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1 THREE RIVERS PARK DISTRICT PARK AND TRAIL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING Administrative Center - Board Room 3000 Xenium Lane North, Plymouth, MN Thursday, December 4, 2014 Estimated Time: 11:45 a.m. 12:00 p.m. (Noon) Committee Chair: Larry Blackstad AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Board members who wish to delete or add any item(s) to the agenda shall do so at this time. Superintendent s Recommendation: MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA OF THE DECEMBER 4, 2014, PARK AND TRAIL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING. 3. APPROVAL OF COMMITTEE REPORT OF NOVEMBER 6, 2014 Superintendent s Recommendation: MOTION TO APPROVE THE REPORT OF THE NOVEMBER 6, 2014, PARK AND TRAIL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING. 4. BUSINESS ITEM(S) A. Mutual Aid Agreement with Hennepin County Chiefs of Police Association Superintendent s Recommendation: MOTION TO RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE CONTINUING MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WITH THE HENNEPIN COUNTY CHIEFS OF POLICE ASSOCIATION. 5. ADJOURNMENT MOTION TO ADJOURN.

2 PARK AND TRAIL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REQUEST FOR ACTION Meeting Date: 12/04/14 Business Item: Report Item Number: 3 Department: Superintendent s Office Originating Source: Boe Carlson, Superintendent Agenda Item: November 6, 2014, Park and Trail Operations Committee Report Superintendent s Recommendation: MOTION TO APPROVE THE REPORT OF THE NOVEMBER 6, 2014, PARK AND TRAIL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING. Background: Report attached.

3 THREE RIVERS PARK DISTRICT PARK AND TRAIL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING November 6, 2014 Commissioners Present: Staff Present: Daniel Freeman, Chair; Steven E. Antolak, Larry Blackstad, Jennifer DeJournett, John Gibbs, John Gunyou and Penny Steele Boe Carlson, Superintendent; J. Barten, J. Brauchle, K. Grissman, H. Koolick, D. McCullough, J. McDowell, T. McDowell, J. McGrew- King, A. Rexine, J. Thompson, J. Vlaming and L. Ziegler 1. CALL TO ORDER The Park and Trail Operations Committee meeting was called to order by Chair Larry Blackstad at the Administrative Center, Board Room, 3000 Xenium Lane North, Plymouth, MN at 10:40 a.m. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION by Freeman, seconded by Steele, TO APPROVE THE AGENDA OF THE NOVEMBER 6, 2014, PARK AND TRAIL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING. 3. APPROVAL OF COMMITTEE REPORT OF OCTOBER 2, 2014 MOTION CARRIED MOTION by Freeman, seconded by DeJournett, TO APPROVE THE REPORT OF THE OCTOBER 2, 2014, PARK AND TRAIL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING. Commissioner Antolak abstained. MOTION CARRIED 4. BUSINESS ITEM(S) A. Resolution Accepting a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Grant for the Development of Sustainable Horse and Singletrack Trails in Lake Rebecca Park Reserve MOTION by Steele, seconded by Freeman, TO RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD ADOPT A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A $150,000 FEDERAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM GRANT AS PARTIAL PAYMENT FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF SUSTAINABLE HORSE AND SINGLETRACK TRAILS IN LAKE REBECCA PARK RESERVE. MOTION CARRIED B. Regional Trail Naming Conventions No action required; this item was prepared by Danny McCullough, Regional Trail System Manager, for information and discussion.

