happening at Mounds View High SchooL) 6. Describe how the School Resource Program would work. Currently Ramsey County assigns a school resource officer (SRO) to Mounds View High School. The time the deputy spends on SRO duties is paid for by the school district. The balance of the deputy's time not spent at MVHS is absorbed into the department - in other words, the contract cities do not contribute toward the cost of this deputy, The New Brighton proposal contemplates assigning an officer from the department to Mounds View High School so the service level would be maintained, In addition, there would be an SRO assigned to spend some time at Valentine Elementary, which would be an additional service not currently provided by the County, This position is currently funded by a split between the City of New Brighton and the school district. However, it is possible that the school district will not continue to maintain funding for this position, so the City may not be able to maintain this SRO position, If it continues, this position is an officer who only works at the elementary schools and specializes in working wit youth doing restorative justice programs (which they believe have been very successful.)