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41787.6 <br />E `SING <br />7 <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br />FROM: Mark Bernhardson, City Administrator' <br />DATE: April 17, 1987 <br />SUBJECT: Contr.ol.le(I Substance - Misdemeanor - Ordinance Amendment <br />Attachn,emt: A. Proposed Ordinance Amendment - Controlled <br />Substances <br />B. Minnetonka Sailor Article Dated 3/23/87 <br />C. Pioneer Article Dated 4/6/87 <br />D. Minnesota Statutes 152.01 and .02 <br />ISSUE - <br />Adoption of Ordinance amendment regarding establishing possession <br />of controlled substances, etc. as a misdemeanor. <br />INTRODUCTION - As you may be aware the Orono Police Department, <br />has been developing a program for the four communities it serves <br />directed at stronger enforcement and enforcement tools regarding <br />utilization of drugs. The principal focus of this program is to <br />discourage drug use and trade on the street seller - retail buyer <br />level. This is done in a two part approach through the following <br />means: <br />A. On -Sale Liquor Holders - A significant amount of drug <br />activity has been associated with public trade at these <br />businesses. This is not to imply that these bars either <br />participate or even condone this activity, however, it <br />has been evident that it does happen there. <br />B. Motor vehicles - When stopped for various violations <br />small amountsof 6rugs are often noted by the Officers, <br />because of the fact that a certain amount has to be in <br />possession in order to make it a felony. These charges <br />are often not writton up and rarely prosecuted. Because <br />of this, Officers r:-ftr�n just confiscate the materials or <br />dump out the Jrugs. <br />As you will note in the articles Chief Kilbo has held meetings <br />regarding this increased enforcement at the bars in which all <br />license holders in the four communities were invited. It was <br />indicated to them that the Police would be taking a more active <br />role with both uniformed and undercover work at these places <br />together with encourageinrj the 1 icenseec to undertake a stronger <br />discouragement role through their personnel. <br />As part of the program the city will be looking at publishing <br />names and possibily pictures of sellers who are arrested and <br />additionally if buyers are arrested these names may also be <br />