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88-727 WHITE - C�TV GIERK PINK - FINANCE CO�I�ICIl BLUERY - MAVORTMENT GITY O SAINT PAUL File NO• ��r'�� Counc l Resolution ��; ��_ __. Presented By Referred To � Committee: Date `��r°� �� Out of Committee By Date WHEREAS , the Saint Paul Poli e Department is applying for grant funds from the McKnight Foundatio , the St .Paul Companies , and the St . Paul Foundation, in the sum of $2 0 ,000 to provide three staff people to implement the ombudsman program f r the period July 1 , 1988 to December 31 , 1989 ; and WHEREAS , proposed grants req ire a City contribution of $90 , 000 to provide one staff person to imple ent the program during the grant period ; and WHEREAS , granting agencies r quest assurances as to the availability of the $90 , 000 City atch ; and NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVE , that the Council commits to appropriate $90 , 000 from the City s General Fund upon completion and signing of the appropriate grant greements . �'�. �3�8"-S�d� COUNCIL MEMBERS Requested by Departmen o 1 Yeas / Nays � Dimoed� Long , In Fa or Gosw;tz / /� Rettm�" g (/ ��.( '�A ,/�:Q�l_� sche;bei �_ A gai n t Y ww�- - Sonnen '�i�lee4+ MAY 1 7 198 Form proved Cit ey Adopted by Council: Date c� Certified Pas- y C uncil e ta By— BS, � A►ppro 1+lavor. Date � MAY 2 Approv by Ma for Subqiission to Co ncil . � � h—.� By — PIlB1lSHEO M A�Y �� 19 . �,,�-�r-�1 y� � ' ;� ' � .N° 011602 � PO1iC@ DEYARTI�NT . Lt�ci M3 tc e Corrr�cT � * � PHONE ,: � DATE ASSIGN NtJ1�iBER-FOR ROtTTING ORDER: (See everse �ide.) 1 Department Director 4 Mayor (dr Assistant) 7 Finance and lianagement Services Dir ctor 5 City Cl�rk Z Budget Director 6 Ci�y Council � �city Agtorney = ' TOTAL PUMBER OF SItiNATURE PAGES: 1 Clip all locations for signature.) W Y T N C ? (Purpose/Rationale) � The Saint Paul Police Department will e tablish an ombu�sr�n program consisting of ..fvur (4) � staff inembers. Fundang to be provided y the McKnight Foundation, the St. PauT Founa�tion-,.,, St. Paul Companies and the City of St. aul . �y C N D AR D P S N Funds in the amount of $270,OOU supplie by grant monies. Cost to the City of St. Paul � in the amount of $90,�00. Benefits to he City are outlined in the at��ched materials. VI C D R EDITED: (Mayor's signatttre not required if unde $10,000.) Total A�ount of Trans�ction: $90,000 Activity Number: Funding source: Grant monies and Cit of St. Paul funds. �� . , p� �11� ATTACH�IENTS: (List and nvmber all att hments.) 1 . Council Resolut�on BV� �� ADMINISTRATZVE YROCEDURES _Yes X No Rules, Regulations, ocedures, ar Budget Amendment required? _Yes _No If yes, are they or t metable attached? DEPARTMENT REVIEW CITY A�'TORNEY REVIEW X es No Council resolution re u red� Resolution required? �s _No _Y q _Yes X No Insurance required? Insurance sufficient? ,�Yes �_Nq�� . ,,,_Yes X No Insurance attached? �� , , . , ��-�°� � . Human Services Coo dinators Mayor and-Council nformation and Complaint Office 1� District Planni g Councils Neighborhood Dispu e Resolution Center Crime Victim Cente CITY AGENCIES: Code Enforcement License Health Parks Public Works City Attorney Planning and Econo ic Development COUNTY AGENCIES: Probation Office Welfare Health Adult Protection County Attorney Domestic Abuse OTHER APPROPRIATE AGENCIES � �, �. _ �, - � . �� . r , ' . . l y.:� . , . : . . , . RE��Ep Q�P RTMENT OF POUCE � - . ,,,y�t� CI .Y OF SAtNT:PAUL . . . : � ' SEp 2,8 `a`r ' INTER OFFICE COMMUNICATION : - '.- . . . . . .FS ol�� . . . . . . . . � � . . . �N�E� .Y . � 1 �� . .`� . � . � � � JU � . � �1 v � V`� � T0: The Honorable George Lat mer ' FRQM: S t. C. R. Nelson � 9 ,r(„! ��, SUBJECT: Police Community Relatio s - DATE: September 25, 1987 HISTORY In early 1985 the supervisors and p trolmen of the East Team began to recognize an increasing crime probl m in an area bounded by Arlington Avenue south to Ames Avenue, White ear Avenue west to Clarence Street, on the city's east side. The probl m encompassed two` homicides, . � .. numerous assaults . and burglaries a well as criminal damage and other less onerous offenses. At that time, in an effort to curb he problem, East Team Capt. W. Jrykas assigned Officer Robert Weston to a permanent detail in the above area. Officer Weston soon found that the rea, composed of apartment complexes, public housing and private homes, w s experiencing an influx of known "Disciple" gang members and camp fo lowers. Drug trade and intimidation of apartment complex residents was ecoming open. Because of the known violence of "Disciple" gang members and their disregard for police, whenever Officer Weston received a all in the area any other free east side squads attempted to assist him Because of this type of response police presence in the area increas d dramatically and some control was maintained. The control gained was soon lost when the squads returned to the areas assigned to them. CURRENT STATUS - __ Officer Weston approached this writ r in April of this year and related _ __ his frustration in regard to his detail . The police response in the area was holding the iine but littl else was being accomplished. Officer Weston, this writer, and Cap . D. Trooien discussed the problem in hopes of finding a better solutio . The idea of enlisting citizen � . aid was advanced and expanded. A de ision was made to hold a meeting, at the East Team House, involving ow er, manager, and caretaker personnel of the major apartment com�lexes in he problem area. The focus of the meeting Yrould be three-fold--int oductory, informational and brainstorming by the group. , _ PM 73•65 � , : � , _ � _ ��-�a� , , . . . . . � � .