4 11/06/14 Park and Trail Operations Committee Meeting Page 2 C. Name of Future Regional Trail in Medina, Minnetrista, Independence, Maple Plain, Laketown Township, and Victoria MOTION by Steele, seconded by Freeman, TO TAKE FROM THE TABLE AND RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE NAME OF LITTLE LONG LAKE REGIONAL TRAIL FOR THE FUTURE REGIONAL TRAIL IN THE CITIES OF MEDINA, MAPLE PLAIN, INDEPENDENCE, MINNETRISTA, IN HENNEPIN COUNTY AND LAKETOWN TOWNSHIP AND CITY OF VICTORIA IN CARVER COUNTY. After discussion, Commissioner Gibbs proposed the following amendment: MOTION by Gibbs, seconded by DeJournett, TO RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE NAME OF BAKER/CARVER REGIONAL TRAIL FOR THE FUTURE REGIONAL TRAIL IN THE CITIES OF MEDINA, MAPLE PLAIN, INDEPENDENCE, MINNETRISTA, IN HENNEPIN COUNTY AND LAKETOWN TOWNSHIP AND CITY OF VICTORIA IN CARVER COUNTY. MOTION CARRIED A vote was taken on the final amended motion as follows: MOTION by Steele, seconded by Freeman, TO TAKE FROM THE TABLE AND RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE NAME OF BAKER/CARVER REGIONAL TRAIL FOR THE FUTURE REGIONAL TRAIL IN THE CITIES OF MEDINA, MAPLE PLAIN, INDEPENDENCE, MINNETRISTA, IN HENNEPIN COUNTY AND LAKETOWN TOWNSHIP AND CITY OF VICTORIA IN CARVER COUNTY. 5. ADJOURNMENT MOTION CARRIED MOTION by Steele, seconded by DeJournett, TO ADJOURN THE NOVEMBER 6, 2014, MEETING OF THE PARK AND TRAIL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED The meeting was adjourned at 11:10 a.m.

5 PARK AND TRAIL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REQUEST FOR ACTION Meeting Date: 12/04/14 Business Item: Item Number: 4A Division: Superintendent's Office Originating Source: Boe Carlson, Superintendent Agenda Item: Mutual Aid Agreement with Hennepin County Chiefs of Police Association Superintendent s Recommendation: MOTION TO RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE CONTINUING MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WITH THE HENNEPIN COUNTY CHIEFS OF POLICE ASSOCIATION. The following information was prepared by Hugo McPhee, Director of Public Safety. Background: Law Enforcement agencies are periodically faced with extraordinary situations that require additional short term staffing or equipment resources to adequately deal with unplanned events, crisis situations or emergencies. These situations frequently occur with limited or no advanced warning. Pre-planning and anticipating resources needed for these events is important in helping staff to respond in a manner that minimizes loss of life or damage to infrastructure. Coordination of resources and response via mutual aid agreements is a common strategy for dealing with crisis situations requiring public safety resources. Continued participation in a county-wide law enforcement mutual aid agreement allows for a planned response to a crisis situation. Local governments and area law enforcement agencies may be in a position to share limited resources and staff during times of crisis or emergency. If a participating mutual aid member is not in a position to render assistance to a partner agency due to their own ongoing emergency or due to a lack of available resources or staff, there is no requirement to send resources or staff to the requesting agency. Additionally, participation in the mutual aid agreement can be terminated with proper written notification if so desired. The current mutual aid agreement began on July 1, 2009 and expires Dec 31, History: Three Rivers Park District and Public Safety staff have historically participated in mutual aid agreements to augment its own staffing needs if and as needed during a crisis event. Public Safety recognizes the benefit in having an active and on-going mutual aid agreement to ensure park guests and staff are kept safe, as well as protecting property and infrastructure throughout the Park District during crises or emergency situations. This mutual aid agreement Reference 4A-1 is a continuation of previous agreements with the Hennepin County Chiefs of Police Association. Public Safety staff have not had to implement the mutual aid policy for crisis events occurring within parklands in recent memory, however it is impossible to predict when that need will arise. Public Safety staff have participated in several recent mutual aid requests as outlined in Reference 4A-2.

6 Relationship to the Vision Plan The Request for Action supports the following element(s) of the Vision Plan: Collaborate across boundaries Relationship to the Policy Statement The Request for Action supports the following element(s) of the Policy Statement: Policy III - Role in Intergovernmental Affairs C. Intergovernmental Relations

7 HENNEPIN COUNTY CHIEFS OF POLICE ASSOCIATION Reference 4A-1 MUTUAL AID PACT Effective January 1, 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD 2 JOINT AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR USE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT 4 I. GENERAL PURPOSE 4 II. DEFINITION OF TERMS 4 III. PARTIES 5 IV. PROCEDURE 5 V. LIABILITY 7 VI. EFFECTIVE DATE 9 VII. WITHDRAWAL AND TERMINATION 9 Hennepin County Chiefs of Police Association Mutual Aid Pact - 1 -

