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PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
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AGENDA
City Council Community Impact Committee
Wednesday, July 29, 2020, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
222 Laporte Ave., Colorado River Community Room
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Committee Contact: Ginny Sawyer
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Committee Members: Susan Gutowsky, District 1
Julie Pignataro, District 2
Emily Gorgol, District 6
Note: Per Ord. No 079, the Committee Chair, may in consultation with the City Manager and City
Attorney, determine that meeting in person would not be prudent for some or all persons due to a public
health emergency or other unforeseen circumstance affecting the city. As well, an individual Committee
member may request to participate remotely even if the rest of the Committee will be there if the member
has a concern about their or others’ health or safety by notifying the Clerk at least three hours in advance
of the meeting.
1. Call meeting to Order
2. Approval of July 2, 2020 minutes
3. Police Services Presentation (60 min)
a. Introductions
b. Presentation
c. Q & A
4. Review future meeting calendar and agenda options
a. August 24 – Budget
b. September 28 - CSU/PSD/UniverCity Partners
c. October 26 – Equity Indicators/Principles of Community work
d. November 23
e. December 21
5. Additional Possibilities
a. Committee Listening Sessions
i. Budget
ii. Partner with Library sessions
iii. Other
b. Develop Committee OurCity page
i. Idea submittal
ii. Discussion topics
iii. Polls/surveys
c. Research/Training
i. Historical local policies and practices that have resulted in disparities
ii. Council participation in NLC REAL training (Race, Equity, and
Leadership)
d. Land Acknowledgement work
There are three or more members of City Council that may attend this meeting. While no formal action will
be taken by the Council at this meeting, the discussion of public business will occur and the meeting is
open to the public via Zoom.
ATTACHMENTS
1. July 2, 2020 Community Impact Committee Minutes
2. Police Services PowerPoint Presentation
City Manager’s Office
City Hall
300 LaPorte Ave.
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
970.221.6505
970.224.6107 - fax
fcgov.com
Community Impact Committee
Meeting Minutes
Thursday, July 2, 2020, 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Councilmembers present: Susan Gutowsky, Julie Pignataro, Emily Gorgol
Staff: Ginny Sawyer, Darin Atteberry, Kelly DiMartino, Carrie Daggett
Community: Dale Adamy (Fort Collins Parity)
Agenda and purpose statements were reviewed.
Motion made and passed: Emily Gorgol will serve as Committee Chair
Committee Discussion
Defining task and purpose:
Desire to involve other community groups and individuals
o Can't do this work alone. Discussed adding members (would require change to
the resolution.) Identify partners and work together (they don’t have to be
“members” of the Ad Hoc Committee)
o Health District, Board of Health, School District, etc
Tight timeframe to make budget recommendations
o Start with Police Services background, Q&A for next meeting
Focus on best practices and outcomes
o Keep scope manageable
Next Steps and Logistics:
Meetings:
o Every 3-4 weeks for 3 hours
o Prefer in-person
Next meeting will be Police focus
o Follow-up with SRO data presented at School Board meeting
Parking Lot/Future Items:
Review recognized celebrations and City participation
Review City naming conventions
Policy review
City organization diversity/hiring and retention practices
Next meeting: July 29, 2020
POLICE SERVICES
1
Council Ad-hoc
Ad Hoc Focus
•Determine the best way to achieve
a safe community for all.
•Provide recommendations to Council for
the 2021 budget cycle.
•Review Police Department higher-level
performance indicators.
FCPS Today
Fort Collins Police Services has a mature budget
and training approach which supports time-
seasoned services and deployment strategies
unique to the service expectations of the
community and its elected Council members.
