. >> sergeant dave norris the police activities lead. thank you for being here. folks who don't know what pal is let us know. >> the police department employees do what we call neighborhood safety partnerships model of policing that involves striking at the root of criminal activity by engaging with the community and getting involved with the community. we find if the community gets involved they take ownership in what is being involved in the recommunity they can have a partner. they are a big integral part of that. it allows us to leverage one of our greatest assets. san mateo police department's vity's league activity's league own separate 501 c 3 independent nonprofit. it is a collaborative effort between the city of san mateo's parks and recreation department and san mateo police department. >> they have a police activities league? >> not everybody does. >> whether it comes to residents or residents in the city. what we strive to do is provide a safe and healthy set of alternatives and kids to continue to build a bond between cops and kids because we have a