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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 13, 2018 Page 8 Chief Mathwig stated Ramsey County has a mental health mobile crisis unit, Bri- an Theine was the supervisor, and it serves all of Ramsey County. Chief Mathwig described the services provided by the mobile crisis unit to help includ- ing offering transport to the hospital. If they come out to Roseville, they do not tell the Police Department unless help is needed. Chief Mathwig stated a couple of times, the mobile crisis unit has come to help the Police Department by talking and working with an individual to help alleviate the problem and get the neigh- borhood back to normal. He noted there are eleven mobile crisis units in Ramsey County, they are very busy, and he felt they did a great service. Councilmember Etten asked Chief Mathwig how he envisioned more help for Ro- seville and how that would fit with Ramsey County's work. Chief Mathwig stated with their limited number of employees and all of Ramsey County, the mobile crisis units can help with acute situations. However, once the individual is helped, Ramsey County does not routinely follow up. That is what he sees as Roseville's impact and the mental health liaison officers are doing. He stated they are trying to get people the help they desperately need without having an officer respond to a 911 call. Councilmember Etten thought there might be some sort of synergy that could work between Roseville's Police and Fire Departments to address mental health issues. Mayor Roe stated his biggest concern in the past, as they have looked at the men- tal health liaison, is the fact that he did not think this person would be able to staff that position 24/7/365 and yet crises can happen all the time. He wondered how they take that limited resource and make it fit the bigger picture. Mayor Roe thought it made sense to look at partnering with the Fire Department. Another piece to this is Ramsey County, as they are the City's social service provider in this area. Mental health is part of that and he wondered how they can work with the County to benefit from their services as well. Mayor Roe noted there are sev- eral different directions the City may want to take on this. There are certainly non-governmental entities in the mental health area that may be part of that as well. He thought this required a bigger discussion and he looked forward to that discussion. Mayor Roe re-emphasized what Councilmember McGehee had mentioned and was echoed by representatives of the Police Department. He thought it was one thing to remember to lock doors and close garage doors but people all forget those things at times. He thought the notion of neighbors all looking out for each other, talking to each other, and making sure they have each other's back in terms of closing garage doors, was important and could help make a difference in that regard.