� -2- , ' . �The meeting .was held `at. the East eam House� in early May of this year. . � � �. This wri.ter, Sgt. Chris� Hoskin of S.I.U., and Officers Weston �and Perzichilli � represented the East Team. Thirt persons representing both private and. public housing attended: � - . THE MEETING � . The meeting was held at 9:00 A.M. on a weekday that was agreed upon _ by those invited. Because those ttending did not know one another, coffee and doughnuts were served nd a short mixer was held. After the mixer this writer opened the eting and during an introductory ' talk covered such items as data privacy (in regard to their problem) , crime prevention, history of the p oblem as we saw it, etc. Sgt. Hoskin gave a gang presentation and Offic rs Weston and Perzichilli spoke on patrol procedure and �crime prevent'on in �greater depth. The brainstorming �session was open d and questions and answers were fielded. The problem of informati n sharing was worked out in that the complex personnel would list t ose persons presenting problems and share that information. Civil rem dies to noncriminal matters were discussed (i .e. parking problems, bandoned vehicles on private property, .etc. )�. Answers to the above were ffered by the grou.p or officers in - attendance. � . The overall thrust of the meeting as to get across, in a non threatening manner, the point that the group m st become responsible for itself. Police help would always be availa le, both in calls for assistance and in an advisory capacity, but t e bulk of the work would have to be accomplished by the group. The meeting which lasted over two and one-half hours was closed with an greement to meet again in one month. OUTCOME The group has continued to meet on e a month at a location other than the East Team House. A Police Rep esentative has attended each meeting. The representative from the East T am has maintained a position of group member rather than group leader. his has forced the group to rely more upon itself rather than the p lice department for problem solving. Two neighborhood watch groups were formed. A method used to maintain watch group interest has been the olding of potluck dinners and cake sales. A Childrens Day at one apa tment complex was held this August. -- Officer Perzichilli was detailed t assist at the affair. Officer Perzichilli 's interaction with the children was invaluable in promoting good police community relations. . G�� 'a � .� � � . � -3- , . A crime rate .comparison�for` the;ar a showed. a .3l �percent decrease in ' burgla�ies from� 1986 to 1987 (see ttachment). Vandalism decreased � � 23 percent. Overall , total offens s also decreased. � A JewisM Gemetery in �he are�a, tha � for�years has tieen �tlie victim of . , . � vandalism, has been free of it muc of this past� year. An excellent � example of how the group has broug t peer pressure to highlight unacceptable behavior follo�vs. When residents 'n one of the apartment complexes - threw garbage over a fence into th Jewish Cemetery, other residents approached the persons and request d they remove the garbage and apologize to the cemetery caretaker. The pe sons involved not only removed the - garbage, but i.ndeed did apologize o the caretaker. � COST On the .surface the cost to the cit , in. police department man hours, � appear.s negligible: Upon closer. i spection, this majr not be the case. The East Team personnel who worked the closest to the program, in particular, Officer Robert Weston, voluntarily agreed to change set days off and . hours so he might be accessible to facilitate the program. Were the. program to be. instituted n other areas of the eas-t. side or - the city as a whole, continuity wo ld dictate greater allocation of manpower. East Team staff have ta geted other apartment complexes within the team area but have not as yet, approached them. The allocation of further officers to the program would, in the opinion of this writer, require an increase in the departm nt sworn strength. SUhaIARY The program works but only because numerous city agencies and citizen participators have been melded. D ring the introductory meeting in May of this year, information on h w to contact and utilize other city agencies was made available to the group. Distinction was made between criminal and civil matters and how best to utilize other agencies, such as the health, building, fire and license departments to gain relief. �Ihat we must not lose sight of is he fact that the clinchpin in the whole program has been the citizen participation and the dedicated police officer. Two exemplary examples o this would be Ms. Constance Lynn Oppelt, the resident manager of th Phalen Park Apartments and Officer _-- Robert Weston of the East Team. .cc: Chief McCutcheon� Deputy Chief Nord Captain D. Trooien Lt. K. Winger � Sgt. C. Hoskin Officer R. Weston Officer M. Perzichilli' 1 , . ." , -- @��-�a7 �a . ., . r • ' DEPARTM NT OF POUCE . ' .. CITY OF SAINT P�cUI� _ : � � � . . INTER-OfFlCE COMMUNICATION . T0: � Officer Robert Weston, Ea t Team , : FROM: Wendy Guck;�R & D - SUBJ: Neighborhood Crime Rates DATE: September 17, 1987 . . . . . . �*�`+^.,+,r..w.tw+�,+t��---.