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City Council Meeting Minutes September 6, 2016 Page 3 of 9 The Master Plan goals are 1) being a leading edge police department 2) having well- trained officers and staff and 3) having contemporary equipment. The plan includes performance measures to monitor "service and progress towards these goals. The department is already implementing recommendations in the master plan that do not require additional funding or staff. Chief Hayes stated the department already achieved many goals in 2015 including assigning detectives to the work with the Boulder County District Attorney's Office, a new transparent promotion process, improved relationships with the local fire districts, implementation of a Taser program, increased radio interoperability, and a new car design. Mayor Muckle asked for public comment. No public comment. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton thanked the Chief and stated he would like to see some comparison data with other comparable cities; crime statistics and what resources they have that we may not. Mayor Muckle thanked the Chief and asked if some of the items in the plan could be defined so the lay person could better understand and flesh out the kinds of technologies the plan references. He asked if there are more things civilian staff could do to free up the time of the sworn officers. Councilmember Maloney asked if there was internal and extemal review of the plan before this point. Chief Hayes stated it will go to the community for input following tonight's Council's input to make sure it is moving in the right direction from Council's perspective. He added intemally it has been reviewed at the supervisor level. Councilmember Keany wondered if the expanded alcohol and drug education program in the schools is really our role and if having officers in the schools is a good use of City resources. Chief Hayes stated the School Resource Officers are available for other calls. Councilmember Keany stated we might have better value having those officers on the street than in the schools all day. Councilmember Stolzmann asked if there could be some more metrics in the plan. She stated she has had a very positive response from people in the community in support of the School Resource Officers. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated he continually hears complaints about traffic speed and asked if traffic enforcement could get some more attention. Chief Hayes stated the department is committed to following up on speed complaints; including tracking and enforcing more in problem areas. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated he appreciates the impact of the digital speed signs and feels they do make a difference.