8 HENNEPIN COUNTY CHIEFS OF POLICE ASSOCIATION MUTUAL AID PACT FOREWORD The Mutual Aid Committee of the Hennepin County Chiefs of Police Association was tasked with revising and updating the mutual aid pact among all the police agencies of Hennepin County. The original pact was created in 1968 with the various agencies joining the pact throughout the years. Many provisions of the original pact were continued into the new pact. The Joint and Cooperative Agreement for Use of Law Enforcement Personnel and Equipment ( Joint Powers Agreement ) was updated to reflect accurately the procedures, address current issues and enhance the ability of departments to share resources with each other. The general purpose of the pact is to permit agencies to share law enforcement resources with other agencies in Hennepin County. The Joint Powers Agreement specifically allows a requesting party to select the resources that best meets the needs of a given situation. A requesting party may call upon any other participating party for mutual aid. There is no requirement to make requests through a particular party. In addition, the Joint Powers Agreement should not be interpreted as restrictive in providing resources to deal with only major catastrophic situations. Participating parties can utilize the resources for many reasons including routine circumstances such as training efforts and back-up patrol service. This pact provides the flexibility for all agencies to use the resources located among all participating parties in Hennepin County. The decision as to when to invoke mutual aid and whether to respond is left to the discretion of the requesting or sending party. Each agency should acquaint supervisory personnel with any internal procedures used for mutual aid. While the Joint Powers Agreement does not require particular words or actions to initiate mutual aid, agencies should be clear about whether mutual aid was requested and what type of assistance is being provided. Parties should not self-deploy. Hennepin County Chiefs of Police Association Mutual Aid Pact - 2 -

9 Furthermore, each officer within a department should have a basic familiarity with mutual aid, the responsibilities when reporting to another agency and the protections afforded under the agency s worker s compensation. For liability reasons, management of a mutual aid situation is under the control of the requesting party. However, the sending party has discretion whether to provide personnel or equipment and can recall such assistance at any time. Time commitments for mutual aid requests: While there is no hard and fast time limit, the commitment of resources can be taxing on agencies. In addition, in some situations, an advantage can be gained by ending a mutual aid request and entering into some contractual assistance, especially when the law enforcement costs need to be tracked or can be recovered from other sources. The Hennepin County Sheriff s Office ( Sheriff ) has again volunteered to serve as the administrative coordinator of the pact. As communities adopt the Joint Powers Agreement, the appropriate documentation and signature page need to be forwarded to the Sheriff. Each agency is responsible for entering and updating available agency resources. Previously the parties used the Regional Automated Property Information (RAPID) database. Resources will now be listed online in a mutually agreed upon resource management database. The parties to this agreement are solely responsible to update their available resources in the agreed upon database. The effective date for the new Joint Powers agreement is January 1, This date was established to allow enough time for agencies to receive the appropriate authority and to provide some finality between the old pact and the new pact. The former pact will expire at midnight on December 31, Failure to execute the new agreement by December 31, 2014 will terminate a party s participation in the pact. Participation can be resumed upon execution of the new agreement. Agencies that elect not to participate in the new agreement may be bound by other existing mutual aid agreement or state statutes. Hennepin County Chiefs of Police Association Mutual Aid Pact - 3 -

10 JOINT AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR USE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT I. GENERAL PURPOSE The general purpose of this Joint and Cooperative Agreement for Use of Law Enforcement Personnel and Equipment ( Agreement ) is to provide a means by which a Party to this Agreement may request and obtain Law Enforcement Assistance from other Parties when a Party deems such Law Enforcement Assistance necessary. This Agreement is made pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section , which authorizes the joint and cooperative exercise of powers common to the Parties. II. DEFINITION OF TERMS For the purposes of this Agreement, the terms defined in this section shall have the following meanings: Subd. 1. "Eligible Party means a governmental unit as defined by Minnesota Statues, Section , subd. 1 or a municipality as defined by Minnesota Statutes, Section , subd. 1, that is authorized to exercise police powers in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Subd. 2. "Law Enforcement Assistance means equipment and personnel, including but not limited to, licensed peace officers and non-licensed personnel. Subd. 3. "Party means an Eligible Party that elects to participate in this Agreement by the authorization of its governing body. Parties means more than one Party to this Agreement. Subd. 4. "Requesting Official means a person who is designated by the Requesting Party to request Law Enforcement Assistance from other Parties. Subd. 5. "Requesting Party means a Party that requests Law Enforcement Assistance from other Parties. Hennepin County Chiefs of Police Association Mutual Aid Pact - 4 -

