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Due to budgets, they have been forced to downsize. It appears they have had to let a couple of reporters go from the Anoka office and an editor from the North Branch office. We are grateful to Ms. Sakry for her years of reporting for and about our City and we wish her the best in future endeavors. Staff has been advised that Eric Hagen will take over reporting for Ramsey. Community Development/Development Services • The Community Development Department has provided an update to current development projects and draft policies as part of the Development Update. Attached to the Weekly Update is the Development Update. Fire IT • Notable Responses: o 5/25 Mutual Aid to Oak Grove for a structure fire. Crew assisted with extinguishment and overhaul of residential home fire o 5/26- Heroin overdose in the 7700 block of 156 Ave. Crew assisted with patient care. o 5/27- Grass fire in the 15900 block of St. Francis Blvd. Unit arrived to a fire out situation. Crew checked for extension and watered down surrounding area. o 5/28- Vehicle rollover on Hwy 10 east of Ramsey Blvd. Units arrived to find single vehicle on side in median, no injuries. Crew assisted with traffic control. • Received and configured new ID badge printer in the Police Department. This new system will be compatible with current workstations and software, and will make it much easier to produce staff IDs when needed. • Attended a phone system demonstration at Matrix Communications on Friday the 24 The IT department will be making a final review and recommendation regarding which phone system and options would best benefit the City. Police • Volunteers. The Reserve and Explorer units from the City of Ramsey assisted in searching for the missing two year old in Elk River this past weekend. Seven Reserves and four Explorers spent their Saturday of the holiday weekend trying to locate the missing child. Unfortunately, the story had a sad ending on Sunday when the child's body was recovered from the river. Time and time again the Reserve and Explorer units are called upon to assist when called upon. We thank them for their dedication. • Literacy. Officers received a call of a vehicle driving through neighborhoods on the wrong side of the street, early in the morning. Central Communications asked the caller if it was the paper delivery person. The caller did not believe so because she did not think the paper was delivered in Ramsey. Officers checked the area and did not locate the vehicle. • Inspection. On Wed 5/29/13, The Office of Juvenile Justice Programs (OJJP) compliance monitor conducted an inspection of the Ramsey PD Class IV detention facility. There were no violations and the Ramsey PD facility was in full compliance.