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which provides cable televising of City Council and Planning Commission meetings to • the community and cable TV service to City Hall. The City is a member and active participant in the Ramsey County GIS User Group, a consortium of cities, school districts, soil and water conservation districts and other agencies that share costs for acquiring and maintaining geographic data. Through the efforts of this group, public property information and maps are now available to residents on the Internet for free. Since 2001, the City has provided information and online services to residents through its website, now named www.falconhei hg ts.org. The City website received a major upgrade in 2006 with a move to GovOffice hosting, enabling online recreation program registration and business licensing. In 2007 the newly recodified City ordinances were added to the website. Police, Fire and Rescue Services and Emergency Readiness The City has a fire department that includes a paid on-call Chief, apart-time Fire Marshall and a force of 20 volunteer fire fighters. The department has one station located at City Hall, which serves the entire City within afive-minute response time. The City has a very good ISO or fire insurance rating of 5. The adjacent City of Lauderdale contracts with Falcon Heights for fire department services. The City contracts with St. Paul for ambulance service. • Even if the population continues to grow, there will be no need for additional fire stations. Continuing improvements to the present facility plus new equipment will be required as set forth in the Capital Improvements Program. The City has contracted for police services from the Village of St. Anthony since and before that with the City of Roseville, an arrangement that has proven to be a cost effective way to deliver this important service. The University of Minnesota provides its own police, fire and rescue service. The City will continue to participate actively in countywide and metro-wide efforts to develop a coordinated emergency response system. Over 401oca1 residents and workers have been trained through the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program to supplement government emergency services in case of a local disaster or emergency. Schools Falcon Heights belongs to Roseville School District No. 623. Falcon Heights Elementary School is located in the City. Elementary students residing east of Snelling Avenue attend Falcon Heights Elementary School while those west of Snelling attend Brimhall Elementary School in Roseville. All Falcon Heights public school students attend Roseville Area Middle School and Roseville Area High School. • Assembled Elements, Draft 1 FH Comp Plan 2007 Page 34 of 42