11 Subd. 6. "Sending Official means a person who is designated by a Party to determine whether and to what extent that Party should provide Law Enforcement Assistance to a Requesting Party. Subd. 7. "Sending Party means a Party that provides Law Enforcement Assistance to a Requesting Party. Subd. 8. Sheriff means the Hennepin County Sheriff or designee. III. PARTIES The Parties to this Agreement shall consist of as many Eligible Parties that have approved this Agreement by December 31, Additional Eligible Parties shall become a Party on the date this Agreement is approved by the Party s governing body. Upon approval by a Party, the executed signature page of this Agreement shall be sent to the Sheriff along with a resolution approving this Agreement. IV. PROCEDURE Subd. 1. Each Party shall designate, and keep on file with the Sheriff, the name of the person(s) of that Party who shall be its Requesting Official and Sending Official. A Party may designate the same person as both the Requesting Official and the Sending Official. Also, a Party may designate alternate persons to act in the absence of an official. Subd. 2. Whenever, in the opinion of a Requesting Official of a Party, there is a need for Law Enforcement Assistance from other Parties, such Requesting Official may, at his or her discretion, call upon the Sending Official of any other Party to furnish Law Enforcement Assistance. Hennepin County Chiefs of Police Association Mutual Aid Pact - 5 -

12 Subd. 3. Upon the receipt of a request for Law Enforcement Assistance from a Party, the Sending Official may authorize and direct personnel and equipment of the Sending Party be sent to the Requesting Party. Whether the Sending Party provides such Law Enforcement Assistance to the Requesting Party and, if so, to what extent such Law Enforcement Assistance is provided shall be determined solely by the Sending Official (subject to such supervision and direction as may be applicable within the governmental structure of the Party by which they are employed). Failure to provide Law Enforcement Assistance will not result in liability to a Party and each Party hereby waives all claims against another Party for failure to provide Law Enforcement Assistance. Subd. 4. When a Sending Party provides Law Enforcement Assistance under the terms of this Agreement, it may in turn request Law Enforcement Assistance from other Parties as "back-up" during the time that such Law Enforcement Assistance is provided. Subd. 5. Whenever a Sending Party has provided Law Enforcement Assistance to a Requesting Party, the Sending Official may at any time recall such Law Enforcement Assistance or any part thereof, if the Sending Official in his or her best judgment deems such recall necessary to provide for the best interests of the Sending Party s community. Such action will not result in liability to any Party and each Party hereby waives all claims against another Party for recalling Law Enforcement Assistance. Subd. 6. The Requesting Party shall be in command of all situations where Law Enforcement Assistance is provided. The personnel and equipment of the Sending Party shall be under the direction and control of the Requesting Party until the Sending Party withdraws Law Enforcement Assistance or the Law Enforcement Assistance is no longer needed. Subd. 7. No charges will be levied by a Sending Party to this Agreement for Law Enforcement Assistance rendered to a Requesting Party under the terms of this Agreement unless that assistance continues for a period of more than eight (8) hours. If Law Enforcement Assistance provided under this Agreement continues for more Hennepin County Chiefs of Police Association Mutual Aid Pact - 6 -

13 than eight (8) hours, the Sending Party may submit to the Requesting Party an itemized bill for the actual cost of any Law Enforcement Assistance provided after the initial eight (8) hour period, including salaries, overtime, materials and supplies and other necessary expenses. The Requesting Party will reimburse the Sending Party providing the Law Enforcement Assistance for that amount. Such charges are not contingent upon the availability of federal or state government funds. V. LIABILITY Liability for Injury, Death or Damage to Sending Party s Personnel or Equipment Each Party shall be responsible for its own personnel and equipment and for injuries or death to any such personnel or damage to any such equipment. Responding personnel shall be deemed to be performing their regular duties for each respective Sending Party for purposes of workers compensation. Worker s Compensation: Each Party will maintain workers compensation insurance or self-insurance coverage, covering its own personnel while they are providing Law Enforcement Assistance pursuant to this Agreement. Each Party, and where applicable its insurer, waives the right to sue any other Party for any workers compensation benefits paid to its own employee or volunteer or their dependants, even if the injuries or death were caused wholly or partially by the negligence of any other Party or its officers, employees or volunteers. Damage to Equipment: Each Party shall be responsible for damages to or loss of its own equipment. Each Party, and where applicable its insurer, waives the right to sue any other Party for any damages to or loss of its equipment, even if the damages or losses were caused wholly or partially by the negligence of any other Party or its officers, employees or volunteers. Hennepin County Chiefs of Police Association Mutual Aid Pact - 7 -

