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."'....- .~ ~~ e MEMORANDUM DATE: February 17,2004 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Michelle Wolfe, City Administrator ri0rJAdC; SUBJECT: Law Enforeement Proposals: Public Input BACKGROUND At the regular City Council meeting of February 23, the public has been invited to provide input to the City Council regarding law enforcement proposals. The item will then be placed on the agenda for action at the March 8 meeting. Arden Hills has been presented a proposal from the City of New Brighton for law enforcement services. An overview of the proposal was presented at a joint meeting of the Arden Hills and New Brighton City Couneils in late 2003. The current provider of law enforcement services is . the Ramsey County Sheriffs Department. The County provides these services on a contract basis to seven Ramsey County communities. Ramsey Connty Sheriff Bob Fletcher provided a presentation to the City Council at the January work session. The proposal from the City of New Brighton proposes a start date of January I, 2005. The current agreement with Ramsey County requires that nine month notice be given if a City intends to terminate the agreement at the end of a calendar year. DISCUSSION At the February 17 City Council Work Session, the Council had an opportunity to ask questions of the Ramsey County Sheriff and the New Brighton Public Safety Department. Following the timeline outlined by City Council, the next step is to receive public input at the February 23 regular City Council meeting. Public notice regarding this meeting was provided via the following methods: . Notiee on the City's WEB site . Press Releases were sent to the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Shoreview-Arden Hills Bulletin, and the SunFocus . E-mail notices were sent to everyone on a City-maintained list (residents who have indicated a desire to be notified about important city events and news); many of these residents forwarded the information to other neighbors .