2024_0326_PWETC_Packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

• Would like to see public safety do more to allow for notification of fire and police about residents who might have special needs (e.g., hearing or sight impairment, dementia, autistic kids) • It's helpful for kids to see police and fire at national night out and other events. Roseville service organization, operating a restaurant and bar. • Had a fire call in December and the response was very quick. • People feel safe here including single women. Many of our bartenders are women. It would be helpful to have a quicker police response to calls. There's a particular customer who is very verbal and disruptive and won't leave. The cops know who he is. It puts a lot of pressure on our bartenders and servers when police response is slow. • We hear that older residents, particularly women, don't feel as safe at the malls in the last year or two. h. Small family -owned retailer in a mall near Rosedale, one of owners is BIPOC • As a retailer, we sometimes deal with shoplifters or potential shoplifters, and the performance of the Roseville police is generally good. 911 is a speedy response. They answer quickly, and it is a quality response. • There are a lot of homeless people the last few years. It's important to address this. We have concerns about all the panhandling at the business intersections and homeless people spending time in the mall and sleeping in the elevator. i. Small BIPOC retail/service business located at Lex and Larpenteur • No worries about safety or security. Roseville customers are very positive. Sometimes customers from other areas can be rude. We called the police once. They were prompt, handled things perfectly and followed up. j. Manager mall located in Roseville • The perception of safety and security is critical to retail malls. We are investing heavily ourselves and very much appreciate the collaboration with the Roseville Police Department. They are a great partner. Also appreciate the relationship with the fire marshal regarding fire drills. k. Small retail business owner in HarMar Mall • HarMar used to be a great community gathering place. • Blocking off the interiors contributes to the decline. • Shoplifting is a huge problem. If the crime cycle continues, HarMar won't be able to fill the empty spaces. • We have to lock our doors now, and we can only allow two people in at a time because we have limited staff. • CAM(common area maintenance) has tripled or quadrupled in recent years, because of so many vacancies • The panhandlers at Snelling and County Road B contribute to an image problem, and a culture that lends itself to shoplifting, theft and other crimes. • There's a need to clean up the intersection of Snelling and County Road B. Sometimes they'll be 10 Target shopping carts piled up at the bus stop. • 1 have customers who are afraid to come here including one top customer who is a 40-year-old Brooklyn Park cop. She says it doesn't feel safe. 2 Page 127 of 140