14 Liability for Injury or Death to Third Parties or Property Damage of Third Parties For the purposes of the Minnesota Municipal Tort Liability Act (Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 466), the employees and officers of the Sending Party are deemed to be employees, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, Section , subd. 6, of the Requesting Party. The Requesting Party agrees to defend and indemnify against any claims brought or actions filed against a Sending Party or any officers, employees, or volunteers of a Sending Party for injury or death to any third person or persons or damage to the property of third persons arising out of the performance and provision of Law Enforcement Assistance pursuant to the Agreement, using legal counsel reasonably acceptable to the Sending Party. Under no circumstances shall a Requesting Party be required to pay, on behalf of itself and other Parties, any amount in excess of the limits of liability established in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 466, applicable to any one Party. The limits of liability for the Parties may not be added together to determine the maximum amount of liability for a Party pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section , subd. 1a. The purpose of creating this duty to defend and indemnify is to simplify the defense of claims by eliminating conflicts among the Parties and to permit liability claims against the Parties from a single occurrence to be defended by a single attorney. However, the Sending party, at is option and its own expense, shall have the right to select its own attorney or approve a joint attorney as appropriate, considering potential conflicts of interest. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to constitute a waiver of any immunities and privileges from liability available under federal law or the laws of Minnesota. If a court determines that the liability of a Party or Parties is not subject to the tort caps and liability exceeds the tort cap maximum, a Party shall be subject to liability only for the acts of its officers, employees and volunteers. Hennepin County Chiefs of Police Association Mutual Aid Pact - 8 -

15 No Party to this Agreement nor any official, employee or volunteer of any Party shall be liable to any other Party or to any other person for failure of any Party to furnish Law Enforcement Assistance or for recalling Law Enforcement Assistance. VI. EFFECTIVE DATE This Agreement shall become effective and operative beginning at 12:01 A.M., local time on January 1, The Sheriff shall maintain a current list of the Parties to this Agreement and, whenever there is a change, shall notify the designated Sending Officials. Notice may be sent to the Sending Officials via or through the United States Postal Service. VII. WITHDRAWAL AND TERMINATION A Party may withdraw from this Agreement by action of its governing body. Withdrawal is effective after thirty (30) days written notice is provided to the Sheriff. The Sheriff shall thereupon give notice of such withdrawal, and the effective date thereof to all other Parties. Parties that have withdrawn may rejoin by following the procedure set forth in Section III of this Agreement. This Agreement will terminate when the number of Parties to the Agreement falls below eleven (11). The Sheriff shall notify the remaining parties that the Agreement has terminated. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties, by action of their respective governing bodies, caused this Agreement to be approved on the dates below. (Each Party must attach a dated and signed signature page consistent with that Party s method of executing contracts.) Hennepin County Chiefs of Police Association Mutual Aid Pact - 9 -

16 Name of Party The governing body of, duly approved this Joint and Cooperative Agreement for Use of Law Enforcement Personnel and Equipment on the day of, 20. By: Its And: Its Hennepin County Chiefs of Police Association Mutual Aid Pact

17 Reference 4A-2 May 9, 2014 Three Rivers Park Police Chief Hugo McPhee County Road 9 Plymouth, MN RE: Letter of Appreciation Dear Chief McPhee: West Hest Hennepin Public Safety would like to thank you and your officers for your assistance in locating a missing person/suicidal party on May 5, 2014, in Lake Robina Wildlife Management Area. Fortunately, we did locate the missing person but he had committed suicide within the wildlife management area. Due to the large size of the area, it was very difficult to locate the missing person. Without the assistance of your officers and the equipment they provided, the search would have been much more difficult. Officer Okerlund did an outstanding job of tracking with the Hennepin County K-9 unit and providing backup in observing the K-9 track. Of great assistance also was the use of your Polaris side-by-side A TV. It proved instrumental in driving Hennepin County Deputies, West Hennepin Officers, Hennepin County Crime Lab and the medical examiner into the woods approximately % of a mile to conduct the death investigation. Please thank Officer Chad Dickie and Officer Okerlund for their outstanding law enforcement work that day. They represented your department very professionally. If there is every anything I can do you for you, please don't hesitate to contact me at (763) Sincerely, WEST HENNEPIN PUBLIC SAFETY c;::;/?. /4/- Gary K~ Director of Public Safety GK/kc R:/DirectorKroells-TYU2014/ Three Rivers PDTY.doc West Hennepin Public Safety Department 1918 County Road 90 I Maple Plain, Minnesota Phone: (763) I Fax: (763) Web Address: westhennepin@westhennepin.com

