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Volunteers in Public Safety (VIPS) Commissioner Woods reported the following: a The last blood drive resulted in 32 pints of blood being donated. a The VIPS doing park patrols will also do home checks for people who notify us they are gone for an extended period of time. a Graffiti on the Pike Lake Trail has been painted over. a VIPS have been helping with Santa Cop. a New Brighton is going to merge the Project Lifesaver program with Ramsey County's. We will keep our tracking equipment. a VIPS do fingerprinting on Thursday mornings. a The VIPS Christmas party will be next Tuesday. Public Safety/Homeland Security Update Director Jacobson noted the Fire Department had a very busy month with fire calls,public education talks, etc. The City of New Brighton has been recognized as the second place community for participation in National Night Out (NNO) by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW) for cities of population 15,000 to 49,999. The 2010 award marks the 11th consecutive year that the City of New Brighton's annual NNO efforts have been recognized in the top five nationally by NATW, the sponsor of NNO. Additionally, New Brighton has been in the top 25 nationwide since 1995. NATW selects the awards recipients based on a community's neighborhood participation, law enforcement involvement, media&promotional campaign, and special events related to NNO. The Fire Fighter hiring process continues. We have 9 finalists that will be backgrounded. The Peace Maker Lunch will be held tomorrow, December 2, with some Commissioners and Public Safety staff attending. Council Liaison Council Report Council Representative Phillips noted that next Tuesday, December 7th, will be the Truth in Taxation hearing at 6:30 pm. The 2011 budget will be approved at the December 14th Council meeting. City staff has been working on an issue the City has with Clearwire and the cell tower pole they put up in Freedom Park. The City feels a larger pole was put up than what was presented at the time of approval. This issue may end up in litigation. City staff is working on Terms of Agreement with Stuart Companies (developer) to build 124- 128 high end apartments in the NW Quadrant; it would be a 4-story building with underground parking.