FCPS at a Glance
Police Services Statistics:
•2020 Police Services Budget = $48M ($40M in personnel)
•2020 Police Services Staffing = 341 authorized
•224 sworn personnel
•117 civilian personnel
•2020 City population (estimate) = 175,000
•2019 Total number of police service incidents = 112,811
City Manager
Chief of Police
Jeff Swoboda
Deputy Chief of Police
Greg Yeager
Assistant Chief
John Feyen
Assistant Chief
Tim Doran
Assistant Chief
Kristy Volesky
Director
Rena Martinez
Patrol Special Operations Criminal Investigations Information Services
Administration
Command Structure
Administration Division
•Personnel & Training Unit
•Professional Standards Unit
•Internal Affairs Unit
•Public Relations Office
•Department’s Finance Office
•Strategic Crime Analysis
•Accreditation
1 -Deputy Chief of Police
2 -Lieutenants
3 -Sergeants
1 -Corporal
3 -Officers
1 -Background Investigator
3 -Administrative Assistants
2 -Finance Officials
1 -Public Relations Manager
1 -Psychologist
1 -Crime Analyst
1 -Lieutenant
2 -Sergeants
1 -Corporal
3 -Officers
1 -Background Investigator
1 -Administrative Assistant
_____________________________________________________________
•Conduct all hiring and backgrounds
and assist with other City backgrounds
•Plan, schedule, and lead training for all Divisions
•Community Police Academy
•Basic Police Academy
•Leadership Academy
•NCLETC
Personnel & Training Unit
Police Officer
Hiring
_____________________________________________________________
FCPS requires additional hours upon academy completion:
•16 weeks of field training
•DT training and Scenario-based training
•Handgun and Rifle training
•Mental health, Law, Tactical Decision Making, Ethics, Communication, more…
Personnel & Training Unit
REQUIRED TRAINING FOR NEW OFFICERS
Colorado POST requires 556 hours of instruction for officers to be certified.
16 to 22-week basic academy:
•72 hours of firearms instruction,
•44 hours of driving instruction,
•62 hours of defensive tactics (DT) and arrest control,
•378 hours of miscellaneous classroom instruction.
Required:Also Provided:
•Defensive Tactics (Arrest Control)
•De-escalation
•Handgun/Rifle Training
•Handgun/Rifle Qualifications
•Driving
•Ethics
•Anti-Discrimination/Implicit Bias
•Legal Updates
•Crisis Intervention Training
•First Aid -CPR -AED
•Body Worn Cameras
•Sudden In-custody Death Syndrome
•Tactical Decision Making
•Less-lethal tool certifications
•Includes Taser
•Active Shooter
•Riot Management
Specialized Training:
•Detective (numerous specialties)
•SWAT
•K9
•Negotiator
•Field Training Officer
•Bomb Technician
Personnel & Training Unit
FCPS ANNUAL TRAINING
Northern Colorado Law
Enforcement Training Center
•Council-approved joint venture with
Loveland Police Dept.
•$18.5 (+$1M DOLA grant)
•Facility components include:
•1.4 mile driving track & 400’ x 400’ skills pad
•21-lane, 50-yard gun range
•Classrooms (2) and Admin building
Est. Completion in Nov/Dec. 2020
Professional Standards/Internal Affairs
1 -Lieutenant
1 -Sergeant
1 -Crime Analyst
1 -Administrative Assistant
_________________________________________________
•Manages all policy and procedure
•Internal Affairs investigates all allegations of misconduct
•Presents to Citizens Review Board
•Data/Strategic Crime Analysis
•CALEA & CACP Accredited
Administration
•1 -Deputy Chief of Police
•1 -Public Relations Manager
•2 -Financial officials
•1 -Psychologist
•1 -Executive Administrative Assistant
___________________________________________________________
•Character Counts Program
•Implicit Bias and Anti-Prejudice training
•Diversity Solutions Group
•Fair & Impartial Policing
•17 Certified Instructors
•Ethics
•Committee Membership (DU Daniels Fund)
•17 ILEA certified instructors
Administration
Public Relations
•Public Relations
•Press Relations, FCPS website, and Social Media
