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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 13, 2018 Page 6 away and is a matter of society's wishes relating to what is best when looking at budgets and priorities. Councilmember Laliberte asked, when looking out to 2020, would additional of- ficer requests be general and not specific for crime prevention. Chief Mathwig indicated he would like to add the mental health liaison as soon as possible with several others that would be more general type patrol and a detec- tive to help solve cases and work fraud cases. Councilmember Laliberte asked if they had a good feel on what Ramsey County provides for their parks. She wondered how much they are partnering in park lo- cations or what could the City be doing in asking for additional resources from the County. Chief Mathwig stated the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office would patrol the Coun- ty beaches, Lake McCarrons, and Lake Josephine. The City of Roseville Police Department took over patrol of the library from the County a few years ago be- cause they thought they could do it better, which they are doing. He noted they have a great working relationship with the County Sheriff's office. Officers are working, at least once a week, to help the County make sure small problems in the City do not end up being big problems. He stated Ramsey County does a great job, they have a great relationship, but Ramsey County can always use additional help, especially at lake beaches. Councilmember Laliberte asked if there would be a benefit to advocating for more lighting around the building and parking lot. Chief Mathwig stated over the summer when they know about potential problems, they shepherd people out of the lot and close the park gates at 9:00. He thought the County did a great job with that. Councilmember Laliberte asked what the City could do going forward to provide loss prevention training, regarding residents, their homes and property, as well as commercial and retail. She wondered if they could have some type of semi- annual open houses where people can find out how to protect themselves. Chief Mathwig stated the most prevalent crime in Roseville is theft so it would help a lot if people locked up their properties. Councilmember Willmus stated if the Police Department knows of a need and a request has been made to provide the need in 2020, why wouldn't the City, as far as 2019 budget cycle, be looking at some of those issues and starting those con- versations now.