- � .v., ?-^'- � ..,,,e,. � . , �el ow i s the�,�e�ra� �a�tpar3so you requested for�rl`�s,��,`;,�$�,��t�'".,�;�. I hay��ken th r•' ar,;,:to da�t,e,�f , r�,,,,;��nua�r��r,�ough�itgu��2J�'c�,3:�6,; �a�d;��7� I have listed each Part I Offense separate,ly and I also included vandalism, "other" and total offenses. Most of the "other" offenses counted are simple � assaults. There were a few other sex offenses counted under "other" and � only a coupl e fraud/forgery offen es i n each -year. � � It is clear to see how crime i� e ch grid compares year to year and i felt it� � would be valuable to you to look t the four grids as a whole. �UnY#he �osi,�ive�;,�- ��1de-.T�residential �bur iar in the four rid area decreased si n�f�cant] iR 9a7,��fr.om ]23 to $5 �o'r 31%�, :mo or'�iehi�le �he;fts decr.eased by near�y�i0� arid � .• :. : �._ �.� ,... . .. - .: .,: . Vandal�.sm ecrEased fr�om_ 109 to 8 _(23�}�.,:<:'�?art_ I ,property crimes {:exc'luding �. . . . . . vandal i sm) �lecreased �by 1 i� ��f.r.�m;.:1986.<and:.over.al] .Total offense dec^reased .by., ��: ��c��'r ` � ' P t�.�t�'�o ^� �v��. �r� , f�i ll�C�--�� > �t � Looking at th �ega�i�v�� side!`of t e crime rate figures for the four grid area, �-- - ,. � _,.. .�. art T �ersona 'offenses�increase from 4� jn 2986 to'�60'.�'as�year, ,an ,��creasey'" . . .. .. _ �:, , f?�0�..J:�'Rape o'�fenses "i ncreased _ rom ,2 to .�,, ,,�pbberi,es doubl ed.:.and :a gravated � ssault ,��creased�s,l�c,��h,t�i�„from.��. Ytp.,.30.. {� 1,��'� �'C C� Wf-�Tc� �t� �OC` �--�..�„�.':.`.:�-_:_-. - EI°��.-� �S�tl�� This should provide you with the basic information for your meeting. More information is available if you ne d it, for example, the types of robbery and theft offenses. Call me in th morning if you would like more information, extension 521 . WG/lv � : pM 73-65 :� ' , � // �_�ya 7 � . . . � Offe ses by Grid �'� � f i . � � Year-to- ate Comparison January l through ugust 12, 1986 vs. 1987 � . � GRIDS .3 , 38, 57, .58 . � ( � GRID 37 1985 1987 GRID 38 ' 1986 � 198T Rape 1 2 Rape 0 a Robbery 2 ll: Robber 3 � Agg. Assault 4 9 Agg. Assault 7 3 - Res. Burglary 38 19 � Res. Burglary ZO 14 . Com. Burglary 2 2 Com. Burglary 1 � Theft 33 43 . Theft 28 18 MV Theft 7 3. ' MV Theft 5 3 Vandalism 14 17_ Vandalism � 8 14 Other 18 21 Other ll 25 TOTAL 119 127 TOTAL 83 g1 .. GRID 57 , � 1986 1987 GRID 58 1986 1987 . Rape 1 3 Rape 0 1 Robbery 2 8 Robbery 5 � Agg. Assault 16 13 - Agg. Assault 2 5 Res. Burglary 44 36 Res. Burglary 21 16 Com. Burglary 6 3 Com. Burglary 3 0 Theft 113 135 Theft 15 10 MV Theft 9 4 NV Theft 5 4 Vandalism 39 24 Vandalism 48 29 Other 44 _ 40 Other 14 19 TOTAL 274 266 TOTAL 113 85 FOUR GRID AREA 1986 1987 Rape 2 6 _- Robbery 12 24 Agg. Assault 29 �p Res. Burglary 123 85 Com. Burglary 12 5 Theft 189 206 MU Theft 26 14 � Vandalism 109 84 Other 87 105 . TOTAI 589 559 Part I CAPers 43 60 Part I CAProp 350 310 Other 196 189 - TOTAL 589 559 > , . , ;�� . NDING CYCI.ES CYCLE 1 - Foundation Suppurt - June 1988 through December �989 CYCLE 2 . - City Funding. - January 1990 The cost of the program f r which the Department seeks assistance is for the four Sergeant posit ons. The cost of an additional Sergeant for each Team is $4,811 per mo th for each Sergeant, which generates a bill of $19,244 per month or $ 46,000 for 18 months. Al1 of the support services for these positions; .g. training, clerical, travel, would be absorbed into the Department's existing budget. The program would be included in .the Mayor's propos d budget for 1990. Assuming that the program i.s operational in the ai•ly summer of 1988, an evaluation of the program, based upon a year's e perience, would be possible. The city's budget for 1990 is not formall adopted until October, thus an additional four months would b available for analysis. While there are no guarantees in the city's bu geting process, it should be possible to secure continued funding based upon the Mayor's, the Department's and the Council's commi.ttment to i proving the quality of life in the city. . . � . ��- ra � , , PR RAM EVALUATION The evaluation component ill have three elements. The first will bE established through the nei hborhood advisory committees, based pri.marily upon their relations ip with the ombudscop. Second, the City's Consum r Service Program will, as part of its overall program evaluation, di ect special attention to complaints channelled through the ombudsc p. Third would be the statis ical evaluation previously proposed. Tb.e first facet wi.11 be a random survey of 120 complainants. If history holds true, approxia�at ly two-thirds of the citizens who make use of this program will provi e their names and addresses, while one-third will remain anonymou . We will use Neighbortiood Assistance Officers to conduct in-person nterviews with 30 of those known complainants in each Team. Th survey will be structured in a fashion which