•Transparency Page https://www.fcgov.com/police/transparency
•Community Trust Committee
•LEP outreach
•Cafecitos and Cook-outs
•Spanish Training & Policies
https://www.fcgov.com/police/files/politicas_en_espanol.pdf?154
4563415
•Know Your Rights discussions
•Juvenile Gun Safety
•Patio Patrol
Human Services
1 -Department Psychologist
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•Peer Support Team
•New officer support
•Veteran employee and family support
•Return to duty evaluation
•Community mental health liaison
•Boards (e.g. Interagency Board)
Patrol Division
•Uniformed Police Officers
•Community Service Officers
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Special Operations Division
•District One (Old Town Office)
•Campus West Connections Office
•Neighborhood Engagement Team
•School Resource Officers
•Traffic Unit
•Tactical/Crime Analysis
•Uniformed Specialty Teams (SWAT, K9, Bomb, Emergency
Preparedness)
Patrol Division
Personnel 24-Hour Coverage
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat
1 -Assistant Chief
4 -Lieutenants
10 -Sergeants
8 -Corporals
89 -Officers
8 -Community Service Officers
1 -Administrative Assistant
Shifts work 4, 10-hour days
Early Week Shifts Late Week
6 am –4 pm 6 am –4 pm
10 am –8 pm 8:30am-6:30pm
3 pm –1 am 3 pm –1 am
4 pm –2 am 5:30pm-3:30am
8:30pm –6:30am 8:30pm-6:30am
Patrol –Calls for Service
2020 YTD (Top 10) Call Types For Service
3,035 -Suspicious Circumstance
2,625 -Traffic Complaints
2,248 -Disturbances
2,064 -Welfare Checks
1,388 -Harassment
1,177 -Burglar Alarms
1,167 -Trespass
789 -Noise
788 -Non-Injury Crashes
784 -Theft
June 2020 (All Types) Call Distribution
Time Total June
Avg.
Annual
Avg.
0600-1000 423 14 15
1000-1400 806 27 26
1400-1800 897 30 29
1800-2200 931 31 25
2200-0200 616 21 18
0200-0600 216 7 7
Source: 01/01/20 –06/30/20 CAD Calls
Patrol
CSU_
Youth_Community_
Senior Outreach_
Special Operations
Neighborhood Engagement Team (NET)
NET
•1 Sergeant, 1 Corporal, & 7 officers
•Foster LE relationships and empower neighborhood communities to improve neighborhood safety and quality of
life issues
•Take enforcement actions with problem properties often stemming from narcotics
•Collaborate with and provide strategic advice to businesses negatively affected by transient related
activity
•Focus on outreach for Crime Human Trafficking Prevention
•Lead major outreach initiatives such as “Operation Supply Line,” a collaboration with all grocery stores
during the Covid pandemic.
•Collaborate with & provide call-reduction strategies for high-density student housing complex every year
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Campus West
Connections
Community Welcome -Educating CSU & FRCC students and neighbors about local ordinances
Party Registration -Innovative program offering benefits for long-term residents, party hosts,
and Police Services. 86% of registered parties have no issues, 12% received a warning and
1.4% received a citation. There have been over 5,500 parties registered.
CSU Student Resolution Center -Students receiving a citation or other police contact are
referred to the Resolution Center for University sanctions. CSU plays essential role in
addressing student behavior off-campus.
Party Partners Classes -Classes taught by CSU and FCPS to students and non-students who
have received a party-related ticket.
Special Operations
School Resource Officers (SROs)
School Resource Officers
•1 Sergeant, 2 Corporals, 11 Officers
•Goals are to:
1.Provide a safe learning environment and help reduce school violence;
2.Improve school/LE collaboration; and
3.Improve perceptions and relations between students, staff, and law enforcement
(LE).
•Cover 38 Schools in the PSD (30,447 students)
•SROs address approx. 800 Safe-2-Tells in a year.
