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Special City Council Meeting Thursday,May 22, 2014 Page 14 malls was instigated by people outside of Roseville, and that it was the depart- ment's goal to slow that down and make commercial areas in Roseville flourish and redevelop in Roseville. As an example, Mr. Mathwig advised that, during the first thirty days of Wal- Mart being open, they had fielded 86 calls directly related to them, far above his cautious projections of anticipated calls there. If this trend continued, Mr. Mathwig advised that the department would field 1,032 calls annually if the cur- rent number of customers visited the site, and as the "bad guys" found out about Wal-Mart's opening in Roseville. 2015 Budget Sub-Priorities Mr. Mathwig reviewed three additional priorities for 2015: tuition reimbursement for continuing education courses for full-time department staff pursuing career development and advancement (focused on master's degrees and above); volun- teer recognition for department volunteers, specifically Roseville Reserve Offic- ers and Park Patrol volunteers; and Crime Scene Team Equipment from CIP funds, to expand investigative functions and trained investigators. Mr. Mathwig reviewed the specifics of the Crime Scene Team, cooperatively ini- tiated with the Ramsey County Sheriff and surrounding suburbs to assign local of- ficers to major incidents (excluding fatal shootings) and when the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) was not called in; with special training provided to those officers, who in turn do a better job locally in documenting all incidents for the City. With ongoing redevelopment in the Twin Lakes area and retail domi- nant areas in the community, Mr. Mathwig opined that this was a prime time for the City to get ahead of the curve and be prepared to confront developing crime trends. Ms. Mahmud concurred and noted that, with the Super Bowl coming to the area, more visitors would be coming to Roseville; and by having those connections and relationships with businesses already in place, and it would better position the community. Discussion At the request of Councilmember Willmus, Mr. Mathwig summarized the City's negotiated voluntary security agreement with Wal-Mart and their three year commitment (initiated April of 2014) to pay an average of twenty-four hours per week, fifty-two weeks per year, for off-duty officers to provide security on site; provision of a laptop; and to have that site serve as a remote loss prevention of- fice. In addition to related to theft prevention and documentation, and digital camera capabilities and holding; no overnight camping in their parking lot; and quarterly meetings with the department staff, Mr. Mathwig advised that this was the minimum things he'd been able to negotiate from his preferred agreement.