will determine the l.evel of satisfaction and, if the level of satisfaction is low, at which oint the breakdown occurred. Neighborhood Assistance 0 ficers will be used to conduct this portion of the survey for thre reasons. First, an in-person interview will better ensure a response. Second, they will be able to maintain confidentiality in instances w ere that may be required by law. Finally, they are an available, inexpensive resource. The second phase of the e luation will be to conduct thirty to forty formatted subject intervi ws. Thirty to forty people who were the object of this program will be ontacted to determine what impact, if any, was felt by them. Were th y assisted or did they simply feel hesieged by the system and the ommunity? Were they compelled to do something they would not otherw se have done? This portion of the evaluation will be conducted by members of the Chief's staff. The third phase will be a urvey of the referral network. The 1� District Pla.nning Councils, the Mayor and Council Information and Complaint Office, and the City ouncil staff will be contacted to , , . , . / ��7� / �.� `�l ` ;NE�IUH RHOOD OMBUDSCOP _ �F. l � .,�`� ' ,°, �,E`'"r � �, ,i In 1 �� • 977, ,the Gity ado.pt,ed� concept known as Team Policing to i �� •;,.�'<;3, � `'�provifie more re�spar�,s�v'e�,arid:.acc untable police .service. This concept �.� �='��=��ti':creat�d �; heighteiied,�visibility for the Police Department and an � ,. ,. -expectatiom that.neighborhood p oblems would be resolved by the � ... �. J , ,:=„�`neighbo'rhood.�Tea.m. While budge constraints have reduced the number of e `��,��` neigH�orhood offices from the o iginal 6 to 4, the Department emphasis �_ 4'��contiriues to be with the neighb rhood emphasis. It should be noted that \..�:. this concern of the Department egan lung before there was a Better Neighborhoods Program. In 1983, in an attempt to e more respon�ive to St. Paul neighborhoods and community nee s, the Chief of Police appointed an officer to his staff to act. as liaison between the Department and the seventeen District Planning Cou cils and other community groups. The intent was to create a channel f communication between those neighborhood groups and the Chi f in an effort to identify areas of concern and provide a uniform r sponse from the Police Department to those concerns. It soon became apparent th t many of those concerns were not only law enforcment problems but inv lved one or more additional city and even county agencies. It also ecame apparent that a staff familiar with the workings of ci.ty gover ent, with a knowledge of city and county agencies and their scope f authority, and the process for contacting and involving each of them would be needed to be effective in resolving those problems. The Police Department is in a unique position to act as neighborhood liaison. Police Of icers are available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week and visib e representatives of city government:. .� Problems which surface during no -business hours can be folloed. upon by ,, the day shift and not allowed to remain unaddressed. ,.�' _ ,.�`"- �� .�' � �' � �.. 'Q ' '4 � �,'�lY F � t ��..Y�� } 1 3 ` ��' `� �� +/ V, v�. � � � � `� � c.,., ��,�M-� �� .. _ 4 +�:, .p.. 7 fu✓// �, � 3 F`: Y `"�� . �..�.:,Y.. � ,/ �' 't�•�z� / V / , _ � . ��7�� The Mayor's staff includ s two coordina;tors for the Human Services Initiative. These two people are intended to act as facilitators and organizers for community base programs to solve nei_ghborhood and city-wide problems. They are also intended to .provide direction and an outlet for the energy that e sts in St. Paul neighborhoods. The additional f�ur Police Office s would work closely with the Human Services Initiative staff, pr viding information about neighborhood problems, sitting on boards a d, in general, being a resource to them. The focus of the ombudscop pr gram, however, is to deal with specific area concerns. While the Hum Services Initi.ative staff might deal - with the problem of af�ter-hour establishments, city-wide, the ombudscop will deal with specific addres es, engaging the efforts of staff from housing code inspectors, healt officials, public works, Ramsey County Welfare, the courts, the City ttorney's Office, state and Federal revenue people and, of course, the Police Department to eliminate a specific problem. The two pro rams would wor.k in conjunction to act as a resource to each other and p ovide the appropriate response to a given problem. The program will suc eed based upon the expertise of police in identifying problems and deter 'ning possible solutions. Further, no one can argue that cooperation is often enhanced when the police are involved. The intent is to augment t e existing Team structure of one Captain, one Lieutenant, six Se geants and approximately 40 Patrol Officers with one additional Se geant per Team. The Sergeant will perform many of the supervisory and administraitve duties currently performed by the Lieutenant all wing that Lieutenant to act as neighborhood ombudscop. Office s at the rank of Lieutenant have the flexibility to meet with groups or individuals at times convenient to them and the authority to cross lines in the Police Department. The assignment of Lieutenant to the e positions will be made after consideration of individual int rest and appropriate background. Once assignments are made, the Lieut ants will be briefed by the other , G� �- �,.