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12 <br />Compliance, Move Over Law and Pedestrian Crosswalk enforcement. Participating <br />agencies include Maplewood Police, Minnesota State Patrol, Mounds View Police, New <br />Brighton Police, North St. Paul Police, Ramsey County Sheriff, Roseville Police, Saint <br />Anthony Police, Saint Paul Police and White Bear Lake Police. <br /> <br />With the end of the federal fiscal year on September 30, our agency’s association with the <br />DWI officer grant will conclude. Thanks to our trio of DWI Officers who served in this <br />capacity (Officer B. DeBoer, Officer Farmer and Officer Kostohryz) and a special <br />behind-the-scenes appreciation to Sgt. Nelson, Deputy Director Hamdorf, and especially <br />Office Supervisor Forbord for their administrative duties of grant reporting and managing <br />the ongoing complexities of payroll with this assignment. During the grant period, New <br />Brighton DWI Officers conducted the following: 3,895 traffic stops, 667 people taken <br />into custody, 401 vehicles towed, 308 DWI arrests, and 374 arrests for driving after <br />revocation/suspension/cancellation. <br /> <br />Thanks to a financial partnership with the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association <br />(MCPA) and Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM), our <br />training room upstairs will undergo a significant technology upgrade next week as over <br />$77,000 worth of new projectors, screens, microphones, and cameras will be installed as <br />the space becomes a “smart classroom” capable of delivering interactive, online training. <br />Already, the divider wall has come down and the walls are being painted. The room <br />orientation will be flipped during the process so stay tuned for the finished product! <br /> <br />On September 27, Fire Marshal Kip LaMotte hosted the National Fire Protection <br />Association (NFPA) and Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division at a Safety Summit. The <br />agenda included the following: Minnesota Fire Data and the National Fire Problem, <br />Recruitment and Retention, Public Education Resources, Fire Prevention – A City <br />Perspective, Older Adult Fire and Fall Prevention, Wildland Fire Safety, Lessons From <br />Fire Investigation, Youth Firesetting and Prevention Updates, Smoke Alarm Installation <br />and Canvassing, and the Minnesota Firefighter Initiative. <br /> <br />Leadership from the Roseville Fire Department visited Public Safety administration on <br />September 26 to discuss inclusion of New Brighton Fire units in the City of Roseville’s <br />response plans and reciprocating by adding Roseville Fire resources to our automatic-aid <br />dispatches in New Brighton. Public Safety Leadership will consider their request and <br />offer after reviewing geographic and high-hazard response needs in our community. <br /> <br />XI. RECOGNITION, NEWS AND INFORMATION <br /> <br />This section will include “good news” information about our public safety personnel. <br />This will include formal and informal recognition of the department and/or its personnel <br />on or off duty. <br /> <br />Fire Division Command Staff members celebrated with Firefighter Britta Nundahl in <br />recognition of her deployment later this month as a member of the Minnesota National <br />Guard to serve a tour of duty in Kuwait. They joined members of Britta’s family in the <br />surprise event, including her father Fire Captain Mike Nundahl and brother Firefighter <br />Max Nundahl who are also members of New Brighton Public Safety. <br />