18 January 17, 2014 Chief Hugo McPhee Three Rivers Park District Police County Road 9 Plymouth, MN Chief McPhee, On January 5th at 0841 hours - Rogers Police and Fire responded to the Preserves of Commerce Apartment Complex located at Commerce Drive, on a reported explosion. Officers were advised of continuing reports of additional explosions prior to arriving at the call. The apartment complex houses 192 units, the largest complex like this in Rogers. At the time of the call, the temperatures outside were eleven degree below zero, with a wind chill of almost forty degrees below zero. Rogers only had two officers working that morning, and an "All-Call" went out for police assistance. Many department responded to the scene, and over forty-nine law enforcement personnel assisted our department with building evacuations, staging and operations, traffic control and scene security. Although no injuries occurred, the potential of this event being much more serious was huge. The propane generation system is used only during times of extreme cold, and it converts liquid propane into natural gas so it can be used inside the complex, reducing the demand on area gas service. The generation facility sits on top of a 6,500 gallon vault of liquid propane. The fire and explosion were confined to the above ground equipment. Had the fire reached the vault, the situation would have become catastrophic. Your agency sent Officers Jurgenson, Vang and Schmidt to assist. We are so very grateful for the rapid response of these initial responders. The result of the multi-jurisdictional response to this event was that everyone evacuated was accounted for, and kept safe and warm - until the building could be made safe for their return. Please extend our sincere thanks to those members of your department who responded to assist at this event. We could not have managed an incident of this magnitude without their help. Sincerely, ~ Chief of Police ~Wi ~~r~d[hief 1:-t ~ I ' Jay Bunting Mayor Phone Fax

19 MEDINA POLICE DEPARTMENT County Road 24 Medina, MN p: f: non-emergency: Emergency September 23, 2013 Chief Hugo McPhee Three Rivers Park District Public Safety Office County Road 9 Plymouth, MN Re: September 11, 2013, Kidnapping Dear Chief McPhee: I would like to personally thank you and your officers for your assistance in the abovereferenced case in our city. Their quick response aid in the capture of the two suspects was immensely appreciated. It is always a pleasure working with you and your department. The dedicated and professional service your officers showed during the pursuit and capture of the kidnapping suspects is greatly appreciated. Please pass on my personal thank you to your officers for their assistance. I look forward to working with you and your officers in the future. Sincerely,!JI>~ Edgar J. Belland Chief of Police EJB/amk cc: Officer Justin Thompson Officer Charles Hise Officer Troy Okerlund Officer Zachary Hway Officer Corey Jurgenson medlna.mn. us

20 Chief Edgar J. Belland POLICE 2052 County Road 24, Medina, MN 55340, (763) August 6, 2010 Chief Hugo McPhee Three Rivers Park Police County Road 9 Plymouth, MN Re: Missing Person Search Dear Chief McPhee: On July 21, 2010, our office was dispatched to a missing person call in the area of Wolsfeld Lake and Deer Hill Road. This individual's vehicle was located on Deer Hill Road next to the nature area ofwolsfeld Lake. The initial search with Hennepin County canine units did not recover the individual. This nature area is approximately 500 acres of very thick woodland and marshy area. A large scale search of the 500 acres was conducted, including Wolsfeld Lake, on July 22, Your assistance and dedication was greatly appreciated during this event. The conditions were extremely difficult especially with the temperature being in the 90s. After eight hours of a grueling search, the individual was located. I want to personally thank you for your participation and assistance in this search. Sergeant Nelson, who was in command for this search, personally complemented you on your service and willingness to help throughout this event. I want to echo his sentiments and thank you for all you did for our department. Sincerely, '2/23--c'&P Edgar J. Belland Chief of Police /amg Printed on Recycled Paper