� � agencieS involved in providing services and will go through a familiarization process with t eir team area, if necessary, and begin to identify program targets. Both the Mayor and City C uncil have expr�essed support for this program. If its effectiveness can be demonstrated, it would be funded with general revenue funds in 990. To evalute the program, w intend to survey the Team offi.cers, the District Council and review re ords of calls for service to identify 25 locations in each Team to focu on. These sites will be residences, commercial buildings, or publi areas which a consensus indicates are chronic problems. At the end i the test period, a follow-up similar survey would be conducted to d termine the perceived impact on the i.dentified problem. Further, he calls for service at the locaton would be reviewed to determine the i crease or decrease in calls for service and possible change in nature f those calls. In addition, a survey of residents or business people i the immediate area, to determine the impact on the problem, will be. conducted. The services of the ombudscop will not be limited to these 2 but these should best demonstrate the ability of the program to impa t and to improve a neighborhood. There is a program in Bal 'more County, Maryland called C.O.P.E. or Citizen Oriented Police Enforce ent. This program is oriented toward crime and the reduction of bot the number of crimes and the attendant fears that e�st when crimes oc ur. Chicago has a program in which a civilian employee of the Police Department is assigned to each of the city's precinct areas to work o neighborhood problems. The ombudscop proposal takes the strengths of these programs and removes the political overtones of the Chicago progr and broadens the scope of the Baltimore program to respond to a more fu 1-range of neighborhood problems. To achieve the satisfactor resolution of neighborho�d problems, it will be necessary to work close y with the following: Mayor's Office City Council ��=�� determine �he i.mpact. Was the problem solved? Was the response timely? Has there been an 'increase. or ecrease in these types of calls? This will be a mailed survey .and wi l be handled by the Crime Analysis Unit. The fourth aspect of the valuation wi11 be to survey the service � � providers. � A survey will be m iled to th'e service agencies involved to determine the impact on each a ency. Was the workload increased? Were " the referrals accurate? Did o her agencies assist? This survey will, again, be handled by the Crime Analysis Unit. The fifth survey element ill be a statistical review of the 2$ targeted households. This rev ew will compare calls for service during a five-year period to the test year. The number of calls for service and the nature of those calls ill be compared. The final element of the valuation will be a written report from the four Lieutenants and the T am Commanders to assess the impact on each of the Teams. This appears to be a revi w of all. the elements of the program. From this, we should be able t determine what effect, if any, we have had on solving long-standing n ighborhood probler,►s. We should also be able to assess what effect we ave had in providing a coordinated response from the City and Co ty agencies involved. From this review, we sho d be able to provide the Mayor and Counci.l with an accurate pictu e of the level of success we've attained and allow them to determine it merit with regard to future funding. . , . , �� ° '°�� , COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Mayor's Office has ins ituted the Better Neighborhoods Program in`an effort to make city gover ent more responsive to the needs of the citizens of the city. A major ompoent of this program i.s the involvement of St. Paul's 1� Di trict Councils. 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O �Y C O ' ti �. . �w . � . �. o o • .� � . � , . . . . ��- ��` •, , � MINNEAF: LIS - RECAP PROGRAM The Minneapolis Police De artment received a grant from . to impTement their '!Repeat Cal Address Policing" IJnit: The Minneapolis Police Department, prior to i lementing that program, could not identify call load in the City by address. This grant allowed them to develop that capability with a new computer system. The focus of the Minneapo is Police Department was to reduce the number of calls to the high v ume addresses. It's our understanding that they have met with some ccess. It should be understood, owever, that the focus of the St. Paul Police Ombudscop Program is t tally different. The concern here is to improve the quality of life i the City of St. Paul. Because the focus is service delivery and, ther by, resolution of neighborhood calls, the call load in St. Paul may act ally increase for a period of time. �The St. Paul program beg n with a subjective orientation - the evaluation component is forci g us more to the Minneapolis experience which we are resisting. ., �c�`-7� � .��.°`T, �* � . � CITY OF SAINT PAUL . . : � _ DEPARTMENT OF POL�ICE o , � � �i i Q � Wm.W.McCutcheon;Chief of Police . + � . . 