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<br /> <br />and Mayor Johnson were also in attendance. Officer Matt Farmer will be our department liaison with <br />this group. <br /> <br />Director Paetznick noted some of our officers will join forces with Mounds View officers in forming <br />a basketball team and will play in the Northeast Youth and Family Services (NYFS) All Star <br />basketball game. <br /> <br />Director Paetznick noted Closest Unit Dispatching for Fire calls is expanding a little differently as <br />some calls have to go thru Hennepin County Dispatch. He also noted that Lake Johanna Fire Station <br />#1 is closing; however, he doesn’t see this having a significant impact for New Brighton. <br /> <br />Director Paetznick noted our two newest officers continue to do well in their field training programs. <br />One of our part-time PSO’s has accepted a full-time position with Public Works; he will be done <br />working for us the end of April and will start his new position on May 1. <br /> <br />Council Liaison <br />A. Council Report <br /> <br />Council Member Brian Strub noted the March 28 council meeting which included a welcome and <br />introduction for Trevor Hamdorf as Deputy Director. <br /> <br />Mayor Johnson stated things in New Brighton are going well. She noted that at tomorrow’s Work <br />Session, they will be selecting commissioners. This year, the city received many applications for the <br />city commissions; they will actually have to turn people away. They are also working on adding a <br />Youth Council or Commission; thanks to Commissioner Howard for his leadership with this. The <br />Youth Council members would probably be assigned to a commission but then also come back <br />together and meet as a youth group; they may also do service projects. <br /> <br />Mayor Johnson noted the Mayor of Shoreview has asked other suburban cities to ban the sale of <br />flavored tobacco. <br /> <br />The Neighborhood meetings have been going on and have been very dynamic and interactive. The <br />city will use this feedback to update the city’s Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />Commissioner Eichers asked Mayor Johnson about CTV and Comcast. Mayor Johnson noted that <br />CTV public access is afforded to New Brighton by Comcast and provide a certain amount of time for <br />free. Comcast is cutting how much free time is afforded so CTV may need to subsidize the <br />difference. Mayor Johnson noted the City likes CTV but may have to cut back on replays instead of <br />cutting back on programming. <br /> <br />Old Business <br /> <br />No old business. <br /> <br />New Business <br /> <br />No new business. <br /> <br />