Kingfield Crime and Safety Committee Meeting
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Martin Luther King Park building
  9 people attended the meeting.
  NOTES:
·       Chris DeParde spoke about the use of calling 311 regarding graffiti and said overall the follow-up is good and the system works well.
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4 yrs ago Chris and volunteers went around and did a graffiti clean-up
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Possibly do a Saturday morning graffiti clean (to late in the season?)
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lyndale construction area has graffiti
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The city has better cleaning material than usual household
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·       Follow-up on Vicky Kennedy situation
–       Vicky called Brian at the park and spoke to him about her issues at the park, which seem to primarily be on the weekends when various teams play baseball. Brian said he was able to answer her concerns (not the first time she’s called him). She did not respond to Mike Vanderford’s letter by calling him or Rosie Novak, but the matter seems to be currently resolved for now.
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·       The Nicollet-East Harriet Neighborhood is putting more lights on at 38th Street.
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·       Lisa handed out the usual “mug†shots – spoke about pending cases
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·       Lt. Marie Przynski (someone please check the correct spelling on her name)  gave us an update and show a slideshow on marijuana usage. Today’s marijuana is more potent and dangerous to use than back in 60’s-70’s. Grown hydroponically (spelling?) in greenhouses, homes, etc. Watch for suspicious activity in neighborhoods where there are abandoned homes (windows shading out sunlight, chemicals & equipment being moved in, etc. – these houses will normally have high electrical spikes that Excel Energy can detect.