•FCPS took only 223 enforcement actions (18/19 school yr)
•Three distinct roles: Teaching, Informal Counseling, and LE
•SRO utilize wrap-around services to help kids navigate peer, social, and
family challenges:
“Night” District One
Special Operations
Special Jurisdiction (Downtown Enforcement -D1)
“Day” District One
•1 Sergeant and 4 uniformed officers
•Marijuana/Alcohol Enforcement (2 officers)
•100% Trained in Crisis Intervention
•Mission focus areas of the Rescue Mission, Catholic Charities, Murphy
Center, Mennonite Church, and NACC
•Directed Bike Patrols
•Work closely with Outreach Fort Collins
•1 Sergeant and 6 uniformed officers
•Bar District focus on Friday and Saturday evenings
•Secondary mission focus areas of the Rescue Mission,
Catholic Charities, Murphy Center, Mennonite Church,
and NACC
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K9
Team
Special Operations
Tactical Teams
Special Weapons and Tactics
•26 Operators (2 full time)
•The nationally-recognized FCPS SWAT team experienced its
highest number of tactical deployments and community events in
team history during 2019
•2020 totals YTD:
Tactical Calls: 57
Presentations: 7
Consults: 24
•1 Sergeant and 6 handlers
•6 dual purpose (drug/patrol) & 1 Bomb K9
•Unit exceeded all previous years for the number of
deployments, physical apprehensions of suspects, surrender
apprehensions, narcotics searches conducted, narcotics finds,
and largest single drug seizure
•During 2019, the K9 teams made a total of 295 suspect arrests
made solely on the work of the K9 and likely would not have
been possible without this resource
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UAS (Drone) Team
Special Operations
Unmanned Aircraft Systems(UAS) & Co-Responder Program
Co-Responder
•Part time team
•2 Sergeants and 8 pilots (all FAA qualified)
•Drone missions have included special event security, crime scene mapping and crash
reconstruction
•Provided real time over-watch and scouting for SWAT and K9 searches
•2019 Totals:
Number of Missions: 57
Minutes of Missions flown: 3,794
Hours of Missions flown: 63.23
•FCPS moved away from a single Co-Responder deployment model to a system
which includes a two-person team consisting of a Mental Health Professional and a
Community Paramedic, with access to additional resources such as an assigned
UCH case worker.
•Under the new structure, each UCH team will have their own vehicle for
deployment to the scene and for client transport capabilities.
•This model correlates to less time on the call for Police Services and improves the
continuity of care for clients in the field and after the call.
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Special Operations
Traffic and Special Events/Emergency Management
•1 Sergeant & 6 Officers
•20 Trained CRASH investigators spread throughout FCPS
•Specialize in traffic enforcement and Special Event traffic flow assistance
•Partner with City Traffic Operations to identify the intersections/areas of most
concern and develop a targeted and consistent enforcement strategy with
Patrol Division to reduce collision frequency and severity at those locations.
•Manage the Red-light and Camera Radar Vehicle programs
•1 Lieutenant and 1 part time
Corporal
•Extensive involvement with City EOC
and Incident Command
•(Unprecedented) Local events
cancelled/rescheduled through
September rated “High Risk” and
“Unlikely to return”
Traffic Unit
Special Events
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Regional
Bomb
Team
Special Operations
Specialized Teams
Negotiations
Team
•The Northern Colorado Bomb Squad is a regional team made up of the Loveland
Police Department, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, and FCPS.
•Each agency participates an equal third to the unit providing at least two certified Bomb
Technicians and a third of all funding and training.
•The unit is part-time, meaning each Technician has other duties and responsibilities to
their agency, but also trains twice a month with the squad and responds to any calls for
service.
•Our response area is Larimer and Jackson County and we provide back-up to both
Weld and Boulder Counties.
