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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 18,2011 Page 10 Vice Chair Grefenberg, from his personal experience and perspective, sought any assistance to the HRC from City staff in providing a more professional assessment of 2010 census data. Mayor Roe expressed his favorable impression with the Task Force's introductory meeting and the city-wide representation. Mayor Roe strongly encourage the HRC continuing to pursue other financial resources, partnerships and grant fund- ing to leverage the City's budget, especially in outreach efforts and pursuing cul- tural discussions. Vice Chair Grefenberg noted that City Manager Malinen was a participant at HRC meetings; and provided input on what was achievable from a city perspec- tive. Councilmember McGehee concurred with Mayor Roe's observation and impres- sions with the introductory Task Force meeting; and their obvious enthusiasm. Mayor Roe thanked HRC Commissioners for their attendance and the informative discussion; and expressed his interest in the September meeting. d. Crime Report Presentation Community Relations Coordinator Sarah Mahmud and Police Chief Rick Math- wig provided a presentation on CrimeReports, as detailed in the staff report dated July 18, 2011. Recess In order to facilitate technical issues, Mayor Roe recessed the meeting at approximately 7:18 p.m. and reconvened at approximately 7:24 p.m. Councilmember Pust arrived at this time; approximately 7:20 p.m. Presentation Community Relations Coordinator Sarah Mahmud provided a presentation on this tool for the Roseville Community to understand and fight crime at a neighborhood level; advising that it had been used by the Police Department for approximately six (6) months now. Ms. Mahmud revised "CrimeReports," advising that it was an easy-to-use online crime mapping tool that allowed police and citizens to view crimes at a neighborhood level in near real time; assisted in tracking developing crime trends using Google Maps to visualize crime information; and encouraged citizens to sign up for customizable e-mail alerts in order to monitor crime in their neighborhoods. Ms. Mahmud advised that crime data was available from June of 2010, and could be customized by the individual at their discretion. Ms. Mahmud opined that this was a great tool for block clubs. Ms. Mahmud reviewed the various ways to access the data: RV Website: www.cityofroseville.com/crimemapping; the Police Department website to access