100 Ext Eleventh�Street ' .•s• - . . . . . . _ - � . . Saint Paul:Minnesata SSTOI.. GEORGE LATIMER . . . 612-291-1111 MAYOR F bruary 23, 1988 Mr. Thomas�S. Berg , Senior. Program Officer � MciCnight Foundation . � . . 410 .Peavey Building I�tinneapolis, Minnesota 554� RE: �MBUDSCOP GRANT PROPOSA . Mr. Berg: Enclosed is a Rough Draft of the St. Paul Poli.ce Department's revised proposal. I have attempted o address all of your concerns. . Thank you for your time and ssistance in reviewing this proposal. Sincerely, Wm. W. McCutcheon, Chief of olice ;;��-��-�� Luci Mitchell ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT LM:ch enc. � �-�-y� 7 � `" °- CITY OF SAINT PAUL . A,� ; . . � e 4 : DEPARTIv1ENT OF POUCE ; =��i i��' c Wm.W.McCutcheon,Chief of Police • � �. 100 fast Eleventh Street ,... , . . , - Saint Pwi,Mirinesota 55101�� GFORGE LATIMER 612-291-1111 MAYOR Feb uary 23, 198t3 - Mr. John Couchman � � St. Paul Foundation 1120 Norwest Center St. Paul, Minnesota $$101 RE: OMBUDSCOP GRANT PROPOSAL Mr. Couchman: Enclosed is a Rough Draft of he St. Paul Police Department's revised proposal. I have attempted t add�ess all of your concerns. Thank you for your time and a sistance in reviewing this proFosal. Sincerely, Wm. W. McCutcheon, Chief of P lice �� . %x.C-��--�✓ Luci Mitchell ADMIIvISTRATI4E ASSISTANT LM:ch enc. . G,��-��,� . . . e� ! - . . ' � ' - . `�...�".'°•, � . . - �ITY OF SAINT PAUL � e~ e �:. � � � � DEPARTM�ENT OF POLI�E � ��m � Wm.W.McCutcheon,Chief of Police • ^ � . • -. 100 East Ekventh Street � .��• . . . SaiM.Paui,Mienesoti 55101. GEORGE LATIMER 612-291-itll MAY.OR . . . - Fe ruary 23, 1988 Ms. Pollp Voegeli . . � Communitq Affairs Manager �. � The St. Paul Companies, Inc. 385 Washirigton Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55102 RE: OMBIIDSGOP GRANT PROPOSAL Ms. Voegeli`: Enclosed is a Rough Draft of t e St. Paul Police DeFartment' s revised proposal. I have attempted t address all of your concerns. Thank you for your time and a sistance in revier:ing thi.s groposal. Sincerely, Wm. W. MeCutcheon, Chief of P ice Luci Mitchell ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTAIvT LM:ch enc. CITY OF �,INT P.A.UL � �,,= ��-�� 'i��a��. OE'B'ICE OF T � CITY )� . COQNCIL R�`C►�.'y� . alqy j�, Cammit ee ReFort c,ry 98�► F:inance Mana eme�t Personnel Committee. c`�Rx May 16, 1988 1. Approval of minutes from May 5th and May 9th �r�� meetings. PERSON_ NE� 1:30 2. Resolution amending the Civit Service Rules Laid over to June 6.th by adding Section 8.A.2.a an amendi�g Section 8.0 pertaining to the St. Pa i Police Federat�on. (Referred from uncil March 29, laid over May 9) f 1:35 3. Resolution 88-657 - establis ing the Mayor's Approved ' Management Comperssation Cortmi tee to make recom- mendations on Manager.s' pay d benefits. (Referred from Council May S) ! F I NANCE 5 BifDGET . 1:45 4. Resolution 88-658 - amending he 1988 budget Approved by addi�g $34,717 to the F�n cing and Spending Plans for HPC-ProfessionaT Co sulting Services. (Referred from Council May 5) 1:50 5. Resolution 88-659 - amending he 1988 budget by • transfe�ring $50,000 f�om Con ingent Reserve to Approved as amended. City Council-Research for a c nsultant on the Forwarded to Rules & Neighborhood Empowerment Plan Policy Carmittee (Referred from Council ltay 5) 2:00 6. Review of financing, spending and service level policies. A iti •� 'Resolution 88-727 - Appropriati:ng 90,000 from the City's Approved General Fund as city's contributio to provide one staff person to implement an ombudsman p ogram established by • the Police Department. . CITY HALL SEVENTH FLOO SAINT PAUL,MINNFSOTA 55102 �• �,�-��7 AGENl�A OF TNE SAI➢VT P L CITY COt1t�CIL T�esday, May , 1988 9:00 A.M. Ct;tJNC L.CFl�`�li3ERS THIRD FLt�JR CI7Y H}1LL AND C�URT h011SE ALSERT B. OLSOM, CITY CLERK - ADDITIO�AL ITQM 1. Resolution - 88-727 Appropriating $9 ,000 from the City's General Fund as City's contribution to provide one s aff person to implement an ombudsman program established by the Police epartment. (Laid over from May 12, I988.) . . , ��"�ra � The ombudscop program will operate from the premise that there can be a direct benefit to the cit'zris of Saint Paul allowing police expertise to focus on identifi tion and resolution of cominunity problems. The� police force is ique in its �24-hour citywide availability and direct contac with citizens. In an effort to illustrate the workings of thi program, the top 150 addresses receiving the most calls during 198� hav been identified. In 198�, the department received 1$6,$2¢ ca ls - 14,499 of those or / were to these 150 addresses. Those ad resses were further broken down into the following classifications: TOTAL RANGE 1,21� (24) 'quor Establishments 1'74 to 25 898 (24) S rvice Stations 57 to 25 2,931 (27) D partment/Grocery Stores 333 to 24 1,409 (26) P blic Area.s 111 to 29 341 (�) blic Offices 80 to 28 272 (6) P ivate Offices 62 to 35 979 (22) 0 her Commercial 233 to 24 942 (14) R sidential Hi-Rises 220 to 2� 4,835 (128) A artments 82 to 24 675 (22) R sidential-Single Family $6 to 24 For purposes of this anal sis, addresses toward the lower en.d, as far as number of calls, were c osen in