•1 Lieutenant, 1 Sergeant, and 9 officers
•Members of the Crisis Negotiator Team shall participate in a minimum of 40 hours of
training in any calendar year. Training includes:
•Suspect profiling
•Psychology of a hostage taker
•Communications systems and throw phones
•Negotiation techniques
•Practical exercises
•Legal and policy issues relating to SWAT activities
•Basic tactical training
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Criminal Investigations Division
1 -Assistant Chief
2 -Lieutenants
6 -Sergeants
4 -Corporals
29 -Detectives
2 -Supervisors
4 -Investigative Aides
2 -Victim Advocates (supplemented by many volunteers)
Units
•Property Crimes Unit
•Financial Crimes Unit
•Crimes Against Persons Unit
•Criminal Impact Unit (Fugitives & Repeat/Sex Offenders)
•Special Investigations Unit (Northern Colorado Drug Task Force)
•Forensic Services Unit
•Victim Services Unit
•Property & Evidence Unit
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Criminal Investigations Division
28
The primary function of the Criminal Investigations Division (CID) is to serve the
citizens by fully investigating all crimes that come to the division’s attention. CID is
primarily tasked with investigating complex, felony level criminal activity and
supports other agencies when necessary.
Each team within CID focuses on a specific set of crimes and trains its detectives
to efficiently investigate those crimes. Additionally, detectives must be able to
handle the responsibilities of being on-call after hours.
AOA/Assist 3%Arson/Crim Mis/Susp 5%
Sex Crimes
31%
Burgs/Thefts/Trespasses/Robberies
30%
Deaths/Suicides/Drugs/
Overdoses 9%
Other Person
Crimes
8%
Financial Crimes
6%
Warrant/Weapons
2%
Other 6%
2020 (YTD) Assigned Cases
5 Most Commonly Worked Cases by Unit
198
260
165 185
ASSIGNED CLOSED
PCU
2019 2020
334
227199 173
ASSIGNED CLOSED
CAP
2019 2020
93
182
39 30
ASSIGNED CLOSED
FCU
2019 2020
Financial Crimes Unit
•Check fraud, elder fraud and exploitation, identity theft, online
scams, embezzlement, contractor fraud
•Proactive efforts include community Public Service Announcements related
to crimes against the elderly.
General Investigations Unit
•Non-specialized detectives assigned to investigate cases across all teams in the
Division.
Property Crimes Unit
•Burglaries, auto thefts, vehicle trespass, criminal mischief, theft, robberies, arson, pawn violations
•Over the past 5 years have averaged 254 investigations per year. 2020 YTD, 165 investigations
assigned
•Proactive efforts include focusing on repeat offenders to detect patterns of crime once offenders are
released from jail/prison. Prevents large strings of crime.
•Increased calls in business burglaries and criminal vehicle trespass during Covid-19 pandemic.
Criminal Investigations
Specialized Teams
Criminal Impact Unit
•High risk warrant service, repeat offenders, gang intervention, fugitive apprehensions
and sex offender registration and compliance.
•Special investigations and support of other investigative teams in the division and
agencies nationwide (Nebraska Homicide.)
•Telephone analysis with Zet-X to enhance investigations and prepare court
presentations (court recognized expert in cell phone analysis)
•Collaborative involvement with county wide repeat-offender coordination.
•Manage SOTAR program (sex offender registration)
Crimes Against Persons Unit
•Homicides, aggravated assaults, sexual assaults, child abuse, child sexual assaults, online child exploitations,
missing persons and CIRT (Critical Incident Response Team)
•ICAC/Sexual exploitation cases have drastically increased this year, on track to more than double the cases
handled in 2019. Most tips received through National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, although
detectives work proactive cases as time allows.
•2020 –1 CIRT callout (FCPS lead investigative agency)
•CAP detectives were assigned 334 total cases in 2019 and in 2020 have been assigned 199 through the first 6
months –consistent with a steady increase in cases over the past 3 years
Criminal Investigations
Specialized Teams
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Forensic Services Unit
•Expert level examination and evidence collection –crime scenes and digital
devices, including cell phones, computers, and vehicle computer systems
•Three sections:
•Northern Colorado Regional Forensic Laboratory –Digital media and
latent exams
•FSU Digital Forensics –2019: 238 case requests to process/analyze 513
devices
•FSU Crime Scene Investigators –major cases including lead in 5 of 6
CIRT callouts in 2019
•Development of Evidence Recovery Team –23 employees
Northern Colorado Drug Task Force
•Investigation of drug manufacturing and drug sales throughout Northern Colorado,
including large scale drug rings –focus is on targeting the source of the supply.
