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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 28,2019 Page 6 Willmus moved, Etten seconded, allowing the Roseville Police Department to is- sue and administer the presumptive penalty as set forth in Section 302.15, of the Roseville City Code of$1,000 fine and a one-day liquor suspension. Council Discussion Councilmember Willmus appreciated Mr. Bell and Ms. Leapsch coming in and giving the Council some background and given the changes the company is mak- ing, he had no doubt the company's record will be spotless going forward. Roll Call Ayes: Willmus, Etten, Groff and Roe. Nays: None. Mayor Roe believed with the newest changes to licensing for driver's licenses in Minnesota, that the underage license will be oriented one way and the legal li- cense will be oriented another way. Deputy Chief Erika Scheider indicated she was not sure of any changes. d. Police Department Staffing Presentation Police Chief Rick Mathwig briefly highlighted this item as detailed in the RCA and related attachments dated January 28, 2019. Deputy Chief Erika Scheider, Lieutenant Joe Adams, and Cory Yunke were also at the meeting to answer questions. Police Chief Mathwig reviewed the reasons why the Roseville Police Department was requesting additional officers, noting increasing crime rates, decreasing case clearance rates, complexity of criminal investigations, and increases in population and commercial development. Chief Mathwig reviewed recent crime statistics. Deputy Chief Scheider reviewed Roseville's case clearance rates with the City Council. She stated the data shows Roseville's case clearance rate has decreased since 2010, which is concerning. Detectives are becoming overloaded with case loads and have been increasing since 2010. Councilmember Etten stated on the case clearance rate graph showing 2010-2017, it shows 2015 and 2017 are both around thirty-five percent and 2018 is similar so is there a feeling that the case clearance rate will trend down further or is that something that will bounce back up. He indicated that depending on where a per- son looks in time, the numbers will fluctuate up and down so he wondered if the big picture moving further down is staying at thirty-five percent or will it move up.