order to have manageable numbers to work with. The samples wer chosen for purposes of illustration and do not represent our worst or est case scenario. The identification of pro lem areas/people would be based upon police expertise in call analy is and officers on the street knowledgeable about their area . Outside sources would include the City Complaa.nt Office and citizens ffected directly or indirectly by the trouble spots. The key asset of the ombud cop is to be able to discern what resources can be er�ployed, str tegies to be used, and suggestions to be made to resolve a given proble at any location. Most problems should be solvable but some �ay never be resolved. , . , �. ��- 7� � LOCATION TYPE #1 COMMERCIAL-RE AIL ESTABLISHMENTS: 1021 W, Bandana (Shopping Cente ) CALL SUMMARY: � Total.: 31. Theft ( hoplifting) S Vandali m $ Traffic Related 4 901 E. Maryland (Grocery) Total: 32 Thef t 14 Vandali m 2 Traffic Related 6 PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION: Activity requiring police ttention is occurring both inside the businesses and in the street�pa king areas surrounding the buildings. PROBLEM RESOLUTION: The ombudscop would be req ired to work with the affected businesses, private security an the teams to enhance the security of the areas. The traffic calls could be an indication of an engineering problem which would require contacting ublic Woi•ks to do an engineering study of the area. The vandalism reports woul be reviewed to determine the time of the calls. It's likely that ju enils at nearby fast food hangouts at night might be the culprits. A special patrolling effort might assist in relieving the situation. LOCATION TYPE #2: 275 E. Fourt (Norwest Tow rs) CALL SUMMARY: Total: 44 Traf f ic 26 Burglar /Theft 6 , . , � �-,.��- 7� � � PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION: The computer printout ind cates a traffic problem in addition to the burglaries and thefts occu ring on the premises. PROBLEM RESOLUTION: this location was initial y chosen based upon the theft problem. These thefts were happening wi h no sign of force being used. A review of reports led to the conclusi n that it was an inside job; e.g. clearning staff. The ombudscop would use t e information from the call summary as the basis for determining the ature of the traffic difficulties. LOCATION TYPE #3: 6S9 Marylan - Residence CALL SUMMARY: Total: 1'7 Domest cs 10 Assaul s�Fights 2 PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION: A new family has n�oved 'in o the area and the frequency and nature of the calls would indicate th t a "problem family" is developing. PROBLEM RESOLUTION: This is the type of probl m that would be addressed now with the ombudscop and not allowed to d velop into a major neighborhood issue. Involvement of other agencies s likely in this situation including the �r'elfare Department, Dispute Re olution Center, truant offi_cer and the landlord. LOCATION TYPE #¢: 1827/29 Lau el - Duplex CALL SUMMARY: Total: 9 Distur ance/Disorderly 8 PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION: College students reside h re and frequently are guilty of violati.on of the City's Noise Ordinance nd relatede acts; e.g. disorderly conduct. , . , ��- 7a � , PROBLEM RESOLUTION: S�ituations of this type re ire considerable time to conduct meetings with the building owne , neighbors, the tenants and district council representatives. Incre sed police presnece is likely required to control the behavior of the enants. The Dean of St. Thomas College has also been invovled in the p st. The students would be informed of the already established process - the first police call results in a warning, the second a tag and t e third arrest. Other related pi•oblems might include the issue of park ng which is a common concern to area i•esidents. LOCATION TYPE #5� 643 Aurora a d Surrounding Areas Activity which comes to th attention of the police in this area generally involves drinking. CALL SUMMARY: Total: 22,5 Domesti s/Fights/Assaults '76 Detox/ 'quor 18 PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION: This is an a.rea of the ci which has significant amounts of activity coming to the attenti n of the police department. Drinking is a common element in the report . PROBLEM RESOLUTION: Much of the activity can e attributed to the influence of the neighborhood liquor store - al ohol is purchased and often consumed in the area. The initial focus o the ombudscop would be the liquor store, the district council, as well s neighborhood - would also be involved in the resolution process. LOCATION TYPE ,�6: Grid 151 - rvine Park A total of $89 calls were received from this area of town in 198'7. Again, the liquor stores and b rs in the area contribute to the nature of the calls; e.g. detox, assa lt and domestics. . . . , - Gr--�- �� CALL SUMMARY: . _ Total: 589 Detox/D unk �2 Domesti s�Fights 45 Assault 27 �3urglar /Thef t 61 Traffic 92 PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION: Although this is geographi ally a small area of town, the problems are major. Often drunks are th own out of area bars to drink in the street and join those who are 1 aving the areas numerous liquor stores. PROBLEM RESOLUTION: Often times, the