•On-call for drug related cases, including all overdose cases in the county
•House NCDTF Intelligence Unit, provides intelligence for participating task force agencies
•2020 1st quarter seizures included 11.29 pounds Fentanyl, 45.1 pounds meth, 4.62
pounds heroin, 13 firearms. Total assets seized: $261,455 with 39 felony arrests.
Criminal Investigations
Specialized Teams
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Property & Evidence Unit
•Receive, process and maintain chain of custody and eventually
return/dispose of all evidence items submitted by the agency.
•Provides media related evidence to DA’s office and defense personnel
•Evidence unit comprises a large footprint within FCPS and is leasing 6
offsite storage units for evidence storage –some of which require a
climate-controlled environment
•Evidence inventory: 205,000 items maintained
•900-1500 new items received each month, with a total of 67,881 total
items received in 2020
•DEA Drug Take Back
Victim Services Unit
•Provide on-scene support, crisis counseling, and guidance through investigation and court
processes for victims, witnesses, family members and others.
•Ensure compliance with and provide a wide range of services required by the Colorado
Victim Rights Act (VRA)
•2 victim advocates and 21 volunteers
•In the first 6 months of 2020, provided services for 1323 victims (avg 221/month)
o State law mandates contacting all victims of VRA crimes when an arrest is made
Criminal Investigations
Specialized Teams
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Information Services Division
•Fort Collins 911 (Communications Center)
•Records Unit
•Police IT/Technical Projects
team
Information Services
Fort Collins 911
•Staffed 24x7, the Center consists of: 1 -Manager, 6 –Supervisors, and 29 -
Dispatchers.
•Center answered over 174,100 incoming calls in 2019.
•Of those calls, 70,872 were 911 calls and 103,281 were non-emergency
requests.
•Manages calls for service to Fort Collins Police, Poudre Fire Authority, Wellington
Fire, and University of Colorado Health Ambulance.
•Handled 156,157 calls for service in 2019.
•Provides Emergency Medical Dispatching (EMD).
•The Center is an Accredited Center of Excellence (since 2009)
•Partnership (Board Membership) with Larimer Emergency Telephone Authority
(LETA) –Emergency Notifications, EMD, 911 system, Language Line.
•Provides radio service for FCPS, PFA, UCH Ambulance, Poudre Schools, FC
Utilities, Code Compliance, Transfort, and Natural Area/City Park Rangers
Information Services
Records Unit
•1 -Manager, 3 -Supervisors, 4 -Records
Technicians and 15 -Records Representatives.
•Staff takes approx. 14% of all police
reports
•In 2019 processed over 65,000
criminal justice records.
•Completes and prepares public and
court records for release.
•In 2019, processed over 200 records release requests each month.
•Redaction and release of police videos.
•COVID modifications for service delivery
•Hybrid staffing model allowing some employees to work virtually allowing
staff to continue to provide services to the public.
Information Services
Police IT/Technical Projects Team
•Supports police service applications (software) including:
•Police on-line reporting,
•Emergency Medical Dispatch,
•Internal Affairs,
•Scheduling and Timecards
•Electronic citations and on-line reporting
•In the last 18 months, there were over 2,000 helpdesk tickets assigned to
these two teams.
•Supports regional public safety software system (CAD, RMS and Mobile).
•Late 2020 system will include all Larimer County public safety agencies.
•Regional system allows for reduction in call processing times, interoperability
between agencies, ability to share data and resources, provides for regional
situational awareness and shared costs.
Technical Projects
•FCPS technical needs and assets include: public safety radios, cellular phones,
mobile laptop connectivity pilot, two-factor authentication for mobile devices,
interview room system, access control, cameras and building security, etc.
•Responsible for maintaining over 550 radios, 275 mobile laptops, 335 cellular
phones and 122 building cameras.
•Ensures department compliance with CJIS regulations and guidelines.
•Coordination of facilities management maintenance for Police Services building.
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