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DATE: April 4, 1990 <br />TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members <br />FROM: Mark Bernhardson, Otono City Administrator <br />RE: Orono Crime Prevention Association <br />'^ex/r <br />In 1983 the City Council adopted a resolution authorizing the form­ <br />ation of a crime prevention association in the City. The purpose <br />of the organization was to raise funds and undertake activities for <br />the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminal offenders. <br />While the Police Department has undertaken certain activities in this <br />regard, the organization itself has stalled. The process for incor­ <br />poration has never been completed. A number of citizens remain inter­ <br />ested in the organization, however, and they along with some new volun­ <br />teers hope to move forward. A group of them has recently formed with <br />purpose of finishing the incorporation process, recruiting the first <br />Board of Directors, and organizing a plan of action. The members of <br />this group are: Desyl Peterson, Charlotte Hill, Thelma Wright, Sharon <br />Gehrman, Bill Stubbs, Diane Weist, Gretchen Menzel, Janice Berg, John <br />O'Sullivan, Dean Molin and Lillian Stubbs. <br />They are recommending to the Council that the name of the organization <br />be changed from Orono Crime Prevention and Criminal Apprehension Fund <br />to the "North Tonka Crime Prevention Coalition". This reflects the <br />fact that citizens in all four cities patrolled by the Orono Police <br />Department are participating in the organization. Further, they are <br />requesting that the Council give them the authority to complete the <br />incorporation and nominate the first Board of Directors for Council <br />approval. <br />These citizens are committed to organizing the association and provid­ <br />ing it with a solid basis for effective action in the future. They <br />have already provided invaluable documents and organizing records. <br />Recommendation: <br />That the Council adopt a motion to: <br />1. Approve the change of the proposed name from Orono Crime <br />Prevention and Criminal Apprehension Fund to North Tonka <br />Crime Prevention Coalition. <br />2^ Authorize the formation of the North Tonka Crime Prevention <br />Coalition Organizing Coimmittee consisting of the following <br />people: Desyl Peterson-Chair, Charlotte Hill, Dean Molin, <br />Gretchen Menzel, Diane Weist, Janice Berg, Chief Kilbo as <br />advisor. <br />3. Authorize the Organizing Committee to complete the incor­ <br />poration of the Coalition and nominate the first Board of <br />Directors for approval by the Council.