drinking 's done in nearby Irvine Park. This area has 4 halfway houses for alcoho ics and mentally deficient persons and further is a mi�ted neighborhood of residential manufacturing and commercial establishments. The ombudscop would talk with the liquor dealers and encourage them to n t sell to drunks or juvenil.es in an effort to reduce the access to ooz and, thereby, reduce the disturbance caused in Irvine Park. LOCATION TYPE #7: 162 North Ke t - Residence CALL SUMMARY: Total: 2$ Disturb nce 9 Domesti 3 PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION: This residence is an "afte -hours joint". PROBLEM RESOLUTION: The problem is not easily esolved. Regular patrolling of the area and periodic issuance of search warrants for liquor and related violations are two techniques n rmally relied upon. It's difficult to locate owners so landlords must be relied on. This is a situation where . . _ � �-r� � , � the city's code enforcement t would also be called in. The realistic goal here would be to control he activity oceurring outside of the premises and disturbing others LOCATION TYPE #8; 1389 W. Uni ersity - Car Lot CALL SUMMARY: Total: 26 Vandal sm 13 Auto T eft/Theft 4 PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION: An initial review of this data does not provide any clues as to the true nature of the problem. T ere are no liquor establishments nearby and the activity isn't strictl caused by juvzniles. PROBLEM KESOLUTION: The ombudscop would discu s the data with owners and proceed from there as appropriate. LOCATION TYPE #9:. 1120 W. Uni ersity - White Castle CALL SUMMARY: Total: 38 Fights 9 Drunk� etox 9 YROBLEM IDENTIFICATION: This operation is associa ed with late night activity of persons who are likely to be intoxicat d. It is also located in the new heart of the city's black community. PROBLEM RESOLUTION: This is the only eating e tablishment in the immediate area. open late. Measures to increase se urity in the building and in the parking lot would be discussed with th manager. A special periodic traffic detail to focus on DWI arrest ould also be considered. The crime statistics for the entire shop ing area would be reviewed in an effort to address other related probl ms. ., � �, . G,�-�- r�� . , LOCATION �TYPE #10: 833-901 Payn CALL S�JMMARY: . Total: 6 PKOBLEM IDENTIFICATION: The top 24 liquor establis ents causing problems in the city were part of the top 1$0 addresses. hree of those bars are in the above one block area.. After the police we e told that we weren't needed in the area, this situation was reevalu ted. PROBLEM RESOLUTION: The department assigned a b atman to the rea in summer, 198'7. Numerous meetings were held with the bar owners, citizens and businesses in the area. The disturbances o cur at night and radiate out from the liquor establishments. Therefor , the problem behavior will always be occurring someplace and require onstant cooperation between the police, bar owners and residents of the rea. IACATION TYPE #11 : 438 Baker CALL SUMMARY: Total: PROBLEM IDENTIFICATON: A disruptive family lives i this house which they own and instead of engaging in domestic squabble , they terrorize their neighborhood and engage in various criminal activ'ties, including burglary. PROBLEM RESOLUTION: Involvement of other agenci. s, including Court Services, probation officers, Ramsey County Child We fare and the Juvenile Detention Center. Police enforcement efforts; e.g. search warrants, will also need to occur periodically LOCATION TYPE #12 (see 9-25- � memo) WHITE .- CITV CIERK COII[1CII G ��jjj PINK p - FINANCE G I TY O F SA I NT PA U L CANA.tiv - DEPARTMENT �a � �� BLUE - MAYOR File NO. - ♦ • I • • Counci Reso ution +' �Y� �_ Presented By Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date WHEREAS, visits are made to t e City of Saint Paul by various dignitaries representing inst ' tutions from all over the world, representing governments, rep esenting businesses and business purposes from all over the wo ld, and representing various national and international ca ses ; and WHEREAS, the Mayor, as ceremo ial head of the City of Saint Paul, greets local scho 1 children and local groups representing various educatio al, cultural, and service organizations ; and WHEREAS , it is the intent of he Mayor of the City of Saint Paul to present such visitors with small gifts from the City of Saint Paul and on behalf of the Cit of Saint Paul and its citizens; and WHEREAS, such activities woul enhance the appearance of the City of Saint Paul and its ci izens as a whole ; and WHEREAS, such activities can reate stronger ties between the City of Saint Paul and such v sitors and result in increased tourism to the City of Saint aul, opportunities for new investments and jobs for the ity of Saint Paul and the surrounding area and a greate realization of the assets of this locality, all of which would erve as a benefit to the City and its citizens as a whole; and COUNCIL MEMBERS Requested by Department of: Yeas Nays Dimond �� [n Favo Goswitz Rettman B �he1�� Against Y Sonnen Wilson Form Ap rove b ' y Attorney Adopted by Council: Date Certified Passed by Council Secretary BY � sy t�pproved by Ylavor: Date Appr y Mayor for S is ' o Council By B